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City Launches Ann Arbor Open Data Portal With Dozens Of Maps and Dashboards

City Launches Ann Arbor Open Data Portal With Dozens Of Maps and Dashboards

October 20, 2025

Morning, Ann Arbor! Last week we had a few days in the 70s, this week we’ll be lucky to be in the 60s. Bundle up!

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🖥️ Local Dashboards: Data lovers, buckle up. Last week, the city of Ann Arbor rolled out a new Open Data Portal - a one-stop shop for charts, maps, and dashboards on everything from rainfall and road conditions to water quality and snowplow routes. A few links to play around with:

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🎓️ Congrats Grads: For the first time, Washtenaw County Jail held a graduation ceremony. The local jail was honoring nine incarcerated men who earned their diplomas or GEDs through the IGNITE education program. The initiative, run with the Sheriff’s Office and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, offers education and job training to help people reenter society. Sheriff Alyshia Dyer called it a celebration of “second chances” and “the extraordinary persistence” of the graduates.

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🐶 Woof Gang: This Thursday, Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming will open its second Michigan location at 3157 Ann Arbor–Saline Road. The Florida-based franchise offers one-on-one grooming in an AKC SAFE-certified salon, along with all-natural treats, birthday cakes, and boutique toys. Owner Victoria MacKellar, who also runs the Northville location, says she’s excited to bring the brand’s “grooming-with-love” philosophy to Ann Arbor’s pet-loving crowd.

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🚆 Michigan Central: A new transit hub planned for Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood could make it easier than ever to travel from Ann Arbor to Canada by train. Backed by $30 million in state funds and a $10 million federal grant, the Michigan Central hub will bring back passenger trains by 2028, extending Amtrak’s Wolverine line through an underwater, cross-border tunnel to Windsor and on to Toronto. The project replaces outdated bus and train stations and marks the return of train service near the historic Michigan Central Station for the first time since 1988.

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🚌 TheRide: It’s your time. Catch TheRide to step off at your designation. Enjoy Fixed-Route service from 6am until midnight on most routes throughout the Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti area. Visit TheRide.org for schedules, planning, fares and more information.

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🍬 Trick Or Treat Parade: Ann Arbor’s annual Trick or Treat parade returns this Sunday from 12 - 3 pm. The parade begins at noon at the intersection of Liberty and Fifth and ends on Main Street. Afterward, families can enjoy downtown trick-or-treating, face painting, pumpkin games, and other “Spooktacular” activities on Main Street.

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🏈 Michigan Football Tracker: Week 8

Current Record: 5-2
Current Rank: #25 in the country
Last Saturday: Michigan beat Washington 24-7.
This Saturday: Michigan plays a 6:30 pm night game at Michigan State (3-4). The Wolverines are 13.5-point favorites.