AAPS spokesperson Liz Margolis said the whooping cough cases. also known as pertussis, have occurred during a month-long period. The cases have been reported at Pioneer High School, Slauson Middle School and Skyline High School.

Biercamp: now actually serving bier!

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If you’re packing the cooler, loading up the car, and heading to the lakehouse: Don’t worry; things are going to be pretty quiet around here while you’re gone. Here’s your rather sparse Week in Beer to close out the month of May as we head into the sound and fury of  a new summer season.

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Micro Brew-Haha dinner 2013. 6:30 p.m. Paesano’s, 3411 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor. Beers from three local micro breweries will be paired with a multi-course dinner: Arbor Brewing Co. of Ann Arbor, Original Gravity in Milan, and Great Lakes Brewing Co. out of Cleveland, Ohio, matched with a locally inspired early summer menu from Chef David. Representatives from each brewery will also be on hand to share their insight into the brewing process. Round #1: Chilled carrot ginger soup with cucumber creme fraiche and a grilled tomato and ricotta crostini. Beer: Dortmunder Gold from Great Lakes Brewing. Round #2: Grilled avocado and tomato filled salmon roll, with asparagus drizzle and a lemon basil vinaigrette. Beer: Buzzsaw IPA from Arbor Brewing. Round #3: Short rib and pork sliders, arugula, Tallywacker mayo, gouda, and blue potato chips. Beer: Tallywacker Scottish Ale from Arbor Brewing. Round #4: Honey BBQ ribs over a summer vegetable gratin. Beer: County Street Amber from Original Gravity. Last Call: Chocolate porter beer tart with a porter infused whipped cream. Beer: Edmund Fitzgerald Porter from Great Lakes Brewing. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved into the restaurant’s banquet room. $45 per person (plus tax & gratuity). Call for reservations: 734-971-0484.

Canning 101 with Cynthia Hodges. 7-9 p.m. Ann Arbor Whole Foods, 3135 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor. Plan ahead for preserving the bounty from your summer garden. Understand the basics of safe canning methods using a warm water bath and pressure canning. Assist the instructor in preparing the vegetables and take home a jar to begin stocking your pantry. A little planning now will allow you to eat local food all year long. $39. Register with Ann Arbor Community Education & Recreation at 734-994-2300 ext. 53203 or www.aareced.com.

Amateur Cake Contest. Noon-2 p.m. Trotter Multicultural Center, 1443 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor. Come join us for free food, raffles, and giveaways. This is a great way to network, as there will be different vendors at this event. The best part of this event is that the raffle proceeds will go towards the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. No admission charge. 734-680-9178.

Flight Nights. 5-8:30 p.m. Cranbrook Whole Foods, 990 W. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, at the wine bar. Each Thursday evening, experts lead an exploration of wine, cheese and appetizers. (Note: These events were previously called Thursday Night Rush Hour Relief.) This week’s topic: American red blends for summer. $17. 734-997-7500.

Lorrie Shaw | Contributor

Certainly, as a pet sitter, I'm thrilled. Working outdoors much of my days, I get to take in all of my favorite sensate delights — the smell of the air, the warmth, the dragonflies — but I realize the danger because of the rough weather that can occur when there is a vast shift in temperature.

The weather events in Oklahoma earlier in the week — not to mention what was experienced in Dexter last year — are a testament to how important it is to be prepared ahead of time should a severe weather event like a tornado occur.

Being ready isn't limited to just having a flashlight and a radio while huddled in the basement or in a room on an interior wall.

Greg Lobdell, Chet Czaplicka and Jon Carlson are opening the Old German in the basement of downtown Ann Arbor's Grizzly Peak.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

The owners of more than a dozen Michigan restaurants and bars are hoping to revive a long-lost piece of Ann Arbor when they open the Old German on West Washington Street this summer.

Bourbon-Pepper Flat-Iron Steak

Peggy Lampman | Contributor

Bourbon. As deeply carved into the American landscape as George Washington is into Mount Rushmore; as iconic of the American palate as hamburgers, fried chicken and apple pie. Bourbon, to beat the dead mule, is as quintessential to the American spirit as the presentation of homecoming queen at a football game’s half-time, Super Bowl Sunday, and opening day of baseball season.

Kaiba Gionfriddo plays with his mother, April outside his Youngstown, Ohio home Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Born with a birth defect that caused the boy to stop breathing every day, he can now breathe normally, with a first-of-a-kind biodegradable airway made by Michigan doctors using plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer.

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It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab.

Since the beginning of May, Ann Arbor Animal Hospital has been pulling ticks off dogs, and sharing tick adventures of ourselves and families. We expect this tick bloom to last from mid April through early July. Walking our family dog Maddie in Saginaw Forest, a University of Michigan property west of Ann Arbor on the north side of Liberty Road, has resulted in ticks on the dog, ticks crawling on the car seats, and ticks scampering on my hat and ears and attached to me.

The grooming facility in our building, Groom and Go, has been removing many ticks from dogs coming for grooming. Ticks can and do attach to cats, but my experience so far this year is seeing ticks on dogs only.

What was once Sloan’s Nursery and Dexter Gardens is now a nursery, garden boutique, art gallery, and center for landscaping and design business.