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Award-winning bartender brings his mixology skills to downtown Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor residents now have the opportunity to try cocktails made by David Martinez, the winner of best garnish in the 2013 Shake it Up Cocktail Competition. Martinez has attended the Nightclub and...

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University of Michigan graduate opens free oral health care clinic in Uganda

Shinska plans to provide oral health care to children in Uganda as a part of Hope Smiles. Courtesy of Ryan Shinska. At a church in Uganda in 2012, University of Michigan Dental School graduate Ryan...

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Argo Cascades: What should artists consider when designing new public artwork?

The city of Ann Arbor is planning a public art project at the site of the popular Argo Cascades on the Huron River, and it wants input from the public. A pair of kayakers enters the Argo Cascades on...

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Local group Spontaneous Art appears on 'America's Got Talent'

Local blog MarkMaynard.com has an interview with members of Spontaneous Art, the local performance-art group, who appeared on the NBC-TV show "America's Got Talent" this week. Note: the post contains...

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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo delight audience with comic (but...

What did you think of the performance? Leave a comment at the end of this post: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performs at the Power Center on Friday.Daniel J. Brenner | AnnArbor.com Ballet is...

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State Senate majority leader defends his approach to Medicaid expansion

Michigan Senate Majority Leader Randy RichardvilleAP file photo By David Eggert LANSING — The leader of the Michigan Senate may press ahead in search of a Medicaid expansion plan to pass muster with...

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Washtenaw Community Concert Band salutes America at free outdoor show Tuesday

Patriotic tunes are sure to be in the air Tuesday when the Washtenaw Community Concert Band presents “A Salute to America,” a free outdoor concert on the grounds of Washtenaw Community College. The...

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Washtenaw County to test warning sirens at noon Saturday

Following its usual practice on the first Saturday of the month, Washtenaw County plans a test of its warning sirens at noon today. The sirens at noon will be for test purposes only. For more...

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Main Street in Chelsea closing to one lane for final stages of streetscape...

Main Street/M-52 in Chelsea from Van Buren Street on the south end to North Street will be restricted to one lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Monday, July 8 for the final stages of the streetscape...

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$165K rain garden project at Arbor Oaks Park will help handle stormwater in...

A series of rain gardens is planned for Arbor Oaks Park on Ann Arbor's southeast side, and city officials say it should improve management of stormwater runoff that enters the park. The existing...

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Local author book launch: Shutta Crum & Shanda Trent at Nicola's on Tuesday

Local authors Shutta Crum and Shanda Trent will be at Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor Tuesday evening for a joint launch party to celebrate their new picture books with a reading and signing. Crum’s...

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Bookbound preparing to join Ann Arbor's community of independent bookstores

Barnes and Noble may have continued shrinking in the nearly two years since the last Borders closed, but smaller independent bookstores have begun to fill in the void both locally and across the...

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Public input invited on survey about Ann Arbor Municipal Center landscape...

A rain garden at the Ann Arbor Municipal Center.Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com The public is invited to give input about how to improve the landscape design of public spaces, specifically that of the...

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Pools, lakes, Huron River offer water recreation and relief from the heat

The holiday weekend's muggy weather is offering plenty of incentive to residents to seek relief in whatever source of water they choose. Local swimming pools and lakes are busy, and the Huron River,...

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Rain delays start of Top of the Park on Saturday

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival has announced rain has delayed the start of the musical acts scheduled for Top of the Park on Saturday. Derek Fawcett, scheduled on the Grove Stage, was delayed...

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Ann Arbor District Library explores 'Eggcellent Engineering'

More than 40 kids used imagination and engineering skills to create a capsule device to protect an egg during the Ann Arbor District Library's "Eggcllent Engineering" event on Saturday. Participants...

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Tonight at Top of the Park - Sunday, July 7: 'So Long Sunday' with Hoodang,...

Here's the schedule for tonight's Top of the Park, the free (donations welcome), outdoor component of the Ann Arbor Summer Festival. Descriptions provided by the festival. Top of the Park takes place...

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Now Hiring: Ann Arbor area job growth boosted by temporary hiring agencies

More people are currently employed in the Ann Arbor area than ever before, but hiring is not slowing down. According to University of Michigan economists George Fulton and Don Grimes, earlier this...

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Ann Arbor Senior Center displays artworks 'Of Many Faiths'

"Keepers of the Taj" by Frederick Beutler The Ann Arbor Senior Center’s “Of Many Faiths” presents a dozen accomplished artworks by husband and wife duo Frederick and Suzanne Beutler The diffused...

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Fast-growing Blu Homes moves Ann Arbor design hub to larger space on North...

The new Blu Homes offices are located in the Riverfront Buildings on North Main Street before the entrance to M-14Janet Miller | For AnnArbor.comWith a growing design hub located in Ann Arbor, Blu...

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