Three-part harmonies help make Grand Rapids' indie-folk band The Crane Wives...
Grand Rapids indie-folk band The Crane Wives headline at the Blind Pig Thursday on a bill that includes Detroit’s With Hand in the Ocean and Austin, Texas-based Americana-rockers Union Specific ....
View ArticleYpsilanti schools names Ford Early Learning Center principal
Ypsilanti Community Schools selected a new leader for the Ford Early Learning and Family Center. Micki BergCourtesy of the WISDMicki Berg, a principal from Sand Creek Community Schools, will join the...
View ArticleFull finals results from the 2013 Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament
Kanae Watanabe hits a ball during the women's 4.5 finals in the Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament on Sunday, July 14.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com Related coverage: 15-year-old wins men's open division...
View ArticleAnn Arbor Planning Commission will consider Tim Hortons drive-thru lane,...
Plans to construct a drive-thru lane to service a Tim Hortons restaurant on Ann Arbor-Saline Road will be considered by Ann Arbor’s Planning Commission on Tuesday night. Abraham Ajrouch, owner of the...
View ArticleCorridor plan for State Street wins approval from Ann Arbor City Council
The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night to adopt the new South State Street Corridor Plan, a city planning document more than a year in the making. The plan, which includes land use...
View ArticleYpsilanti City Council to consider limit on medical marijuana facilities
The Ypsilanti City Council Tuesday night will consider an ordinance that would cap the number of new medical marijuana dispensaries and grow facilities in the city. The new proposed ordinance comes...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct involving child he met through...
A former Ann Arbor Public Schools employee pleaded guilty last week to inappropriately touching a 10-year-old child he met through his employment at the Community Education and Recreation office,...
View ArticleMajority of Ann Arbor council members against reducing public speaking times
Ann Arbor City Council members have had some long meetings recently as they've dealt with issues that left them deliberating into the early morning hours. Just since April, they've had meetings that...
View ArticleAnn Arbor superintendent hopefuls present 90-day plans to board, community
Previous coverage: 4 things to know about the 2 AAPS superintendent finalists Recap: How the Ann Arbor school board picked 2 superintendent finalists Ann Arbor Public Schools superintendent hopefuls...
View ArticleKerrytown's V2V to open store in Arbor Hills on Washtenaw Avenue
Five weeks away from its official opening, the Arbor Hills shopping center on Washtenaw Avenue has added a new local tenant to its lineup: V2V. Tes Haas, the owner of the women’s lifestyle boutique in...
View ArticlePets are better left at home during Art Fair and other summer events
flickr photo by milldrumWe live in an interesting time when it comes to pets, don't we? Our thinking has evolved tremendously where the acceptance of pet dogs is concerned. They not only live inside...
View Article2 crashes slow Ann Arbor-area freeways
Two crashes near the U.S. 23 and Interstate 94 interchange Tuesday morning were slowing traffic during the morning commute, according to dispatchers. Washtenaw County dispatchers said there were...
View ArticleNew survey asks if Ann Arbor would benefit from more downtown parks and open...
Liberty Plaza, a mostly concrete park at the southwest corner of Liberty and Division streets in downtown Ann Arbor.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.comDo you think Ann Arbor would benefit from more parks...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan student group to host forum and vigil on race Tuesday...
The University of Michigan Black Student Union is holding a forum on race and a candlelight vigil on Tuesday evening in response to racial tensions sparked by the trial of George Zimmerman. A crowd of...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan hospitals maintain top position in U.S. News & World...
Newly released U.S. News & World Report rankings have named the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers as offering the best hospital care in the state for the second year in a row,...
View ArticleMorgan and York offers a taste of Spanish-style bocatas and Andalusian...
I understand that in Spain people don't eat to live, they live to eat — pretty much around the clock until they turn in for sleep around 3 or 4 in the morning. In fact, La Merienda is the name they...
View ArticleEx-Ragbird Adam Labeaux offers safe haven from Art Fairs Friday at Crazy...
Multi-instrumentalist Adam Labeaux will bring his heartland-soul sound to Crazy Wisdom Tea Room Friday night for a free show. Michigan born, Labeaux’s music draws from a wide array of interests and...
View ArticleAnn Arbor police investigating Friday robbery at Subway restaurant
A man took cash from an register at the Subway on West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor Friday evening and then fled on foot, police said. Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said the robbery occurred...
View ArticleReports: Michigan to play in high school football All-Star game against Ohio
The West All-Stars take to the field in the East-West All-Star football game June 23 at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale.Mark Copier | MLive.com file photo The state’s top senior high school football...
View Article2013 Ann Arbor Art Fair facts: parking, hours, map and more
• Full coverage of the Ann Arbor Art Fair Artist Angela Mia De La Vega cleans off her sculpture of a girl at inside her booth at the 2012 Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair.Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com file...
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