Michigan GOP re-elects chairman Bobby Schostak at state convention
Michigan Republicans are sticking with their party leader as the GOP tries to keep complete control of state government in 2014. Bobby Schostak was narrowly re-elected chairman Saturday at...
View ArticleScenes from Artini Martini Crawl 2013
The annual Artini Martini Crawl returned to the streets of downtown Friday to benefit the Ann Arbor Art Center. Participants traveled among various downtown bars to sample special craft cocktails....
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University of Michigan study explores risks and advantages of high school...
Jen English has been working in Ann Arbor since she was 16. "I really wanted to have more independence," she said. "I wanted to make my own money and do things with my friends on my own." Now a senior...
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Ann Arbor man accused of having sex with girl in elevator before lighting it...
Darion Cole-HickonbottomCourtesy of the Washtenaw County Jail The 23-year-old Ann Arbor man who police say lit a fire in a parking structure elevator after having sex with a 14-year-old girl pleaded...
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Eastern Michigan goes cold down the stretch in 57-54 loss to Missouri State
Down only 47-39 and with four minutes, 39 seconds remaining against Eastern Michigan, it seemed a bit early for Missouri State to start conserving the clock. But Eastern had led the game since 4:30...
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Michigan Democratic Party gets new chairman during state convention
The longtime leader of the Michigan Democrats is losing his job. Mark Brewer on Saturday withdrew from the race for party chairman at the state Democratic Party convention in Detroit. He said he...
View ArticleScenes from the Polar Plunge at Michigan Stadium
More than 300 participants dressed-up in costumes Saturday morning to participate in the Polar Plunge and get their chance to jump in to one of two pools set up on Michigan Stadium's field. The event...
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Ypsilanti parents must take action to see positive results in schools
My daughter is a third grader at Erickson Elementary school in Ypsilanti. She is a third-generation Wildcat - my mother and I both attended Erickson. My mother and her three brothers graduated from...
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'Polar Plunging' with Special Olympians at the Big House is a freezing good...
While I dressed bravely, my fear was evident as I approached the water on my plunge in the Big House.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com Editor's note: The looping videos in this post were created using...
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Michigan hockey team picks up second sweep of the year with 6-3 win over...
Michigan forward Phil Di Giuseppe, above, scored two goals in Michigan's 6-3 win over Ohio State on Saturday.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com file photoIt's a Michigan hockey team tradition to sing "The...
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U-M exhibit offers an engrossing look at struggles of undocumented migrants
A Richard Barnes image from "Exception" Humanitarianism collides with today’s front page in the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities exhibit “State of Exception.” Based on the U-M’s...
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Clear favorites emerge ahead of Sunday's Oscar ceremony
AnnArbor.com entertainment reporter Jenn McKee will be live tweeting during the Oscar ceremony. Follow her at twitter.com/jennmckee By David Germain Associated Press movies writer LOS ANGELES —...
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University of Michigan Health System creates new administrator role to...
To address gender and racial equality issues in the health care it provides and in its workforce, the University of Michigan Health System has created a new administrator role. The first Associate...
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Ann Arbor woman attends home and away U-M basketball games for 39 years
Dottie Day has been one of the biggest Michigan fans since leaving her family's farm outside of Jackson to attend the University of Michigan.Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com I had heard about someone...
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Ypsilanti legalizes gardening on vacant lots and delays decision on hoop...
Ypsilanti residents can now legally garden on vacant lots, but council again delayed a decision Tuesday on allowing hoop houses and greenhouses within city limits after several concerns were raised by...
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Judge: Case against homeowners charged with pumping 'intense' medical...
The township alleges the homeowners at 1397 Crestwood Ave. are pumping medical marijuana fumes out of their basement. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Ypsilanti Township’s case against a man officials...
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Milstein and Milshteyn: Ann Arbor brothers with different names share the...
Brothers Dan Milstein (left) and Alex Milshteyn came to America from the former Soviet Union at ages 16 and 8. They now both run their own offices.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comBy the numbers, Dan...
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Q&A with Ann Arbor's Eli Cooper: The push continues for a new train station
Editor's note: Eli Cooper, Ann Arbor's transportation manager, sat down with AnnArbor.com recently to talk about transportation initiatives under way in Ann Arbor, including what's happening this year...
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Mental health screenings for gun purchases could be a slippery slope
I believe that, here in the US, we have a violence problem not a gun problem. Media spin skews gun violence statistics by including individual suicides to arrive at their figure of 30,000 annual...
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New York Philharmonic thrills Hill Auditorium with Mozart and Brahms
New York Philharmonic publicity photophoto by Chris Lee What did you think of the concert? Leave a comment and / or vote in the poll at the end of this post:Susan Isaacs Nisbett If New York...
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