Third time's the charm: Dexter beats Huron for Class A basketball district...
The Dexter High School girls basketball team hoists its Class A district championship trophy in the air after beating Huron, 34-32.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.comRich Rezler for AnnArbor.com The hugs...
View ArticleDexter, Saline, Chelsea, Manchester and Rudolf Steiner win girls basketball...
Nine Washtenaw County girls high school basketball teams played for district titles on Friday night and six walked away with championship trophies to add to their display cases. Dexter, Saline,...
View ArticleImages from Michigan hockey's 4-1 win over Ferris State Friday night
Michigan hockey went up by two goals in the first 11 minutes and won its third straight game, 4-1 over Ferris State, to move closer to home ice advantage in the first round of the CCHA tournament....
View ArticleImages from Dexter's 36-34 district championship win over Huron
Dexter avenged a pair of regular season losses to Huron and won its first district title since 2005 with a 36-34 win Friday night. Courtney Sacco is a photographer for AnnArbor.com
View ArticleMcKenna Erkfritz's 24 points lead Manchester past Arbor Prep to third...
In her final game on her home court, Manchester senior McKenna Erkfritz saved one of her best performances for last, helping the Flying Dutch win their third district championship in four years....
View ArticleUndefeated Chelsea wrestler Steve Bleise advances to Division 2 state title...
Chelsea's Steve Bleise, pictured above against Holly's Mason Cleaver in a quarterfinal match, defeated Cleaver's teammate and two-time state champion Anthony Gonzalez in the semifinals. Joseph...
View ArticlePerformance Network's 'Good People' is better than good
What did you think of the play? Leave a comment and / or vote in the poll at the end of this post: SuzanneRegan, AlexLeydenfrost and Qamara Peaches Black in "Good People."photo by Sean Carter |...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township announces first round of local road construction, water...
Ypsilanti Township is bonding for a $660,000 preventative maintenance project for one neighborhoods' roads.Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Ypsilanti Township will concurrently make repairs on roads and...
View ArticleEvent manager 'the glue between the moving parts' on U-M basketball game days
Event Manager Paul Neidermire sits behind the scorers table before the game against Penn State on Feb. 17. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com The basketball game itself is still the draw, the main event,...
View ArticleHearing for man accused of killing wife moved to next week
The man accused of stabbing his wife to death in January returns to court for a preliminary exam in early March, according to court records.Jean-Pierre TriasCourtesy of the WCSO Jean-Pierre Trias, 44,...
View ArticleWhimsical retail shop Catching Fireflies now open in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown
April and Steve McCrumb brought a pop of color to the Kerrytown neighborhood last week with the opening of their Catching Fireflies retail shop. The “whimsical gift gallery” opened at 419 Detroit St.,...
View ArticleWashtenaw County Road Commission to replace 4 snowplows, hire 8 workers
The Washtenaw County Road Commission will be adding eight full-time employees to its understaffed workforce and four new snowplows to its fleet this year. The new heavy trucks will hit county roads...
View ArticleYPS band director receives top honor and vows to keep program going through...
Matt Kazmierski pictured conducting one of his concerts. Kazmierski is being honored for his leadership as YPS band director.Courtesy Matt Kazmierski Ypsilanti Public Schools band director Matt...
View ArticleSaline considering millage options to fund fire department
The city of Saline will consider using one of two millage options to help cover its obliged $314, 536 contribution to the Saline Area Fire Department's 2014 budget, The Saline Post reported. The first...
View ArticleOne carnivore's take on the best meat in Ann Arbor
The author is the big free ribs winner at Satchel's BBQ.Rich Retyi | AnnArbor.com Contributor Ann Arbor has a reputation that’s more Jazzy Veggie than Carnivore Castle, but our little burg has quite...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township offering special storm brush pickup services next week
Ypsilanti Township is joining a growing list of communities offering special brush pickup services, following the winter storm earlier this week that resulted in fallen tree limbs. Fallen tree...
View ArticleSkyline district final takes home top honors in final AnnArbor.com...
Pioneer forward Tevis Robinson takes a shot against Huron earlier this season.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com Game of the Week is going out with a bang. The Skyline boys basketball district final took...
View ArticleFormer US inspector general who lived in Ann Arbor to be memorialized at...
A man who served the United States government will receive an internment and memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery sometime this spring. Sherman Maxwell Funk died at age 87 in Ann Arbor on...
View ArticleSchools need support system to close achievement gap
The exchange between Tim Bartik and Michael Van Beek from Feb. 24 about school spending and the achievement gap raises some important issues (e.g., universal preschool, smaller K-3 classes, and...
View ArticleAnn Arbor book club celebrates 18 years of meeting at Nicola's Books
The answers to what keeps a book club compelling and meaningful lies with its membership. Just ask those women who have been attending the In Good Company book club, which has been meeting for 18...
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