Ann Arbor Art Center names new leader
Marie Klopfcourtesy of the Ann Arbor Art Center Marie Klopf has been named president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Art Center. Klopf has been serving in the post on an interim basis since December,...
View ArticleNorth Quad flood: University of Michigan students react on social media
Related article: Nearly 100 students displaced by flooding at University of Michigan's North Quad As a burst pipe let loose a flood of water in University of Michigan's North Quad dormitory students...
View ArticleImages from the Michigan basketball team's Thursday practice at Cowboys...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Michigan men's basketball team will play in its first Sweet 16 since 1994 on Friday and on Thursday took part in practice at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Melanie...
View ArticleWashtenaw Community College to offer tuition freeze for students who...
For Washtenaw Community College students who plan to enroll in fall classes before Aug. 1, the school is offering an extra early-bird incentive: a 0 percent increase on your tuition. WCC students who...
View ArticleOfficials want new Pittsfield Township farmers market to promote local-level...
The Pittsfield Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the establishment of a farmers market to open this summer. Beginning June 6, the market will be open 2 to 7 p.m. every Thursday, which...
View ArticleLocal Republicans join call for Dave Agema's resignation after anti-gay...
A group of 21 young Republican activists are calling on Republican National Committeeman David Agema to resign in response to an anti-gay post on his Facebook page. Among those who signed a statement...
View ArticleAnn Arbor school trustees approve document designed to improve board function
The Ann Arbor Board of Education during a 2012 Committee of the Whole meeting. Wednesday the board passed an affirmation recommitting to what's expected of them as leaders and affirming a shared set...
View ArticleA123 Systems renamed B456 Systems following bankruptcy purchase
As part of it's purchase through bankruptcy of A123 Systems, Chinese auto supplier Wanxiang Group was required to give the company a new name, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press....
View ArticleMichigan hockey coach Red Berenson considered retirement before late season...
Red Berenson has spent 29 years as Michigan's hockey coach.AnnArbor.com file photo The Michigan hockey team’s late nine-game win streak restored some respectability to an otherwise dismal season. It...
View ArticleDraft conceptual plan emerges for new riverfront park on MichCon site in Ann...
A subcommittee of the city's citizen-led North Main-Huron River Corridor Vision Task Force came up with this working draft plan for a riverfront park on the MichCon site along the Huron River near the...
View ArticleConsolidated school district to house grades 5-8 in Willow Run,...
The joint Ypsilanti-Willow Run Board of Education decided how these two high schools, Ypsilanti on the right and Willow Run on the left, will be used when the consolidated district opens in the...
View Article6 children removed from deteriorating home after 29 investigations by child...
Six children are in the custody of Washtenaw County Child Protective Services after the agency was called to a deteriorating Ypsilanti Township home on 29 occasions throughout the past two years. The...
View ArticleChelsea Center for the Arts displaying Nancy Flanagan's intriguing landscapes
"Old Hotel" by Nancy Flanagan “New Work — Nancy Flanagan — Michigan” at the Chelsea Center for the Arts finds this local visual arts educator focused on the quintessence of our Great Lakes state. It’s...
View ArticleStudents' property destroyed in North Quad flood not covered by U-M insurance
Personal property belonging to University of Michigan students that was destroyed in Thursday’s flood in the North Quadrangle dormitory won’t be covered by the university’s insurance, according to...
View ArticlePublic TV's 'Under the Radar Michigan' showcasing Chelsea
It's Chelsea's turn in the spotlight. The public-television travel show "Under the Radar Michigan" visits northwest Washtenaw County in an episode that starts airing on Saturday. Each episode of the...
View ArticleCharlene Kaye returning for Blind Pig show to display her music's edgier side
Charlene Kaye Since graduating from the University of Michigan in 2009, Charlene Kaye has been busy making her mark in the Big Apple and beyond with her catchy pop-rock originals. She’ll return to...
View ArticleMoth Michigan GrandSLAM Championship to bring together the best local...
In a town that brings together disparate souls from all walks of life, there are a million stories waiting to be told. Some of them sad, some of them funny, some of them a result of too much bourbon....
View ArticleContract for superintendent services between Ypsilanti schools and WISD is...
Previous coverage: Superintendent contracts priority of Ypsilanti-Willow Run merger talks Ypsilanti's new school district retains 2 superintendents and hires WISD for leadership Related story:...
View ArticleThe warriors of Warmachine/Hordes invade Get Your Game On
The championship battle, featuring dragons and Warjacks and more dragonsIt’s a little after noon on a cold, gray Saturday in Ann Arbor. The Lich Lord Terminus is absorbing the souls of dead followers...
View ArticleGrowing Hope sets $20K fundraising goal for new raised-bed garden program
Growing Hope, an Ypsilanti nonprofit, has launched a $20,000 fundraising campaign to pay for a new raised-bed garden program. Growing Hope is at 922 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti.Tom Perkins | For...
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