Mayor floats idea of bronze Adirondack chair at Farmers Market in honor of...
Jim Stein, left and Coleman Jewett, right, sitting in chairs Jewett hand-built and sold at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market in October 2005.Courtesy of Jessica BlackColeman Jewett was a fixture at the Ann...
View ArticleYpsilanti-Willow Run school board unanimously approves name for new...
Previous story: Board to select name for new Ypsilanti-Willow Run district Monday night The unified Ypsilanti-Willow Run school district is nameless no more. The unified Ypsilanti-Willow Run school...
View ArticleImages from Mock Rock, the Michigan athletes' annual variety show
There were a lot of laughs and there was a lot of spandex as the University of Michigan Student-Athlete Advisory Committee put on its annual "Mock Rock" variety show on Monday at Hill Auditorium. The...
View ArticleManchester girls move up to No. 4 in state rankings, plus standings and...
Manchester's Sarah Thompson dribbles in a game against Napoleon earlier this season.Mike Mulholland | Mlive Media Group Associated Press girls basketball rankings CLASS A School (First-place votes)...
View ArticleTuesday's Dexter vs. Huron girls matchup could be first of three in next 25...
Huron's Auzhane King records a steal against Pioneer last month.Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com As big as Tuesday’s Dexter-Huron girls basketball game is -- pitting the two Southeastern Conference...
View ArticleYo La Tengo bringing a more focused sound to the Michigan Theater
Yo La Tengo Throughout their history, Yo La Tengo, the indie-rock heroes from Hoboken, New Jersey, have maintained a restless artistic curiosity and an ambitiously eclectic spirit. That's been true...
View ArticleU-M's new general counsel tells faculty his job is to represent the...
University of Michigan's recently hired general counsel met with faculty Monday and explained his new gig. "My job is to represent the university, to represent the regents, to represent the president...
View ArticleHideaway Lane: Developers revive plans to build 19 homes on Ann Arbor's...
The unfinished Hideaway Lane project on Ann Arbor’s north side is being revived after an Oakland County developer purchased the property in December. Trowbridge Homes of Hideaway Lane LLC, an...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township looks for creative ways to solve growing feral cat...
Photo courtesy of the Humane Society of Huron Valley Ypsilanti Township Trustee Mike Martin and his wife, Wendy Martin, fit the definition of "cat people." They own five cats who are a part of the...
View ArticleStudents at Michigan hackathon develop wide range of websites and apps
From a website that tells you where to eat to a “living” robot, students at the MHacks “hackathon” came up with 126 projects, the most ever at a student-run event. More than 550 students came from...
View ArticleYpsilanti to consider special assessment district to cover street lighting...
Ypsilanti is exploring the possibility of creating a special assessment district to help cover the cost of its electricity and street lighting. Mayor Paul Schreiber said it potentially could generate...
View ArticleU-M professor Michael Cohen remembered as key to creating public policy,...
Though characterized by family and colleagues as a wise, intellectual leader, a connector of people and a founding member of two prestigious University of Michigan colleges, Michael Cohen refused a...
View ArticleAnn Arbor might crack down on unlicensed taxicabs after reported student rape
Ann Arbor officials are talking about cracking down on unlicensed taxicabs after the reported rape of a female University of Michigan student by a cab driver early Sunday. City Council Member Stephen...
View ArticleCrashes affecting traffic on U.S 23 near Plymouth Road, M-14 in Ann Arbor
A crash was causing a slowdown on southbound U.S. 23 on the northeast side of Ann Arbor Tuesday morning. Drivers wait for their vehicles to be towed on M-14 near Barton road on Tuesday Morning. Kyle...
View ArticleHear the beautiful voice of Cyrille Aimee at the Kerrytown Concert House
There are people who might know things that you don't. They might be on to really great entertainers that you've never heard of. Those people are the reason that the Kerrytown Concert House added a...
View ArticlePolice, medical examiner investigating death of man found in Ann Arbor alley
The death of a 38-year-old Ypsilanti man found in an alleyway between West Washington and West Huron streets last week is under investigation, Ann Arbor police said. Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush...
View ArticleNew summer event planned in Manchester as Riverfolk Festival winds down
Mark Palms founded and led the Riverfolk Festival.Eliyahu Gurfinkel | Ann Arbor News file photo When Mark Palms announced recently that, after 13 years, he was resigning as the artistic director of...
View ArticleSnyder's chief information officer to speak at Eastern Michigan University
David Behen is the State of Michigan's chief information officer and an adviser to Gov. Snyder.AnnArbor.com file photo Gov. Rick Snyder's chief information officer David Behen will speak about...
View ArticleConstruction work to cause partial closure of Huron Street and Michigan...
Kevin Keeney, left, a maintenance worker for the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority, and Ray Casey, maintenance mechanic, check sewage pumps at the Snow Road pump station in Ypsilanti Township....
View ArticleBrothers guilty of multiple felonies for abducting, shooting man in August
One of the brothers accused of abducting and shooting a man multiple times in Superior Township took a plea deal last week, while a jury found the other one guilty of multiple felony charges. Clinton...
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