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County budget: Commissioners want more power in determining how $7M in cuts...
As Washtenaw County moves forward in developing its first four-year budget that requires nearly $7 million in structural cuts, several members of the Board of Commissioners expressed a desire for more...
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Ownership change could bring new life to troubled downtown Ann Arbor building
The building at 210-216 S. Fourth sold this week to investor Joe Barbat.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.comA recent ownership change at a downtown Ann Arbor building on South Fourth Avenue could bring new...
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Fire officials upset after Ypsilanti City Council declines request for...
Ypsilanti officials have denied fire officials the opportunity to be placed on a future city council agenda, citing negotiation concerns.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com The Ypsilanti City Council has...
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Surviving the budget cuts: Ann Arbor school board preserves $5,000 in food...
Related story: Budget cuts: Ann Arbor schools to cut high school busing, charge kids for 7th hour Ann Arbor school board members OK'd slashing a $70,000 discretionary food budget from the general fund...
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Parking permit fee increase OK'd by U-M regents
University of Michigan regents approved a one-year freeze on its parking permit rates and three years of increases to its two highest-tier passes. The Board of Regents approved parking rates for 2013...
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U-M grad Perry Janes wins Student Academy Award for 'Zug'
2012 U-M film and English grad Perry Janes has won a Student Academy Award for the film he wrote/directed, "Zug."Photo by Connie HuangThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected a...
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Police: Intruder hit woman during Whitmore Lake home invasion
Police confirmed Friday they are investigating an alleged assault and break-in at a home in Whitmore Lake in which intruders, one of whom was masked, struck a woman in the forehead. Green Oak Township...
View ArticlePicnic Pops to offer music and family fun on Saturday
It's time for a town-wide ice cream social on the front lawn of Pioneer High School this Saturday, May 18, when Picnic Pops offers live music, presented by student bands and orchestras from the AAPS...
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Zemke introduces legislation to repeal ban on domestic partner benefits in...
State Rep. Adam Zemke, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would reverse the state's ban on extending health benefits to domestic partners of public employees. The legislation, House Bill 4742,...
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Ann Arbor installs bike 'fix-it' stand for downtown cyclists
The fix-it stand that was installed outside of the city Municipal CenterFix-it stand at 301 E. Huron The city of Ann Arbor is showing downtown cyclists some love on this year's Bike to Work Day, an...
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University of Michigan Police investigating 4 larcenies reported this week
University of Michigan Police are investigating four larcenies reported this week, including a smash-and-grab in a university carport Friday morning. The first report came at 11:12 a.m. Monday,...
View ArticleSaline takes boys and girls track regional titles, Pioneer finishes runner-up
That Tre Brown was yelling in frustration after a being edged out at the finish line of Friday's Division 1 track and field regional is a testament to just how far he’s come. The Pioneer senior was...
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Michigan softball nearly perfect in opening NCAA Regional win over Valparaiso
After nearly every pitch she throws, University of Michigan sophomore pitcher Sara Driesenga walks to the back of the mound, bends down, wipes her hand in the dirt and dusts it off on her pants. She...
View ArticleCharles Woodson and company meet with fans during telethon at M Den
Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson and several other prestigious Michigan football alumni are in Ann Arbor for the weekend to raise money for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. On Friday Woodson and...
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Beloved singer-songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin teaming up...
Mary Chapin Carpenter In the few years leading up to Mary Chapin Carpenter's latest album, "Ashes and Roses," she went through several difficult and painful life experiences. She got divorced, she was...
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Pittsfield Township's Miles of Golf expands to new market after 18 years in...
Chris Mile, president of the 18-year-old Miles of Golf in Pittsfield Township, has considered expanding his golf shop, practice facility and training academy for several years. So when a similar golf...
View ArticleWeekend warm-up may be followed by week of storms
Ann Arbor's hot-but-cloudy weekend is expected to lead to week of rain and storms, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a high of 77 degrees and a low of 53...
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What would you buy? Powerball jackpot reaches $600 million
Fill a pool with giant amounts of chocolate pudding. Pay for the genetic engineering of a real-life unicorn. Do something boring like pay off your debt, send your kids to college or start a charity...
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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital unveils first universally accessible hoop house...
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township unveiled its new universally accessible hoop house Thursday, which it will use to help patients who have traumatic brain injuries rehabilitate through...
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Pall Corp.'s closing Ann Arbor facility could be sold without affecting...
The 1,4 dioxane plume in Ann Arbor and Scio Township as of Nov. 2012.Courtesy of CARD Following Pall Corporation's Monday announcement to cease operations this summer at its Ann Arbor facility,...
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