Urban Energy Works building 'green on steroids' condos in Ann Arbor's Water...
Smith Thepvongs, Pano Tharouniatis (principal) and Nathan Doud, from Urban Energy Works. They are building a small condo project northwest of downtown Ann Arbor that will produce more energy than it...
View ArticleSarns family purchases property adjacent to NuStep for $1.6 million
Dick Sarns runs NuStep and the Pondview Company that recently purchased land for a possible future expansion.Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.comA partnership owned by the Sarns family has purchased the former...
View ArticleMural of New York City on Ann Arbor club vandalized with name of Queens rapper
Graffiti clutters the mural of New York City on the first floor of 210 S. First St. The name of the rapper Despot was put up by some of the artist's fans Sunday.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com...
View ArticleU-M Cardiovascular Center adds 14 heart doctors to regional sites
University of Michigan's Cardiovascular Center in Ann Arbor. Hospital administrators recently hired 14 heart doctors to work in regional health centers in the U-M Health System to better connect...
View ArticleNew Ann Arbor Rec and Ed director starts job Monday
Jenna Bacolor will leave a 16-year career with Washtenaw County Public Health to become the new director of the Ann Arbor Community Education and Recreation department. Bacolor is replacing Sara...
View Article'Singin' in the Rain' turns 60 on the big screen; Scars on 45 hits Sonic Lunch
MUSIC Get downtown today to see Scars On 45 at Sonic Lunch in Liberty Plaza. Noon-1:30 p.m. The band delivers a unique sound that is accurately called a gentle melodic intensity with an added allure...
View ArticleThe audacity and inventiveness of Ann Arbor Art Fair parking
Ready or not, Ann Arbor, here it comes next week — the 53rd Ann Arbor Street Art Fair. There will be an abundance of sights, sounds, tastes and smells that only come once a year to the peaceful hamlet...
View ArticleWashtenaw County debates its role in 4-party agreement for countywide transit
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct contribution in assets from the city of Ann Arbor to the new transit authority. Three of four parties have signed on to the creation...
View ArticleEmails shed light on argument between EMU President Susan Martin and alumnus
Emails between Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin and an alumnus shed light on a disagreement they had in April after a Washington, D.C. reception, an argument that led the Board of...
View ArticleStory of killer Christian Longo featured on ABC-TV's 'Final Witness'
The story of an Ypsilanti man who moved his family to Oregon and then killed them before leading federal officials on a manhunt was dramatized Wednesday night on the ABC-TV show "Final Witness." The...
View ArticleCharges authorized against minivan driver, 84, in death of motorcyclist
A driver who turned his minivan into the path of a motorcyclist will face charges in the crash, which killed Thomas Gonzales in May, according to a report in LivingstonDaily.com. The driver, 84,...
View ArticleBarracuda Networks CEO resigns to 'pursue other avenues'
This story has been updated. Dean Drako, chief executive officer of Campbell, Calif.-based security firm Barracuda Networks, is resigning to "pursue other avenues," the company announced Thursday...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing a moped from Ypsilanti parking lot
A 25-year-old man was arrested for stealing a moped from the parking lot of an Ypsilanti business Wednesday, according to police. Around 11:30 a.m., the suspect cut the lock off the moped, which was...
View Article2 men interviewed related to Tuesday's shooting, held on other warrants
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies interviewed two men related to Tuesday morning’s shooting in Ypsilanti Township and are holding them in custody on unrelated warrants.Two men have been...
View ArticleDeputies searching for man who broke into Ypsilanti Township business
An Ypsilanti Township business was broken into and cash and change from a vending machine was stolen early Tuesday, according to deputies. Deputies are searching for this man, caught on security...
View ArticleRising up through the ranks: Former patrol officer John Seto is Ann Arbor's...
Nearly four months after being appointed Ann Arbor's interim police chief, Deputy Chief John Seto is taking over the position of top cop on a more permanent basis. Mayor John Hieftje said the decision...
View ArticleWashtenaw County drain commission repairing sinkhole in Pittsfield Township
The Washtenaw County Water Resources crew works to dig up and replace an old storm sewer under the road on Seminole Court in Pittsfield Township Thursday morning after it caused a...
View ArticleMan accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl pleads no contest to...
Randolph HusseyCourtesy of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Randolph Deshawn Hussey, 36, pleaded no contest in the Washtenaw County Trial Court Tuesday to third-degree sexual conduct in the...
View ArticleSummer break renews debate over year-round versus traditional schools
By the time summer's over, many families can't wait for school to start. Working parents have struggled to find camps or babysitting, kids are bored and teachers fret over "summer slide" — the...
View ArticleHGTV's House Hunters are on the prowl in Ann Arbor this week
Cable network HGTV’s show House Hunters is in Ann Arbor this week. They are filming an episode in which Annette Janik searches for the perfect home. Janik, a 30-year-old digital producer moving back...
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