Monday night school event cancellations vary after icy roads close schools
Related: Organizers postpone NAAPID at Night talent show due to school closings AnnArbor.com Game of the Week still on The annual talent show celebrating National African American Parent Involvement...
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Men sentenced for having loaded guns outside Ypsilanti court
Terrance FletcherCourtesy of the WSCO Antonio Isaiah ThomasCourtesy of the WCSO The two Detroit men caught with loaded handguns outside the 14A-2 District Court in Ypsilanti were sentenced in the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor children share photos of their snow creations
The anticipated snow totals fell a bit short of originally anticipated, but it was enough to give most children a day off from school Friday giving them plenty of time for snowball fights, building...
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Record number of applicants hope for low numbers in Tuesday's Community High...
Community High School in Ann Arbor will conduct its annual lottery drawing Tuesday to determine its incoming freshmen class for the 2013-14 academic year.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com Previous...
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Ypsilanti's Gilbert Residence adapts and expands to accomodate baby boomers
Every day at work, Gilbert Residence President Derek McGill sees the challenges presented by dementia, but he also learned the challenges it presents to patients' families after his father-in-law...
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Pittsfield Township to consider $384,000 tax abatement as company builds new...
Pittsfield Township will consider a 50-percent tax abatement for a company that's planning to build a new facility. The abatement will save Control Gaging around $32,000 in local taxes annually, or...
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Construction preview: MDOT to resurface 2 major Ann Arbor highways this summer
Related: 8 major street projects to expect in Ann Arbor in 2013: Did your street make the list? Two major highway routes around Ann Arbor will see new pavement this summer as a result of Michigan...
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Ann Arbor's McKinley appointed receiver of major retail development near...
McKinley Inc was appointed receiver of the Green Oak Village Place shopping center in the Brighton area.Photo by Dwight BurdetteAnn Arbor-based real estate company McKinley Inc. was awarded a contract...
View ArticleA Fat Tuesday tradition: paczki at Dimo's Deli and Donuts
It's Fat Tuesday and that means paczki. Whether you prefer raspberry, apple or custard, come this time of year, paczki are a hot commodity. AnnArbor.com photographer Melanie Maxwell filmed Walid Dimo...
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Ann Arbor's 15th District Court seeks to address underlying issues that...
Ann Arbor's 15th District Court isn't just a place where law breakers go to get sentenced for crimes they committed. It's often a place where people get real help. "We do not just process cases," said...
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Police video shows men stealing maintenance truck in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor police have released a video of two men stealing a maintenance truck from Arrowwood Hills Cooperative Housing last month as they continue to search for the suspects. Detective Chris...
View ArticleCar bombing suspect shot by police after chase ends with crash into house
An area of northeast Washtenaw County was closed to traffic just after 3 a.m. Tuesday after a dramatic police incident ended there when state police troopers shot a car-bombing suspect. The Washtenaw...
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2 different reactions to the State of the Union: What's your take on the...
Washtenaw County's two representatives in the U.S. House had different reactions to Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, released a short statement...
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Tecumseh Products moves headquarters to new home in Pittsfield Township
Tecumseh Products Companywill move its headquarters into 15,000 square-feet of a 50,000 square-foot office building at 5683 Hines Drive in Pittsfield Township on Friday. The company purchased the...
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New report from DDA highlights 56% growth in downtown Ann Arbor population...
Ann Arbor DDAThe Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority has released its second annual State of Downtown report, highlighting a 56 percent increase in the downtown population since 2000. "This...
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Blight Beat: Ypsilanti Township to take legal action against owner of...
2645 Woodruff LaneTom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Ypsilanti Township will ask the Washtenaw County Circuit Court for help in addressing a home that has sat vacant since a May 2012 fire. At its Feb. 11...
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Downtown Ann Arbor's Kuroshio restaurant gets liquor license, opens for lunch
Asian fusion restaurant Kuroshio in downtown Ann Arbor is now open for lunch and serving beer, wine and liquor.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comKuroshio general manager Alan Wang learned it’s not easy...
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Ways you can invest in the local economy: Get advice at next Sustainable Ann...
If you live in Ann Arbor, there's a good chance you've heard the message "Buy Local," and you probably know there's a ripple effect for every dollar spent at a locally owned business. "A mere 10...
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Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin falls short of multiple...
Susan Martin and former EMU regent Roy Wilbanks during a Sept. 18, 2012, Board of Regents meeting.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com Tension that surfaced between Eastern Michigan University's governing...
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Expert: Climate change likely to bring more devastating weather for...
As climate change takes hold, Michigan's orchards may increasingly fall victim to the spring thaw-and-freeze pattern that devastated fruit crops last year, scientists said Tuesday. The grim prognosis...
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