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Briarwood Mall unveils major renovation plan: 'We want to improve the look'
Briarwood Mall is Washtenaw County's largest shopping center, with anchor stores including Sears, Macy's, Von Maur and JCPenney.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comBriarwood Mall, Washtenaw County’s largest...
View ArticleMan arrested for brandishing carbon dioxide gun at downtown Ypsilanti bus stop
Ypsilanti police arrested an 18-year-old man after he brandished a gun powered by carbon dioxide during a confrontation Monday night at a bus stop. Officers were dispatched about 8:30 p.m. Monday to a...
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Officers describe grisly crime scene as husband faces trial in wife's...
Jean-Pierre Trias stabbed his wife with two different knives, leaving her bloodied, bruised and lifeless body in a bathroom, police investigators testified in court Tuesday. Jean Pierre TriasCourtesy...
View ArticleGenerator, equipment worth $9K stolen from construction site
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is investigating the weekend theft of a generator and equipment worth more than $9,000 from a Sylvan Township construction site. Deputies responded Monday to the...
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Ann Arbor hiring broker as council considers selling city-owned property...
As the city of Ann Arbor looks to sell the old YMCA property downtown, the City Council is giving City Administrator Steve Powers an April 1 deadline to report back on efforts to hire a broker. A...
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Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti families asked to critique WISD bus service in survey
Students board a bus to attend Ypsilanti Public Schools in this file photo. Parents in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts are invited to participate in a new survey providing...
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Tree branch pickup: Ann Arbor crews to make first pass through city starting...
Ann Arbor officials have released more information about the planned pickup of downed branches following last week's snow storm that tore limbs from trees throughout the city. The city will provide...
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U-M research discovery could help sickle cell patients
A sickle-shaped red blood cell. AnnArbor.com file photo A recent discovery by researchers at the University of Michigan may offer sickle cell anemia patients a new treatment option, according to media...
View ArticleThief pries open coin-operated machines to steal money
Two coin-operated machines pried open Sunday night had an undetermined amount of coins stolen from them, police said. The 300 block of East Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti, where the crime happened, is...
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University of Michigan agrees to contract with lecturers union ahead of...
The University of Michigan and the Lecturers’ Employee Organization announced Wednesday that they have reached a tentative five-year contract that will be ratified one week before new right-to-work...
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University of Michigan anthropologist creates exhibit inspired by...
University of Michigan anthropologist Jason De Leon was inspired to start the Undocumented Migration Project after he came across the body of an unauthorized immigrant while doing fieldwork in the...
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Wife of billionaire Sam Zell gives $50 million for writing at University of...
Helen Zell earned her English degree at Michigan in 1964.Photo courtesy Zell Family FoundationThe wife of billionaire real estate mogul Sam Zell is giving $50 million to support the University of...
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$88K FEMA grant to help pay for demolition of 721 N. Main buildings in Ann...
A view of the buildings that stand at 721 N. Main looking from the Summit Street side of the property. The large garage structure in the foreground is being considered for re-use, while two other...
View ArticleFlipping fluffy flapjacks at Nick's Original House of Pancakes in Ann Arbor
Want more Breakfast Week videos? Catch up on the breakfast features you missed below: VIDEO / WITH POLL: AnnArbor.com takes on the Bomber Breakfast at the Bomber Restaurant in Ypsilanti BREAKFAST...
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Briarwood Mall following Ann Arbor and national retail trend by going green
Briarwood's new entrances will have automatic doors, which can also help save energy by improving the building's temperature stability.Courtesy photo The new LED lighting coming as part of Briarwood...
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Ann Arbor superintendent: School closures not realistic for next year
Superintendent Patricia Green reads "Pajamas Anytime" to students of Logan Elementary School in this 2011 file photo. Green said on Tuesday that school building closures are not on the table for the...
View ArticleTwo crashes slow traffic on Ann Arbor freeways
Two crashes were affecting the morning commute in Ann Arbor Thursday. A three-car crash was on westbound Interstate 94 at State Street. The other was a two-vehicle crash on westbound M-14 at Barton...
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Ann Arbor's Argo Cascades on the Huron River receives state and national...
It seems Argo is continuing its winning ways. Although the Argo Park in Ann Arbor has nothing to do with the Oscar-winning movie that goes by the same name, it's still gaining statewide and national...
View ArticleMultiple items stolen in 2 Ann Arbor home invasions
Thieves smashed or removed glass panels to break in to two Ann Arbor homes earlier this week, Ann Arbor police said. Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said someone broke out a window and entered a home...
View ArticleTrain blocks Six Mile Road in Salem Township
A train on the railroad tracks was blocking Six Mile Road between Chubb and Currie roads in Salem Township Thursday morning. Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Geoffrey Fox confirmed the road was...
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