Dexter High School school board discusses setting minimum enrollment for...
In an effort to trim down the budget for the 2013-14 school year, the Dexter High School finance committee decided during a Friday morning meeting that they may try to cut class that don't draw a...
View ArticleAnnual Easter egg drop draws large crowd of children
Frog Island Park in Ypsilanti played host to the annual Jaycees Easter Egg Scramble and Marshmallow Drop on March 23. The event has been around for more than two decades. The event allowed the...
View ArticleColonial Lanes hosts bowling parties for fundraiser
The Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser is wrapping up by bowling “celebration parties.” The bowling teams consist of four bowlers and each team is asked to raise a minimum of $300. Each member of the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor church creates faith-based program aimed at supporting greener...
Love your neighbor, forgive your enemies and save the planet? That’s the message of one Ann Arbor church that is paving the way to promote energy efficiency for faith-based organizations across the...
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Road tax for Washtenaw County? Commissioners say discussion needed on...
A Washtenaw County Road Commission employee fills potholes. Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com file photo Unsatisfied with the conditions of local roads, Washtenaw County leaders feel compelled to develop a...
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Aerial fitness studio opens in Pittsfield Township
Veronica Callan, one of the instructors at Ann Arbor Aviary, performs in the space at 4720 S. State.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.comGood news for fitness enthusiasts with a sense of adventure: an aerial...
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Ann Arbor officials believe $1M in free parking provided to Google has paid...
Related: Google: $3.1 million Michigan tax lien related to disputed Michigan Business Tax payments Six years after rolling out the red carpet for Google Inc., Ann Arbor officials maintain the...
View ArticleWater main break closes portion of Michigan Avenue
Update: According to a second Nixle alert sent out by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office, there is now one lane going each direction open on Michigan Avenue between Prospect and and Grove streets...
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Man accused of killing co-worker in Ypsilanti street returns to court Monday
The man accused of killing his co-worker in the middle of an Ypsilanti street last year will return to court for a final pretrial hearing on Monday.Leonard WareCourtesy of WCSO Leonard Ware, 34, is...
View ArticleSeveral cases of property destruction reported Saturday in Ypsilanti
The Ypsilanti Police Department responded to several incidents of property destruction throughout the day on Saturday. Twenty windows were damaged on the 700 block of Norris Street after an unknown...
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Contract dispute leads to frustration for Kuroshio restaurant owner and...
Protestors holding signs alleging $35,000 in unpaid wages have been standing outside the recently opened Kuroshio restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor every evening since Saturday, March 16. Restaurant...
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Man accused of assaulting woman to be in court Tuesday
The 21-year-old man accused of beating a woman after she tried to break up with him, running her over with a car and trying to lock her in the trunk of a car will be in court Tuesday.Michael Glenn...
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Ypsilanti to consider extensive wayfinding signage project in 2013
Have you ever needed help finding your way around Ypsilanti? If so, the city hopes to address that by launching a comprehensive wayfinding project that would replace and install several new signs...
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Nonprofit organizations recover from thefts, implement stricter security...
The Ann Arbor Thrift Shop was one of several non-profits that was stolen from in the last year. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.comThe weekend of Oct. 20 was unusually busy for the Habitat for Humanity...
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Milan man featured on TV's 'Inside Combat Rescue' Monday
In Kandahar, Afghanistan, Master Sergeant Duane Hayes kneels on a rocky hill at sunset.Jared McGilliard | courtesy of National Geographic Channel Master Sergeant Duane Hayes of Milan is one of four...
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As Herb David Guitar Studio closes its doors, other shops look to fill the...
Alex Johnson and Karen King are co-owners of Ann Arbor Music Center, located on the edge of downtown Ann Arbor. Like Herb David Guitar Studio, the center offers lessons on a variety of instruments...
View ArticleCrash brings down power line, closes Michigan Avenue west of Saline
Update: The road had been reopened as of 8:20 a.m. A crash that brought down a power line closed Michigan Avenue at Schill Road west of Saline Monday morning, a dispatcher with the Washtenaw County...
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Prison sought for African man convicted of enslaving children in Ypsilanti
Update: African man sentenced to 11 years in prison for enslaving children in Ypsilanti Prosecutors are seeking at least nine years in prison for an African man who was convicted of forcing children...
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Police: Two 18-year-olds in custody after shooting in Ann Arbor
Update: Court records: 18-year-old charged in drive-by shooting was free on bond after weapons arrest A man and a woman are in the Washtenaw County Jail awaiting charges in the shooting of an...
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Supreme Court to take up Michigan ban on affirmative action in college...
The Supreme Court is broadening its examination of affirmative action by adding a case about Michigan's effort to ban consideration of race in college admissions. The U.S. Supreme Court said it would...
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