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Fit to serve: Ann Arbor school board to weigh options for interim...
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education with Superintendent Patricia Green. From left are Glenn Nelson, Green, Susan Baskett, Irene Patalan, Deb Mexicotte, Christine Stead, Andy Thomas and...
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EMU regents expected to extend President Susan Martin's contract
Susan Martin's existing employment contract expires in July.Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com file photo Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin's contract is expiring in July and the Board...
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Arbor Hills developers reveal tenant lineup for project on Washtenaw Avenue
A shopper browses the shelves at a Paper Source location in Philadelphia. Photo By: Terry Robinson Related story: Arbor Hills shopping center poised to alter Ann Arbor's retail landscape Running Fit...
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Arbor Hills shopping center poised to alter Ann Arbor's retail landscape
The Arbor Hills shopping center is under construction on Washtenaw Avenue between Platt Road and Huron Parkway.Rendering by reForm Studio Related story: Arbor Hills developers reveal tenant lineup It...
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'Seed bomb' planned to sprout new life on Water Street
Ypsilanti’s system of green space that winds through the city along the Huron River is among its greatest treasures. There is Water Works Park, Riverside Park and Frog Island Park among the most...
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House Democrats plan to announce middle-class tax relief plan
Washtenaw County's four state representatives are planning to hold a press conference Monday morning to announce a tax relief plan for middle-class workers and senior citizens. House Democrats are...
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Graffiti taggers vandalize 6 rail cars at Artrain site
Editor's note: This story has been updated to add comment from Midwest Entertrainment owner Larry Bear. Police are looking for suspects after someone left extensive graffiti tags on six rail cars...
View ArticleLocavore breakfast operation Selma Cafe in violation of city zoning codes;...
Editor's note: This story has been updated to add comment from Gottlieb. The future of Selma Cafe, a weekly gathering of volunteers who prepare breakfast in a home on Ann Arbor's west side to raise...
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I-94 crash snarls traffic, injures at least 1
A horrific accident Sunday on Interstate 94 near Stone School Road in Ann Arbor injured at least one driver and caused traffic to back up for miles in each direction, authorities and eyewitnesses...
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Papa John's pizza store opens on Ann Arbor's Plymouth Road
The downtown Ann Arbor Papa John’s store that closed to make way for a proposed high-rise has found a new home on Plymouth Road. The 1,500-square-foot pizza store opened at 3395 Plymouth Road in the...
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Ford Boulevard bridge to close Wednesday for 5-month-long rebuild
Drivers that travel the Ford Boulevard bridge over East Michigan Avenue regularly as a part of their commute through Ypsilanti Township will be detoured beginning Wednesday as the Washtenaw County...
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First Martin proposes 251-unit apartment project on Ann Arbor's north side
An Ann Arbor real estate company wants to construct a 251-unit apartment development on a vacant property on the city’s north side. First Martin Corporation will host a citizen participation meeting...
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8-hour Ann Arbor council meeting ends with no action on DDA changes or...
After several hours of debate, some bickering and little action, Ann Arbor City Council Member Chuck Warpehoski called it like he saw it at 3 a.m. Tuesday. "We're not getting anything done," said...
View ArticleFreeway crashes slow morning commute in Ann Arbor area
Several crashes were plaguing the morning commute in the Ann Arbor area Tuesday. One crash, on eastbound Interstate 94 near Grove Street in Ypsilanti, was blocking the left lane of the freeway, a...
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4 Ann Arbor high-schoolers named semifinalists in U.S. Presidential Scholars...
Previous story: Ann Arbor, Dexter, Saline students named U.S. Presidential Scholars candidates Four students from three Ann Arbor Public Schools' high schools have been named semifinalists in the U.S....
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Police investigating 3 separate home invasions in Ann Arbor
Courtesy of Ann Arbor police Ann Arbor police are investigating three separate residential break-ins reported Monday. A home in the 1800 block of Arlington was broken into at some point between 3 p.m....
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Copy machine stolen from Ypsilanti business
Ypsilanti police are investigating the theft of a copy machine from a business in the 600 block of South Mansfield Street reported Monday morning. Employees came in to work around 6:15 a.m. and...
View ArticleMan tells police he was sucker-punched by stranger
A man told police he was punched by a passerby while walking on an Ypsilanti street in broad daylight Monday afternoon. The man — who police would only describe as being a young adult — said he was...
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Ann Arbor's Caribou Coffee will be converted to Peet's Coffee & Tea
Caribou Coffee on Sunday closed nine of its company-owned coffee shops in Michigan, but the Ann Arbor store was spared. The store, at 1423 E. Stadium Blvd., is among nine locations in Michigan that...
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Police: Man stole friend's laptop then choked him
A 32-year-old Ypsilanti Township man faces numerous charges -- including assault by strangulation -- after he was accused of attacking another man who said he stole his laptop early Monday morning....
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