Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation celebrates 50 years of giving gifts,...
From 200 pounds of red worms to a dance center at Riverside Arts Center, from food pantries to college scholarships for students who don’t smoke, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation has spent 50...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township Kmart owner held in contempt of court for demolition delay
Cinder block in the ground at the site of a former Kmart was unevenly filled with cement instead of being leveled with the surrounding area. Sewage lines are also not capped properly and debris...
View ArticleAnn Arbor's McKinley Inc. wants to build affordable housing on South State...
Ann Arbor's McKinley Inc. wants to build affordable housing on a vacant site behind the McKinley Executive Centre.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.comRelated story: South State Street Corridor Plan: A new...
View ArticleDense fog to cover Ann Arbor area Monday morning
Motorists in Washtenaw County are advised to use caution Monday morning as a blanket of dense fog covers much of the region. The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m....
View Article'Careless smoking' blamed for house fire
Pittsfield Township fire fighters battled an early morning house fire that they said started in the garage. Fire fighters arrived at the home in the 3000 block of Maple near Packard on the township's...
View Article2 crashes affecting traffic on Ann Arbor-area freeways
A couple of crashes were affecting the morning commute in the Ann Arbor area Monday. One crash was reported near North Territorial Road and southbound U.S. 23 north of Ann Arbor, a dispatcher with the...
View ArticleCase against 88-year-old stopped with cocaine near Chelsea to go forward
A judge has refused to throw out evidence against an 88-year-old Indiana man who was stopped in southeastern Michigan with more than 200 pounds of cocaine. Leo SharpAP photo Leo Sharp of Michigan City...
View ArticleU-M's Walter Everett is leading scholar on the Beatles
Walter Everett Walter Everett is a music scholar, with a PhD in music theory. And as a professor of music at the University of Michigan, he teaches the intricacies and complexities of music theory to...
View ArticleGraffiti charges: Two teens accused of vandalizing dozens of sites around...
Update: Ann Arbor graffiti case: Court orders house arrests and tethers for teens This story has been corrected to say one of the suspects is 16 years old. Police believe they have caught two...
View ArticleHowell Township officials say damages to utility lines caused by Enbridge...
Howell Township officials claim damages incurred to water and sewer lines breached during a replacement of Enbridge Energy LP's Line 6B in Livingston County could reach $1 million, according to media...
View ArticleAnn Arbor advanced ceramics startup closes seed round and adds experienced...
Ann Arbor-based startup Covaron Advanced Materials received its first outside funding when it won the Student Business Startup competition at Accelerate Michigan in November. The company, which...
View ArticleGretchen Driskell to host town hall on transportation, road issues Monday...
State Rep. Gretchen Driskell, D-Saline, will host a town hall meeting Monday night in Dexter on a number of transportation issues, including local road projects and state funding proposals. The...
View ArticleAnn Arbor police release sketch of woman suspected in armed robbery attempt
Ann Arbor police are searching for two people who attempted to rob residents at an Ann Arbor home late Friday night. They released a composit sketch of one of the suspects. Courtesy of Ann Arbor...
View ArticleAnn Arbor area shows modest job growth in March and big gains from 2012
Washtenaw County's unemployment rate fell in March as the area continues replacing jobs lost since the area's previous jobs peak in 2002.Washtenaw County economic outlookThe Ann Arbor area continued...
View ArticleU-M alumni plan to open craft beer bar near campus in June
World of Beer plans to open this summer in the Landmark student high-rise on South University. A World of Beer location in Florida is pictured above.Courtesy photoUniversity of Michigan alumni Steve...
View ArticleAnn Arbor graffiti case: Court orders house arrests and tethers for teens
Examples of various SAES and Mole tags from across Ann Arbor. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com The two teenagers accused of spray painting their monikers — SAES and Mole — all over Ann Arbor were...
View Article3-vehicle crash slows traffic on U.S. 23 in Ann Arbor
A three-car crash on northbound U.S. 23 near Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor was slowing traffic Monday afternoon, and drivers in the area reported one lane was partially blocked. Cheyne Kornacki drove...
View ArticleYpsilanti police break up drunken brawl
Ypsilanti police stopped a group of people in the midst of a drunken brawl early Saturday morning and one person went to the hospital. Police responded at 2:20 a.m. Saturday to the 300 block of Perrin...
View ArticleAnn Arbor psychologist facing CSC charges has court date adjourned until May...
David Vernon FalknerCourtesy of WCSO The 61-year-old Ann Arbor psychologist who was supposed to appear in court Monday had his hearing adjourned to another date, according to court records. David...
View ArticleAnn Arbor DDA's 'bike house' in Maynard Parking Structure set to open for...
A new "bike house" under construction in the Maynard Parking Structure Monday in downtown Ann Arbor. This week, 37 bike racks will be installed. Amy Biolchini | AnnArbor.com A new 37-space "bike...
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