Student-organized concert Saturday to benefit C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
An outdoor concert at Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor Saturday night will feature the talents of local musicians and benefit a program that helps patients at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. The...
View ArticleYpsilanti DDA awards $20K grant to AATA for improvements at Ypsilanti...
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority has awarded the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority a $20,000 grant to go toward $500,000 in improvements at the Ypsilanti Transit Center. At its May 16...
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused of assault
Ypsilanti police arrested a man on suspicion of felonious assault early Friday morning. Another man reported at 5:20 a.m. Friday that the 35-year-old man assaulted him in the 300 block of South...
View ArticleAmtrak train strikes semitrailer in Ann Arbor Township
Editor's note: This article was updated at 2:50 p.m. with information from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office about at 4:30 p.m. with information from Amtrak. An Amtrak passenger train struck a...
View ArticleProtesters march against genetically modified foods in Ann Arbor
Protesters march along Liberty Street in Ann Arbor to show their objection to genetically modified foods.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Ann Arbor...
View ArticleAnn Arbor needs a site related master planning process
Recent solutions in downtown development show not only contextual problems, such as insensitivity to concerns of neighborhood, but a general lack of architectural imagination. One reason is the...
View ArticleYoung Citizen of the Year nominees for 2013
Related: Young Citizen of the Year: Andy Hsiao has passion for creative fundraising Related: Young Citizen finalists devoted to cause from recycling to diversity The following students were nominated...
View ArticleNewer Max & Bella's public restaurant boosts business at Ann Arbor Country...
The renovated dining room at the Max & Bella's On The Green restaurant at Ann Arbor Country Club.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com Related story: Ann Arbor area country clubs try to rebuild and grow...
View ArticleAnn Arbor school district will have to pay unemployment insurance for...
Students work at different stations in a kindergarten class at Mitchell Elementary School earlier this year.Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com file photo Cuts to teaching positions are the largest cost...
View ArticleWalking and biking advocates hope to convince MDOT on vision for Ann Arbor's...
Ann Arbor's North Main-Huron River corridor in the context of its surroundings. A citizen-led task force has been studying ways to improve connections and access to the river and will make...
View ArticleYoung Citizen finalists devoted to causes from recycling to diversity
Related: Young Citizen of the Year: Andy Hsiao has passion for creative fundraising Related: List of nominees AnnArbor.com is proud to present the 2013 finalists for Young Citizen of the Year. These...
View ArticleYoung Citizen of the Year: Andy Hsiao has passion for creative fundraising
Andy Hsiao is this year's AnnArbor.com Young Citizen of the Year. Hsiao is the founder of Youth Impact, a group that strives to help youths create their own fundraising projects.Courtney Sacco |...
View ArticleAnn Arbor area country clubs try to rebuild, grow membership after recession
Members play a round of golf at the Polo Fields Golf and Country Club.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com Related story: Newer Max & Bella's public restaurant boosts business at Ann Arbor Country Club...
View ArticleBlight fixes on North Main benefit Ann Arbor's northern gateway
Related: Watch the demolition of blighted homes on Ann Arbor's North Main Street Demolition crews worked on Ann Arbor’s North Main Street again last week, targeting six vacant houses. The properties...
View ArticleDetroit man accused in robbery setup of EMU students to appear in court...
Jamill Devon PassmoreCourtesy of Washtenaw County Jail A 23-year-old Detroit man facing nine various robbery charges for his alleged involvement in a holdup on Eastern Michigan University’s campus in...
View ArticleEMU student veterans honor 227 fallen Michigan soldiers
Yellow ribbons are scattered across Eastern Michigan University’s campus in honor of every Michigan soldier who died post-9/11. A ribbon, a photo, and an obituary of each of 227 soldiers being honored...
View ArticleArborcrest holds 32nd annual Memorial Day Observance
Arborcrest Memorial Park held its 32nd annual Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, providing the Ann Arbor area a reminder of the reason for the holiday weekend. The ceremony began as three Boy Scout...
View ArticlePhotos from festivities on Memorial Day 2013 weekend
Friends, families, neighbors and strangers around Washtenaw County enjoyed the weather and each other's company on Memorial Day weekend. Grills were fired up Sunday as the sun was shining and birds...
View ArticleYpsilanti schools to post chief financial officer position due to Dedrick...
From left, WISD Superintendent Scott Menzel, Willow Run Superintendent Laura Lisiscki and Ypsilanti Superintendent Dedrick Martin on March 20, 2012, as they announced plans to consolidate the Willow...
View ArticleArtists seeking city contract for art installation at Stadium bridges to...
Four artists from across the country are coming to town June 7 to present their proposals for a new public artwork at the site of the Stadium bridges in Ann Arbor. The artist finalists for the project...
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