Rise & Fall: Sidetrack and A123 Systems
They're both creating opportunity - one by expanding, one by salvaging what's left and selling to another automotive OEM. Here are our picks for Thursday's Rise & Fall: Rise: Sidetrack The Depot...
View ArticlePolice: Butcher knife-toting woman punched officer
A 21-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday after she was accused of punching a police officer in the face and threatening her boyfriend with a large butcher knife. Ypsilanti police said officers were...
View ArticleHuron football player says former teammates instructed by coaches to take...
As if the Huron High School football team doesn't have enough to deal with this week. Huron receiver Quavon Smith told WXYZ in Detroit that he's been receiving threats from his former teammates at...
View ArticleAnn Arbor Public Schools concludes initial football brawl investigation;...
Ann Arbor Public Schools has concluded the initial phase of its investigation into the on-field brawl that took place following the high school football game between Huron and Pioneer high schools on...
View ArticleAmidst decade of challenges, University of Michigan remains supportive of...
University of Michigan students between classes at Angell Hall. AnnArbor.com file photo University of Michigan has long been an advocate of considering race in admissions. The practice, officials say,...
View ArticleJenny's Market operator Burton Hoey faces animal cruelty charges
Burton Hoey, operator of Jenny's Market, leads a pair of horses in this AnnArbor.com file photo. File photo The operator of Jenny’s Market west of Dexter is facing three animal cruelty charges as a...
View ArticleAnn Arbor's Aut Bar files suit to display campaign signs
An Ann Arbor bar that wants to keep U.S. Rep. John Dingell in office is challenging a state rule that prohibits candidate signs in businesses that serve alcohol. Aut BarAnnArbor.com file photoThe...
View ArticleWashtenaw County considers civil infractions ordinance to enforce dog licenses
Having an unlicensed dog soon could be switched from a misdemeanor offense to a civil infraction, as officials are formally considering adopting a civil infraction ordinance framework for Washtenaw...
View ArticleGraduates with two-year degrees see more employment opportunities
Employment opportunities are growing for Americans with a two-year associate's degree, USA Today reports. Students work on computers located at the Student Center at Washtenaw Community College in...
View ArticleGov. Snyder at U-M Tech Transfer event: 'Inspiring, exciting, and great new...
Ann Arbor’s technology and innovation focused community gathered at the Michigan League Thursday evening for the University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer’s annual Celebrate Invention...
View ArticleAut Bar owners hope court will allow political campaign signs on their...
The owners of Aut Bar in downtown Ann Arbor remain hopeful they'll be able to put political campaign signs back up outside their business before the Nov. 6 election. "We tend to be kind of a political...
View ArticleAnn Arbor Pioneer-Huron football brawl: Should suspended coaches be...
Related article: With poll: Ann Arbor Public Schools concludes initial football brawl investigation; superintendent releases statement The suspensions following the on-field brawl started by coaches...
View Article3 hotel guests arrested after armed robbery in nearby restaurant parking lot
Pittsfield Township police didn't have to go far to find suspects after a person in the parking lot of Bob Evans restaurant on Carpenter Road reported an armed robbery early Friday morning. Witnesses...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan professor says she will use $875,000 award to study...
This week University of Michigan earth and environmental science professor Sarah Aciego won an $875,000 grant to study whatever she wants. Sarah AciegoPhoto courtesy of U-M According to a Detroit Free...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan to demolish 2 Ann Arbor houses to expand parking lot
View Upcoming U-M demolitions in a larger map Parking on University of Michigan's central campus is a pain— but it might get a smidgen easier to find a space soon. Officials plan to demolish houses at...
View ArticleCandidates say desire for change characterizes Northfield Township election
See more information on the candidates in the AnnArbor.com/MLive.com online voter guide at http://www.mlive.com/voterguide/. Candidates in the Nov. 6 general election say Northfield Township residents...
View ArticleTaxpayers should be allowed to vote on whether new train station is needed
Jane Lumm's comments on the money being spent on a non-existent, possibly unwanted and possibly not needed new train station are so common sense right-on that I can't understand the mayor and his...
View ArticleTwo plead no contest in January robbery, shooting in Pittsfield Township
Two of the three people charged with robbing a man before he was shot in the back of the head during an apparent drug deal gone awry pleaded no contest to robbery charges Thursday. Steven Hall, 20,...
View ArticleSale pending: Former Borders headquarters on Phoenix Drive under contract
The 330,000-square-foot former headquarters of Ann Arbor-based bookstore chain Borders Group Inc. is under contract for sale, the listing broker confirmed this week. Jim Chaconas of Colliers...
View ArticleInformation presented in brochure meant to educate voters on proposals...
I’d like to thank Michigan House Representative Nancy Jenkins for clarifying some of the more confusing ballot proposals voters will decide on this November. I’d LIKE to thank her, but I will not. I...
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