WISD to administer Head Start for 2013-14 school year
The Washtenaw Intermediate School District will be taking the reins of the federally funded Head Start program from Washtenaw County in the 2013-14 school year. The program has been seeking a new...
View ArticlePolice: Woman sprays ex-boyfriend in the face with pepper spray
A woman sprayed her ex-boyfriend in the face with pepper spray and then physically assaulted him during a chance meeting at an Ypsilanti gas station Tuesday, police said.AnnArbor.com file photo...
View ArticleJohn Dingell approaches congressional milestone
Previous coverage: Michigan Congressman John Dingell appears on Colbert Report (with video) Fifty seven years ago, Rep. John Dingell, who this week becomes the longest serving member of Congress in...
View ArticleAnn Arbor school board to host day of public forums on superintendent search
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education announced a marathon series of four forums in one day to give community members an opportunity to weigh in on qualities they hope to see in the...
View ArticlePolice release photos of man believed to have robbed 3 Ann Arbor businesses
Investigators on Thursday confirmed their belief that the man who robbed an Ann Arbor Subway Wednesday is the same man who robbed a GameStop and Biggby Coffee earlier this year.This man is believed to...
View ArticleAnn Arbor's Bach Elementary School principal retiring after 37 years with...
Bach Elementary School Principal Shelley Bruder has announced her retirement from the Ann Arbor Public Schools after spending 37 years with the district. Shelley BruderA2schools.orgThe longtime...
View ArticleWashtenaw Avenue Merchant Association helps dedicate new path near Arborland...
The ReImagine Washtenaw project, a collaborative initiative by multiple local governments to shape the future of the Washtenaw Avenue corridor, will take another step forward Friday morning with a new...
View ArticleAnn Arbor Marathon to prompt several street closures Sunday morning
Several streets throughout Ann Arbor will be closed on Sunday when the Ann Arbor Marathon races its way through the city. Street closures will begin at 5:30 a.m. in preparation for the marathon, which...
View ArticleCounty board: $345M bond issue to cover debt is 'cash flow management'...
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners got a lesson in bond basics from an accounting professor at its meeting Thursday night as the body readies itself to vote on initiating a $345 million bond...
View Article6 candidates for Ann Arbor City Council to take stage at forum this Saturday
If you live in Wards 3 or 4 in Ann Arbor, there'll be a contested City Council race on the ballot for you to decide in the Aug. 6 primary. Still don't know who to vote for? The first candidate forum...
View ArticleTalks of redeveloping former YMCA site resume as Ann Arbor looks to sell...
The former YMCA property, often referred to as the Y Lot, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and William Street in downtown Ann Arbor on Thursday afternoon.Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.comThree firms are...
View ArticleCharges brought against owner of auto repair shop suspected of dumping...
A1 Auto Complete Car Care on Washtenaw Avenue. Charges have been brought against the owner because his employees are suspected of dumping what is thought to be gasoline into the sewer. Tom Perkins |...
View ArticleYpsilanti DDA requests financing plans for $4M Thompson Block redevelopment...
Thompson Block owner Stewart Beal provided a rendering of what the Thompson Block site will look like by the time construction is completed.Courtesy Stewart Beal The Ypsilanti Downtown Development...
View ArticlePho House set to re-open following temporary closing in late May
Pho House located at 2224 Washtenaw Ave in Ypsilanti Township.Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com Despite a street sign declaring "Pho House Now Open," the restaurant temporarily closed its doors in late...
View ArticleImages from Pioneer High School's class of 2013 graduation
Pioneer High School's class of 2013 graduation was held at Eastern Michigan's Convocation Center Thursday evening. Courtney Sacco is an AnnArbor.com photographer.
View ArticleHistoric preservation in Ann Arbor: 19 awards announced in 6 categories
The members and alumni of Delta Upsilon at the University of Michigan pulled together after a major fire in 2008 and did a complete restoration of this 1903 building at 1331 Hill St.Courtesy photoThe...
View ArticleCity maintenance requests might soon be right at the tip of your fingers -...
A new mobile app will now allow users to make requests for city maintenance via mobile devices, as a result of a civic maintenance reporting project completed at last weekend's during the A2 Hack for...
View ArticleCarlos Santana featured on single released by Ypsilanti teen
Dymond Harding with Carlos and Salvador Santana. Courtesy of Dymond Harding. Last June, Ypsilanti teen Dymond Harding won a pop music competition held by PAVE the Way Project. Since winning PAVE,...
View ArticleAnn Arbor SPARK unveils 5-year strategic plan at annual meeting
At Friday’s Ann Arbor SPARK annual meeting, the organization will release a new five-year strategic plan developed by its executive committee. The plan, developed through a series of retreats and...
View ArticleAnn Arbor police asking for help in identifying men who stole credit card
Ann Arbor police would like the public's help in identifying these two men, who they believe stole a credit card and racked up fraudulent charges.Courtesy of AAPD Ann Arbor police are asking the...
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