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AnnArbor.com's Business Review now accepting nominations for 2012 'Deals of...
ForeSee CEO Larry Freed (fifth from left) and ForeSee employees accept AnnArbor.com Business Review's 2011 Deals of the Year Company of the Year award from presenter and Michigan Economic Development...
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Hearing delayed for man charged in last month's Ypsilanti Township shooting
The case against a 25-year-old man charged in the July 10 shooting at the Huron Ridge Apartments was adjourned until next week at a hearing Tuesday.Christopher TillisonCourtesy of the state of...
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Ann Arbor LGBT community group joins statewide hunger strike for gay rights
Volunteers in the "Hungry 4 Equality" strike camp out overnight Monday in the Affirmations office space in Ferndale to bring awareness to LGBT rights issues in Michigan. Courtesy of Johnny Jenkins,...
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High-end apartments, condos proposed for top of historic downtown Ann Arbor...
Local developer Ed Shaffran wants to add two floors to his Goodyear building in downtown Ann Arbor.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comEnvisioning strong demand for high-end condos and apartments in...
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County board OKs Brownfield plan for 618 S. Main St. apartments in Ann Arbor
A rendering of the 618 South Main apartment complex, which is proposed for the former Fox Tent & Awning site near downtown Ann Arbor. The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners gave its stamp of...
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Trust and relationship building identified as No. 1 board goal for Ann Arbor...
After an extended discussion about meeting lengths, finances, race, equity and student achievement, the Ann Arbor Board of Education set its No. 1 priority for the 2012-13 academic year as building a...
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Countywide transit authority creation delayed with amendment by Washtenaw...
After two months of debating changes to the articles of incorporation for a new county-wide transit authority, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved its end of a four-party agreement...
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Ann Arbor school board praises Superintendent Patricia Green for 'fabulous'...
The Ann Arbor school board sat wide-eyed, but nodding and smiling, as Superintendent Patricia Green went through her list of goals and priorities for the upcoming school year Wednesday night. Ann...
View ArticlePassing House Bill will worsen already pressing civil rights issue
On Saturday, June 30, 2010, People of Diversity United for Equality (PODUE), coordinated by Rod Casey held a community forum titled, “Private Prisons Will Enslave our Children for Profit: A Community...
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U-M school among growing number of business colleges with women at helm
Business school deanships are dominated by men, but that's slowly changing, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. Alison Davis-Blake became the dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of...
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New state report cards target many high-achieving Ann Arbor schools for...
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the names of several schools listed as reward schools and to note that it was in math that Skyline High School failed to test enough...
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Medical records to be released to lawyer of man accused of providing heroin...
A ruling last week in the Washtenaw County Trial Court will allow the medical records of Nicholas Belanger to be released to the defense team of the man accused of providing the heroin that killed...
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Fighting Super PACs: Dingell introduces campaign finance reforms to curb...
U.S. Rep. John Dingell and a coalition of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced campaign finance reform legislation aimed at curbing excessive election expenditures. The Restoring Confidence in...
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Ann Arbor schools: New state report cards highlight need to address...
Previous story: New state report cards target many high-achieving Ann Arbor schools for improvement With 27 of its 33 buildings on the state of Michigan’s new Focus schools list, Ann Arbor school...
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Washtenaw County treasurer: 66 properties sold during recent tax foreclosure...
Washtenaw County Treasurer Catherine McClary said strong activity during the county’s first 2012 tax foreclosure auction is indicative of an improving economy. Of the 153 parcels that were up for...
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Sylvan Township residents will vote on millage Aug. 7
The August 7 primary election in Sylvan Township in many ways revolves around the water and sewer system project that left the township more than $13 million in debt ($5 million for a water system,...
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NAACP Ypsilanti-Willow Run branch hosting city council candidate forum...
The NAACP's Ypsilanti-Willow Run branch is hosting a candidate forum Thursday evening for city council candidates running for office in Wards 1 and 3. Chapter vice president Lee Tooson said the...
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Closing down fire stations: Ann Arbor City Council candidates offer thoughts...
A major issue the eight candidates running for Ann Arbor City Council hope to be at the table for later this year is the proposed reorganization of the city's fire department. By closing three...
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Family Farm & Home opens in former Pamida store in Chelsea
Family Farm & Home opened Wednesday in the Chelsea Shopping Center, Chelsea Update reported. The store is located on M-52 south of downtown Chelsea in the former Pamida store. That discount chain...
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Argo Cascades no longer closed as water levels rise on the Huron River, Ann...
The Argo Cascades on the Huron River in July. Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.comThe Argo Cascades has reopened for kayaking and tubing after being closed for a week, Ann Arbor parks and recreation...
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