Your guide to AnnArbor.com endorsements and recommendations for election 2012
Related coverage: Roundup: Your guide to AnnArbor.com's coverage leading up to the Nov. 6 election This is the place to find all the recommendations as well as links to endorsements that have run on...
View ArticleMani Osteria owner plans to open 'Isalita' Mexican restaurant by December
Owner Adam Baru, left, and chef Brendan McCall pictured inside the Isalita space in June.Steve Pepple | AnnArbor.comAdam Baru, owner of downtown Ann Arbor’s popular Mani Osteria, spent months trying...
View ArticleI-96 corridor shootings: Police say number of tips climbing
The number of tips climbed to 2,800 in the investigation into the string of Interstate 96 corridor shootings, the Detroit Free Press reported. State police said 200 tips had come in since Friday....
View ArticleEMU police: Surveillance video led to discovery of false armed robbery report
The Eastern Michigan University student who falsely claimed he was robbed at gunpoint Friday evening on campus retracted his statement Saturday after police revealed there was no surveillance footage...
View ArticleYpsilanti-Willow Run consolidation proposal, 18 mills win voters approval
Washtenaw Intermediate School District Superintendent Scott Menzel discusses the Ypsilanti-Willow Run consolidation proposal with a local resident at Tower Inn Cafe on election night.Daniel Brenner |...
View ArticlePing ousts Prater from seat on Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
Washtenaw County Commissioner Wesley Prater, D-York Township, has lost his spot on the board after losing to fellow incumbent Alicia Ping, R-Saline, in Tuesday's general election. With 95 percent of...
View ArticlePhotos from election night gathering on the U-M Diag
Dozens of President Obama supporters gathered late Tuesday at the University of Michigan Diag to briefly celebrate his re-election into office. Photojournalist Daniel Brenner captured these images.
View ArticleNorthfield Township votes in 4 newcomers to Board of Trustees
Tight races marked a general election full of newcomers in Northfield Township. Ultimately, more Republican candidates defeated their Democratic counterparts and retained a majority on the board....
View ArticleScenes from election night 2012 in Washtenaw County
Follow the results Keep an eye on the voter tallies as they come in AnnArbor.com election results as the votes become finalized Live numbers from the polls as they are counted are available here See...
View ArticleMichBio industry expo starts Wednesday in East Lansing
MichBio, the state’s trade organization for biosciences companies, opens its MichBio Expo on Wednesday amid hopes of industry leaders that Michigan can attract more investment to the sector. CEO...
View ArticleAnn Arbor downtown library bond proposal defeated: What now?
Supporters of the Our New Downtown Library campaign, Ellie Serras, Leah Gunn and Prue Rosenthal, watch the results come in Tuesday night at the Real Seafood Co. in downtown Ann Arbor.Ryan J. Stanton |...
View ArticleNew names: Ann Arbor school board to vote on Pioneer High School...
The Ann Arbor Board of Education will vote Wednesday night on two new names for two separate facilities at Pioneer High School. The board is expected to approve naming the high school tennis courts...
View ArticleProposal 1 defeated: Michigan voters repeal emergency manager law
Related coverage: Michigan ballot proposals 2-6 defeated Michigan voters repealed the state’s controversial emergency manager law in a referendum Tuesday. Rick Snyder campaigned for Proposal 1. With...
View ArticleNew Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners loses four incumbents, adds two...
Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. with comments from Conan Smith and Yousef Rabhi. As a result of redistricting and Tuesday's general election, the composition of the Washtenaw...
View ArticleMan alleges another EMU student crept into his room and inappropriately...
An Eastern Michigan University student could face breaking and entering and sexual assault charges after he was accused of sneaking into his friend's dorm room and engaging in unwanted sexual contact...
View ArticleMan gets 2 years probation for crash that killed Pittsfield Township man
The man responsible for the fatal crash that killed a 64-year-old Pittsfield Township man in May was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation, the Livingston Daily reported. Robert Eugene Denome,...
View ArticleIncumbent Washtenaw County sheriff, prosecutor, treasurer, clerk win
Four sitting Washtenaw County administrators will remain in office after winning their elections by wide margins Tuesday. Evan Pratt Voters in Washtenaw County returned the sitting prosecutor,...
View ArticleCounty millage roundup: Police taxes fail and fire millages succeed
Voters in Augusta Township considered and rejected a millage to pay for police coverage. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Complete Washtenaw County election results. Voters in approved seven of 11...
View ArticleVoters approve Lincoln Consolidated Schools operations, recreation millages
By a three to two margin, voters in the Lincoln Consolidated School District approved an 18.2105 millage to keep the district operating. By a similar margin, voters also approved a .1 mill tax that...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan researchers to lead food security study
University of Michigan researchers will study healthful food.Photo | Kim BayerResearchers with the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment are leading a five-year, $4...
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