Veterans remembered with ribbons on EMU campus trees
A ribbon on the EMU campus.Courtesy of EMU Related coverage: Veterans Day events and celebrations in the area Trees on the Eastern Michigan University campus are bearing large, yellow ribbons in...
View Article19-year-old dies from injuries suffered in crash on Hewitt Road
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the man was driving the car. A 19-year-old Ypsilanti Township man injured in a two-vehicle crash on Hewitt Road Thursday morning died...
View ArticleFirefighters extinguish flaming minivan near Skyline High School
A firefighter works to extinguish a burning minivan Saturday afternoon.Ann Arbor Fire Department photo Firefighters from Ann Arbor and Scio Township doused a burning minivan in a church parking lot...
View ArticleRise & Fall: Sweetwaters and Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice
One is a locally owned chain that's expanding with a new store in Ypsilanti. The other has the right idea in taking a stand - just years too late. Here are our picks for Sunday's winner and loser from...
View Article2 arrested, 18 ejected from U-M vs. Northwestern football game at Michigan...
Two people were arrested and 18 people were ejected from Michigan Stadium during Saturday's University of Michigan football game versus Northwestern. One arrest was for minor in possession of alcohol...
View ArticleTop 4 strategies local businesses employ to tackle the holiday shopping season
Michelle Spoljaric, of Portland, OR, shops with her daughter Sarah Drew, of Ann Arbor, as they look over a Christmas calendar at Rock Paper Scissors on Main Street.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comIt’s...
View ArticleBicycles, motorcycles to join thousands of talking cars operating in...
A vehicle equipped with Wi-Fi-like technology drives through a scenario at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor, Mich. on August 20, 2012.Melanie Maxwell I...
View Article'We shall never forget': France honors Ann Arbor veteran's World War II valor
Ann Arbor resident Glenn Dickerson vividly remembers the 37 months he served during World War II. The experience was one that produced memories he will never forget. Dickerson, who will be 90 next...
View ArticleThoughts on the failure of the Ann Arbor library bond
Related article: Ann Arbor downtown library bond proposal defeated: What now? Voters sent a clear message to the leadership of the Ann Arbor District Library this week: This community is not willing...
View ArticleThis week's Letters to the Editor from AnnArbor.com readers
Regarding the proposal to build a new downtown library and why I think it was defeated: The full-page ads in AnnArbor.com and the Observer listing "10 reasons why we should vote NO on the new library"...
View ArticleHow a cold-calling failure could lead to networking success
Photo by Billy AlexanderMy wife, Lisa, used to work for a small start-up company. Having few other employees, the powers that be of that firm assigned her tasks which ranged over a wide spectrum, from...
View ArticleIllinois man rushed to hospital after dramatic crash, rescue near Michigan...
A 61 year-old Illinois man who suffered a medical emergency at the wheel was rushed to the University of Michigan Hospital Saturday after bystanders pulled him from his vehicle and began administering...
View ArticleQ&A with Ann Arbor's Bridget McCormack on being elected to the Michigan...
Ann Arbor's Bridget McCormack, a law professor at the University of Michigan, is greeted by cheering supporters at a Democratic Party rally on the U-M campus on Election Eve.Ryan J. Stanton |...
View ArticleMeet the candidates: Interviews set for 19 applicants seeking appointment to...
Monday and Tuesday the public and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s Board of Education will have their first opportunity to interact with candidates for the new, consolidated...
View ArticleAnn Arbor couple accused in stabbing return to court Nov. 29
The Ann Arbor couple accused of stabbing a neighbor in early September will return to court later this month, records show.Courtney McCoyCourtesy of the WCSO Courtney McCoy and Dorian Johnson, both...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder appoints Ann Arbor's Brad Canale to Michigan Natural...
Ann Arbor's Brad Canale has been appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to serve on the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board. The five-member board doles out tens of millions of dollars annually to...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan gearing up to launch multibillion fundraising...
"All of us agree that this next campaign will have very aggressive goals for student aid," U-M President Mary Sue Coleman said of the school's next capital fundraising drive, which is expected to...
View ArticleHuron swimmers' parents question safety of liquid pool covers
Some parents of Huron High School swimmers and divers have complained about what they believe to be side effects triggered by the new liquid pool cover installed during the summer at the school's...
View ArticleTwitter CEO and University of Michigan grad Dick Costolo to speak in Ann...
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo will speak at the University of Michigan on Nov. 16.AP Photo University of Michigan graduate Dick Costolo is returning to his alma mater on Nov. 16 to discuss how he became...
View ArticleRace for the state House: How Gretchen Driskell won the 52nd District seat...
Democrat Gretchen Driskell of Saline flashes a thumbs-up at her supporters Tuesday night at Weber's Inn as she announces her win over incumbent Republican Mark Ouimet in the race for the 52nd District...
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