Six candidates aligned with incumbent trustees claim Park Commission seats
The Ypsilanti Township Park Commission will see seven new members when the new commission sits in November. Several commissioners chose not to seek re-election and one incumbent was voted off the...
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Ypsilanti Township woman must give up Waffle the rooster, judge rules
A judge ruled that Kendra Wiedbusch cannot keep the rooster, Waffle, at her Ypsilanti Township home. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Updated: This story was updated at 5:39 p.m. to include information...
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Emergency manager law to be revisited in November election
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has placed on the ballot the issue of whether to repeal the emergency manager law. The bipartisan board Wednesday unanimously certified the referendum for the...
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Should Washtenaw County have been added to Detroit Institute of Arts millage?
The Detroit Institute of Arts.Eric Lacy | MLive.comAfter voters in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties Tuesday approved a 10-year millage for the Detroit Institute of Arts, the director told MLive.com...
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Voters oust incumbents in Salem Township
Salem Township voters swept the incumbent township supervisor and two other officials out of office in Tuesday’s primary election, replacing them with a slate of candidates calling themselves A New...
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Ypsilanti hosting public input forum Thursday for parks and recreation...
Ypsilanti's Parks and Recreation Commission and the Planning Department are hosting a public input session Thursday regarding the city's parks and recreation master plan. Riverside Park is one of 16...
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Pending PARTS Act Legislation will threaten Michigan's resurging auto industry
I was privileged to serve as an expert witness in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 1, 2012 at a Subcommittee hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet...
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Wrecker drivers are heroes of the hook and hoist
It may start with a police officer radioing dispatch, “Send me a hook!” It may be a call from a cranky motorist, late for work, on the hottest or coldest day of the year whose car won’t start because...
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Helping 18 startups grow: University of Michigan Venture Accelerator...
A lab belonging to one of the 18 University of Michigan spin-offs sheltered at the school's 19-month-old Venture Accelerator.Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com For the past year and a half, Laura Schrader...
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Dexter's Mill Creek Park to celebrate grand opening Saturday
A boardwalk winds through Dexter's new Mill Creek Park.Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com Andrea Sellman grew up in Dexter and remembers when the area along the banks of Mill Creek in the village was just...
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'Tumultuous' vote in Ann Arbor results in $5 marijuana law that's lasted 4...
Editor's note: Robert Faber writes occasional columns for AnnArbor.com about aging, politics and other issues. In 1969, for the first time in 30 years and in keeping with the nation’s highly-charged...
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Ypsilanti, Willow Run school boards OK placing question of consolidation on...
The Ypsilanti and Willow Run boards of education met Wednesday at Welch Hall on Eastern Michigan University's campus to discuss a ballot proposal for November's general election.Danielle Arndt |...
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Listing reveals redevelopment plans for ex-Borders building in downtown Ann...
A Hobbs + Black rendering reveals the redevelopment plans for the downtown Borders building. The first-level, viewed from East Liberty Street, could be divided into as many as seven retail...
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State education leaders promise to help with Ypsi-Willow Run merger; Rep....
State Superintendent of Schools Mike Flanagan praised Ypsilanti and Willow Run school district leaders for being trailblazers: "I think you can be a model for the rest of the state."Danielle Arndt |...
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Rain, cooler weather moving into Ann Arbor area
Parched lawns and gardens will get a much-needed drink as rain and significantly cooler weather moves into the Ann Arbor area Thursday. The cooler, wet weather should stick around for a couple of...
View ArticleFormer Hutaree militia member nominated for constable in southern Washtenaw...
A former member of the Hutaree militia who was acquitted of plotting to rebel against the U.S. government hopes to have a new gig: township constable. Michael Meeks got 120 votes in the Republican...
View ArticleCrash near Chelsea kills passenger, injures driver
Editor's note: The map has been corrected. A 24-year-old Dexter-area man died Wednesday night when the car he was riding in rolled over on Lima Center Road south of Island Lake Road in Dexter...
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University of Michigan 7th on Bloomberg list of top undergraduate business...
University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessLon Horwedel | File photo The University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business came in at No. 7 this year in Bloomberg...
View ArticlePolice: Man 'kicked' cyclist off bike, threatened him with knife
Ypsilanti police arrested a 41-year-old man who allegedly "kicked" a 37-year-old Ypsilanti Township man off his bike and flashed a knife in attempt to steal the bike Wednesday evening. Police were...
View ArticlePortion of Platt Road to be reduced to one lane for resurfacing
An asphalt re-paving project in Pittsfield Township will reduce a portion of Platt Road to one lane for a business week beginning Friday, according to the Washtenaw County Road Commission. Work on...
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