Up from the ashes: House vacant for 12 years gets second life as one of...
With his Urban Ashes business, owner Paul Hickman gives a second life to dead or dying things, making fine wood picture frames from city trees headed for the wood chipper. So it made sense that when...
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Jury: Humane Society did not improperly seize cocker spaniels
Hattie before (at left), and Hattie now with family members on vacation (at right).Courtesy of Humane Society of Huron Valley A jury recently was found in favor of the Humane Society of Huron Valley...
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Trustee's request to review football brawl investigative materials prompts...
An Ann Arbor school board member still has questions she would like addressed about how the district handled the Pioneer-Huron football brawl this fall. Trustee Simone Lightfoot asked to review the...
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Top 5: Restaurants around Ann Arbor that I hope never change
News that Blimpy Burger faces a move due to what appears to be the imminent purchase of its building by the University of Michigan hit Ann Arbor hard. The day before we confirmed that news, many of my...
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Michigan ranks 3rd in national study of high-tech job growth
A recent report by California-based high-tech industry group Engine Advocacy ranked Michigan third in the nation for high tech job growth in 2010-11. The report showed Michigan’s 6.9 percent growth in...
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Man who pleaded guilty to robbing restaurants with a stick sentenced 12 to...
Daniel CampbellCourtesy of the WCSO The 36-year-old Ann Arbor man who went on a crime spree following his release from jail was sentenced in the Washtenaw County Trial Court last week to serve between...
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Man accused of killing 1-year-old boy returns to court later this month
The 34-year-old Ypsilanti Township man accused of killing a 1-year-old boy in October will return to court for a preliminary exam later this month.Michael Curtiss Michael Curtiss is charged with open...
View ArticleEditorial cartoon in Dexter High School paper strikes some as bullying
A recent editorial cartoon depicting two students fighting which appeared in the Dexter High School newspaper, The Squall, has gotten a lot of people wondering if the publication crossed a line,...
View ArticleMiscellaneous electronics stolen during home invasion
Several miscellaneous electronics were stolen during a home invasion some time on Friday, according to the Ypsilanti Police Department. The victim said he had returned home on the 100 block of S....
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Girls on the Run 5K in Ypsilanti will draw thousands, result in some street...
Runners make their way to the start line as they begin the Girls on the Run 5K at Eastern Michigan University Rynearson Stadium in 2011. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com The eighth semi-annual Girls on...
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Eighth-graders create ornaments to help people in developing countries
Example of some of the ornaments created by eighth-graders are from Rudolf Steiner School in Ann Arbor.Photo courtesy of Susan Bellinson, marketing and community relations for Whole Foods...
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Add your favorite cookie recipe and photo to the AnnArbor.com holiday cookbook
Creative Commons Photo By: Tim Lenz The holiday season is here and that means one thing, time to pack on the pounds before you have to head to the gym in attempt to accomplish that New Year's...
View ArticleMan stopped for traffic violation shoots himself
Sheriff's officials are investigating the circumstances of a traffic stop that resulted in a suicide attempt early Saturday morning. After a vehicle was stopped for having a deliberately obscured...
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Rally on U-M campus turns in to right-to-work protest
Ryan Stanton | AnnArbor.comA rally on Friday at the University of Michigan for the U-M's Lecturers Employee Organization went from focusing on the pay gap between different faculty members to a...
View ArticleCash stolen during break-in at nonprofit 'store'
House by the Side of the Road, the church-sponsored nonprofit, was broken into either yesterday after closing or early today. The break-in was discovered this morning. Ann Arbor police investigated...
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Saline Celtic Festival seeking self-sustaining status
Sir Robert of Wells, left, and Sir Tirant of Kent, put on a jousting performance as part of the 2012 Saline Celtic Festival at Mill Pond Park. The Saline Celtic Festival's executive committee is...
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How Ann Arbor's South State Street area is thriving as an apparel shopping...
The Van Boven clothing store in downtown Ann Arbor has been reaching a younger demographic in the past few years.Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.comClothing is a cornerstone of Ann Arbor’s South State...
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New tech-toy startup going to Kickstarter to keep iBuku pets in stock
The iBuku toys aim to keep iPhones safe and fun for children.Courtesy Arbor CubeInstead of throwing away their old iPhones or selling them back for pennies on the dollar, the co-founders of tech toy...
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Kerrytown's Heavenly Metal owner reflects on 10 years in business
Heavenly Metal owner Vicki Honeyman and her dog, Lucy, inside her Kerrytown store.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.comVicki Honeyman never intended to own her own small business. Almost 28 years ago, she...
View ArticleKiwanis volunteers find Warm the Children to be a great way to further the...
Doug Ziesemer has been a member of Kiwanis for 33 years. He’s been coordinating the Kiwanis’ efforts to support AnnArbor.com's Warm the Children program since 1997, when The Ann Arbor News first...
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