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Many events planned to celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
AP file photo A number of events are planned in the area to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21. Following are some highlights. (To add an item, email AnnDwyer@annarbor.com.) SATURDAY •...
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Healthy-living technology startup looking to expand moves from Novi to Ann...
Healthy-living tech startup Nutriinfo moved from Novi to Ann Arbor to help further the company’s growth according to a report from Concentrate Media. Nutriinfo plans to launch a weight-loss challenge...
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Eastern Michigan University regent Beth Fitzsimmons named 2013 Woman of the...
Editor's note: A photo caption mis-identifying EMU Regent Floyd Clack has been corrected. United Way of Washtenaw County has named Eastern Michigan University regent Beth Fitzsimmons its '2013 Woman...
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Drivers be warned: Ann Arbor police to ticket motorists who don't stop at...
The Ann Arbor Police Department will conduct a targeted enforcement campaign at 14 pedestrian crosswalks between Tuesday, Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 26. Over the course of the five days, police...
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Climate change in Ann Arbor: Floods, drought, heat and buckeyes?
Buckeyes could become a fixture in Ann Arbor within the next 100 years if climate change continues on its path, environmental advocates say. The buckeye tree whose fruit inspired the Brutus mascot for...
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Why the CEO of Barracuda Networks likes Ann Arbor's talent pool
Inside the Barracuda Networks office in Ann Arbor.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file photoNetwork security firm Barracuda Networks is based in California, but CEO William Jenkins likes to recruit...
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$1.2M Family Dollar: Purchase agreement talks under way for land on...
Purchase agreement talks between the city and Core Resources must be completed by March 10.Courtesy City of Ypsilanti Discussions between the city of Ypsilanti and a developer, who will bring one of...
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U-M's MLK Day children's event to highlight King's dream 50 years later
Related story: U-M, EMU plan MLK Day celebrations in honor of 50th anniversary of historic 'I Have a Dream' speech 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s booming civil rights...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1962 visit to University of Michigan
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks with students after a Nov. 5, 1962 speech at University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium. University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library. On Monday, civil rights...
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Top 5 things to do and see at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show
The Toyota concept car Furia is seen through video panels as it is unveiled during a press presentation at the North American International Auto Show.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comSince the wheel was...
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Citing free speech rights, Groundcover News defies Ypsilanti Township over...
In early October, the Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees told representatives of the “street newspaper” Groundcover News their vendors didn’t have permission to sell newspapers in the township....
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Man accused of raping, slashing woman with knife in 2009 attack to stand trial
The man accused of raping a woman in the woods in Ypsilanti Township while armed with a knife and a handgun will stand trial in March.Anthony ChandlerCourtesy of WCSO Anthony Derrick Chandler, 40, was...
View ArticleBarn in Dexter completely destroyed in early morning fire
A barn and motor home were completely destroyed in a fire that took place at 3 a.m. Saturday morning on the 7000 block of Donovan Road in Webster Township. Dexter Area Fire Department Lt. Michael...
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Woman accused of working with husband to embezzle $250,000 returns to court...
The woman accused of working with her husband to embezzle more than $250,000 from a Scio Township business over the span of three years will return to court in April.Janice Molden Janice Molden, 45,...
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Four different itineraries for visiting Detroit and the 2013 Auto Show
You've been to the casinos, yelled "opa" in Greektown, and had your photo taken beside the massive concrete bengal in front of Comerica Park. It may be easy to rush in and out of Detroit when visiting...
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Statistics show only break-ins and narcotic offenses on rise in Pittsfield...
From the Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety's website Pittsfield Township was a safer place to be in 2012, according to a year-end crime report. Numbers were down in nearly all the...
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'Jazzistry' founder Vincent York to receive Martin Luther King Jr. award at...
Musician Vincent York gestures as he speaks to a class at Roberto Clemente on Thursday, Jan. 18. York will be honored as the recipient of The Church of the Good Shepherd's Award for Servant Leadership...
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EMU to host educational forum Monday in honor of Martin Luther King day
Eastern Michigan University will be hosting an educational forum in honor of Martin Luther King day on Monday. The event will be open to the public and will address the mass incarceration of African...
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Warm the Children continues to strive for $250,000 donation goal
Thousands of Washtenaw County children have the warm clothes they need thanks to donations made by the community to the Warm the Children Program, but they are still in need of funds to reach their...
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University of Michigan Ford Presidential Library hires intern to enhance its...
Wikipedia entries don't write themselves. Michael BareraU-M photo Roughly 300,000 users have edited a Wikipedia entry more than ten times. Wikipedians, as dedicated Wikipedia editors are called, are...
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