WCC president and faculty work on communication as college moves forward with strategic plan
Posted: May 16, 2013Both parties say they're hoping an improved relationship can lead to a positive trajectory for the college as it implements a plan that's taken more than a year to devise. Read more »
Budget cuts: Ann Arbor schools to cut high school busing, charge kids for 7th hour
Posted: May 16, 2013Parents of Ann Arbor high school children will have to find another way for their ninth- through 12th-graders to get to school come fall, and students interested in taking a seventh-hour course could have to pay up to $500 per semester, based on a budget discussion the Board of Education had Wednesday night. Read more »
Closed: Ann Arbor Pizza & Subs restaurant on Packard
Posted: May 16, 2013Ann Arbor Pizza & Subs closed on Packard Road this month, two years after it opened in the former Marco’s Pizza space. Read more »
Washtenaw County commissioners postpone discussion on $345M bond issue
Posted: May 16, 2013The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners pulled a resolution from its Ways and Means agenda Wednesday night that would have been the first step to issuing a $345 million bond for long-term retiree benefit liabilities. Read more »
New 'tailgate park' plans in motion for Mr. Stadium Coin Laundry owner
Posted: May 16, 2013Plans for a new tailgate park on Industrial Boulevard show what could be a new way to experience Michigan football games for those who can't make it into the stadium. Read more »
retail report: Michaels Kors opens at Briarwood Mall
Posted: May 16, 2013Michael Kors opened its 2,147 sq foot store in Briarwood Mall without fanfare on April 25. The store, which employs nine people, reports that customer reaction to the luxury boutique, has been positive. Read more »
Bad Axe-based Northstar Bank set to open first Ann Arbor branch
Posted: May 16, 2013Ann Arbor’s steadily growing economy has enticed another Michigan-based bank to expand into the area. Northstar Bank, headquartered in Bad Axe, Michigan, has hired four new Ann Arbor employees and plans to have a branch ... Read more »
column: Warm weather brings out potential con artists and greedy victims
Posted: May 16, 2013Spring is finally descending onto our lovely Huron Valley. I could tell by my allergies and the bright yellow dust on all outdoor surfaces last week. While our noses run and our eyes itch, traveling ... Read more »
cinema chat: New 'Star Trek,' acclaimed 'Ginger & Rosa,' and more
Posted: May 16, 2013Opening at the multiplex “Star Trek Into Darkness” finds the crew of the Enterprise called back home - only to find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has destroyed the Starship ... Read more »
With Poll: Saline girls soccer leads halfway through final AnnArbor.com Team of the Week vote
Posted: May 15, 2013We’ve had a baseball team, a softball team, a track team, a lacrosse team and two tennis teams win AnnArbor.com Team of the Week honors this spring. Read more »
Concentrate Media: Casa Bella Salon set to open on Ann Arbor's North Maple
Posted: May 15, 2013A hair, nails and massage spa is preparing to open on Ann Arbor's North Maple Road, Concentrate Media reports. Read more »
opinion: Residents not benefitting from downtown development
Posted: May 15, 2013Between the boundless greed of downtown landlords and the handing over of downtown to developers by the City Council, all the unique and interesting independent businesses that gave Ann Arbor its special appeal are rapidly ... Read more »
Notre Dame responds to Brady Hoke's 'chickening out' comment, says 'math is simple'
Posted: May 15, 2013 Brady Hoke lobbed a harmless barb at rival Notre Dame on Monday, saying the Irish "chickened out" of their series ... Read more »
Concentrate Media: Pet grooming business opens in Ypsilanti Township
Posted: May 15, 2013All Paws Grooming Salon, a new dog grooming facility, has opened on Hewitt Road in Ypsilanti, Concentrate Media reported. Read more »
mlive: State commission rules DTE Energy can charge opt out fees to customers in smart meter program
Posted: May 15, 2013The Michigan Public Service Commission has ruled that DTE Energy can charge its customers who opt out of its smart meter program, according to media reports. Read more »
Vehicle mows down pedestrian crossing sign in downtown Ann Arbor
Posted: May 15, 2013A driver took a right turn from East Huron Street onto North Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor a little too sharply Wednesday and knocked over the pedestrian crossing light. Read more »
Crain's Detroit Business: Tecumseh Products agrees to pay $7M in price-fixing settlement
Posted: May 15, 2013Pittsfield Township-based Tecumseh Products Co., along with units of Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Corp., as well as a division of a Danish parts-supplier, agreed Wednesday to a settlement in a price-fixing lawsuit. The settlement will cost ... Read more »
Metro Times: Ann Arbor remains a thriving community decades after decriminalizing marijuana
Posted: May 15, 2013Larry Gabriel, former editor of Metro Times, writes in a new column that Ann Arbor is "a showplace for the state" and "a place that marijuana activists look to with a gleam in their eyes." ... Read more »
with video & poll: Sabra Briere talks about challenges city faces with Ann Arbor's downtown zoning
Posted: May 15, 2013Standing atop the promenade deck outside Ann Arbor's city hall on Tuesday, City Council Member Sabra Briere discusses the challenges the city faces with its downtown zoning. Read more »
TV, jewelry stolen during daytime home invasion
Posted: May 15, 2013A flat-screen TV and jewelry were stolen during a daytime home invasion Tuesday in Ypsilanti Township, according to deputies. Read more »
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