Ann Arbor news roundup: Nov. 20
AnnArbor.com's daily roundup offers you a look at some of the stories on our site today, as well as other content about Ann Arbor around the Web.
William Fink, professor and curator director of the Museum of Zoology, opens one of the jars containing a rattlesnake preserved in ethyl alcohol in the herpetology wet collection of the zoology department at the Alexander G. Ruthvens Museums Building.
Top headlines on our site: • THE MEGA-GUIDE: Michigan vs. Ohio State, everything you need to know • WITH POLL: 6 proposals: Ann Arbor leaders must decide between development and open space • Pioneer field hockey coach Jane Nixon, Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz in hospital after scooter accident • Ypsilanti Township man strikes deal over haunted house violations • Michigan's unemployment rate will top 15% through 2011, U-M economic forecast says • Campus concealed weapons bills debated at Eastern Michigan University panel discussion • Blackbird Theatre plans move downtown • ESPN to feature Ann Arbor Amateur Hockey Association embezzlement case • Ypsilanti Township looking to cut 10 deputy positions • Washtenaw County to get $2.5 million for energy efficiency programs • University of Michigan regents finalize Museum of Zoology collections move • Health department confirms first H1N1 death in Washtenaw County
Other news by section:
News: • University of Michigan expo shows serious games can be lucrative, too • Ypsilanti City Hall closed due to water main break • City records: Ann Arbor school board Treasurer Randy Friedman doesn't have principal residence exemption in Birmingham • Washtenaw County road project spending to drop significantly in 2010 • Washtenaw County to chip in $175,000 toward emergency response to homelessness crisis • Ann Arbor school district budget starts to show effects of state aid cuts
Business Review: • The Sweet Life comes to Ann Arbor with Gji's on Washtenaw Avenue • Taubman malls give store employees Black Friday perks • 'Tis not the season for holiday hires • BIOTECH COMPANY UPDATE: $275M sale finalized for Ann Arbor's HandyLab • Live blog: Michigan economic forecast released at University of Michigan conference • Tech gadgets can help bargain shoppers get their holiday groove • Gift-card spending will fall as shoppers wait for bargains
• Michigan football team has 'everything' to gain with a win over Ohio State
• Ann Arbor Rec & Ed standings
• NEW YORK TIMES: 'Football recession' at Michigan just one more sign of trouble in the state
• MEANDERING: ESPN offers 6 reasons to fire up for The Game and other links
• Bo Schembechler sculpture to keep watch over University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center
• NOTEBOOK: Michigan guard Manny Harris heard congratulations all week about his triple-double
• Brandon Minor will not play against Ohio State; Michigan names captains
• Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, regents mum on NCAA investigation
• Blackbird Theatre plans move downtown
• PLAY REVIEW: University of Michigan's theater department turns a spotlight on "Uncommon Women"
• Twilight part 2: What did you think of "New Moon"?
• Performance Network offers peek behind-the-scenes on Sunday
• PLAY REVIEW: University of Michigan's theater department turns a spotlight on "Uncommon Women"
• Dead Schembechlers staying away from Wolverine country
Community • Decadent Delight to open retail bakeshop on West Huron • Barnes and Noble to host fundraiser for Ann Arbor Rec and Ed scholarship fund • Parenting: Thankful for the kitchen sink • Divorce Pastor: Book review: “Games Divorced People Play,” by Dr. Melvyn A. Berke and Joanne B. Grant • Millions of Muslims prepare for Hajj 2009 • Ann Arbor Greens Market: A Giving Tradition for 64 Years • Things Observed: Use the National Day of Listening to promote storytelling in your family • How safe is running in the dark? • Thanksgiving: a story of giving past recipes new flavor • Chinese American Society of Ann Arbor (CASAA) Thanksgiving Dinner Sunday
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More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • Wall Street Journal: Ex-Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh draws praise for his attitude • Ann Arbor Chronicle: AATA adopts vision: countywide service • Crain's Detroit Business: St. Joseph Mercy opening outpatient surgery and cancer center in Canton • Dretroit Free Press: Mitch Albom asks, should the Ohio State game be a Waterloo for Rich Rodriguez? • Michigan Daily: Heisman Trophy winners Archie Griffin and Desmond Howard reflect on both sides of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry