Government
City budget vote tonight: Ann Arbor council members proposing several changes
Posted: May 20, 2013The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight to adopt the city's 2013-14 fiscal year budget, and a number of possible changes are under consideration. Read more »
Public invited to discuss bike lanes, pedestrian crossings and transit improvements on Washtenaw Avenue
Posted: May 20, 2013Plans for reconfiguring the Washtenaw Avenue corridor between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti will be the topic of discussion at a series of public workshops later this month. Officials from the city of Ann Arbor, Pittsfield ... Read more »
Backyard chickens, urban gardening to be revisited during Ypsilanti Township's master plan revision
Posted: May 20, 2013Ecorse Road, Washtenaw Avenue and Whittaker Road are the main commercial corridors in Ypsilanti Township — but township planning officials are envisioning much more bustling commercial thoroughfares. Read more »
Ann Arbor's North Main corridor topic of two upcoming community meetings
Posted: May 20, 2013A citizen-led task force that's spent the last year studying ways to improve Ann Arbor's North Main corridor will make its final recommendations to the City Council in July. Read more »
with slideshow: House under construction since 1986 in Water Hill neighborhood draws scrutiny
Posted: May 19, 2013When Sindi Keesan enlisted her partner Jim Deigert's help in building a house at 512 Felch St. in Ann Arbor in 1986, she never imagined it'd still be a work in progress three decades later. ... Read more »
Zemke introduces legislation to repeal ban on domestic partner benefits in Michigan
Posted: May 17, 2013State Rep. Adam Zemke, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would reverse the state's ban on extending health benefits to domestic partners of public employees. The legislation, House Bill 4742, would repeal Public Act ... Read more »
State lawmakers to host public session at Washtenaw Community College
Posted: May 17, 2013At the meeting legislators will discuss funding for the state's 28 community colleges. Read more »
Ann Arbor officials fear more downtown areas at risk for out-of-character development
Posted: May 16, 2013The approval of another 14-story high-rise in downtown Ann Arbor marks the second time in recent years that City Council members have begrudgingly voted in favor of a controversial development they didn't like because they felt legally obligated to do so. 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 »
2 contested Ann Arbor City Council races on Aug. 6 primary ballot
Posted: May 14, 2013The Aug. 6 primary ballot in Ann Arbor is set after Tuesday's filing deadline came and went for partisan candidates interested in running for City Council. Five incumbents are seeking re-election this year, but only ... Read more »
Demolition of Liberty Square townhome complex to begin within 3 weeks
Posted: May 14, 2013The end of the abandoned, decaying Liberty Square townhome complex is near. Read more »
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