Felicia Brabec, who represents Michigan House District 33, is stepping down after two terms to prepare to run for state senate in 2026. That leaves the district encompassing southern Ann Arbor, the city of Saline, and all or portions of Pittsfield, Saline, Lodi, York, Bridgewater, and Scio townships open for a new representative.
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By waiting until after the deadline to withdraw, McClary ensured that Lamelle-Sharp will be unopposed in the August 6 primary—and, given the heavily Democratic makeup of the county’s electorate, is all but certain to win the office.
Read MoreQ. I think it is great that the city is providing public restrooms, but when I loaded the app on my phone I wondered why it required personal information and phone location.
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If you’ve done a double-take lately when an Ann Arbor police vehicle whizzed by, you’re not alone. In recent months, the AAPD has been backdating the look of its fleet.
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June 30 marks one year since the law banning “manual use” of cell phones in cars took effect. At their discretion, officers can give warnings or issue citations; the consequences can range from fines to community service to mandatory driving-improvement courses.
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Washtenaw County sheriff Jerry Clayton is retiring after four terms. Three candidates are vying to take his place in the August 6 Democratic primary.
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The James L. Crawford Elks Lodge has a commanding presence at the northeast end of Sunset Rd., high on a hill overlooking the Huron River. The substantial brick-and-stone building has been a pillar of Ann Arbor’s Black community for eight decades.
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August will see the first city council primary in at least twenty years with just one contested race. Six folks pulled petitions to collect signatures but only one turned them in: Mozhgan Savabieasfahani, who is running for a third time in the Fourth Ward.
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Coincidentally, Jeremy Jones called the next day wanting his guns back.
Read MoreQ. The U-M is always growing, and when it purchases property in the city, it is removed from the city’s tax rolls. Does the U-M make any payments to the city for services such as police and fire protection, road maintenance,...
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Eric Parkhurst, owner of Winewood Organics, had rushed outside after a security camera showed a...
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EMS responded to 521 overdoses in 2023, up from 458 the year before. Yet deaths were down, from a...
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“Mayors all over America have PACs, and I have not had one,” says Christopher Taylor. Not until...
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Over the past two decades, Michigan Medicine has grown increasingly dependent on a controversial...
Read More“I’ve been at Ann Arbor PD since I was a twenty-two-year-old kid,” explains Metzer, who retired as the department’s interim chief in October. “This has just felt like a home to me.” But, she adds, “sometimes an opportunity...
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In October, city council authorized the purchase of two electric refuse trucks. “It’s...
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The Detroit Free Press called it an “historic power shift.” Empowered by a citizen-led...
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To prevent gaps in coverage during Covid, the federal government ordered state health agencies to...
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After Affirmative Action: At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative...
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Webster Bivens may have been a drug dealer, but his place in law enforcement history is not...
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