Robot Farewell
They were here: ten shiny, bicycle-wheeled robots. Then suddenly, they were gone. Refraction...
Read MoreThey were here: ten shiny, bicycle-wheeled robots. Then suddenly, they were gone. Refraction...
Read MoreNov 18, 2021 | Government, News |
“We call it the Washtenaw County Rescue Plan,” laughs county board chair Sue Shink....
Read MoreNov 17, 2021 | Government, News |
The more than 18,000 Ann Arborites who voted in November overwhelmingly approved four amendments...
Read MoreThe U-M enrolled 50,278 undergrad, grad, and professional students this fall–an all-time...
Read MoreLast year, most observers picked Michigan’s men’s basketball team to finish in the...
Read MoreNov 17, 2021 | Environment, Government, News |
When world leaders met in Glasgow in early November to grapple with the accelerating climate...
Read MoreWhen the shutdown order came in March of 2020, “we went immediately virtual,” recalls...
Read MoreQ. Is it true that the U-M has one of the best marine engineering departments in the country? How did that happen in landlocked Ann Arbor?A. EduRank places the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME)...
Read MoreFor years, people who pass by the former Washtenaw County Road Commission site across from the Ann...
Read MoreOct 20, 2021 | News |
There are candidates on the ballot in Chelsea, Milan, and Saline, and Pittsfield Township is trying again to pass a public safety millage (see Up Front, p. 11). Ann Arbor’s issues are at least as weighty but more complex:...
Read MoreOct 20, 2021 | News |
In May, Pittsfield voters turned down a renewal and increase in the township’s public safety...
Read MoreOct 20, 2021 | News |
“Everybody was surprised” at the announcement, says a veteran professor—who, like many...
Read MoreSep 17, 2021 | News |
There may be 100,000 people cramming into Michigan Stadium’s bleachers each Saturday, but...
Read MoreThe July killing of John Myrick IV at the State Street Village Apartments was the third homicide...
Read More“I am confident that it’s going to work.””On August 30th, you’ll...
Read MoreAug 19, 2021 | News |
In January both the city and the county looked at asking voters to approve new millages. Following...
Read MoreAug 18, 2021 | News |
“This was a tough decision because we all liked Mr. Crawford,” says Ward 5...
Read MoreAug 18, 2021 | News |
Frei, a forest health specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, describes it...
Read MoreAug 1, 2021 | News |
Michigan’s Covid-19 vaccine lottery wasn’t a shot in the arm for the state’s...
Read MoreWhen it opened in 1995, Ann Arbor’s Materials Recovery Facility put the city on the leading...
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