In August, its first full month online, AnnArbor.com drew 129,000 unique visitors, according to Nielsen. The audience-tracking firm says that readers devoted an average of 17.5 minutes a day to reading the online replacement for...
Read More“This is quite the landmark settlement,” says Paul Wright, editor of Prison Legal Review. Wright is referring to a $100 million deal reached this summer by the state attorney general and lawyers representing hundreds...
Read MoreThe recession is taking its toll on Ann Arbor’s arts and culture world, and local community foundations are picking up the slack. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan ran a high-profile online matching funds...
Read MoreClick here to view of zoomable map of August crime reports from the Ann Arbor Police Department and the public safety departments of the U-M and Pittsfield Township.Burglars were hard at work in August, tallying 108 break-ins...
Read MoreMiniature scenes of Native American life are among the most popular displays at the U-M Exhibit Museum. But now they’re being removed–because Native Americans say they’re outdated and hurtful.For nearly half a...
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The departure of Ave Maria School of Law for Florida spelled opportunity for the fast-growing Thomas M. Cooley Law School.Ave Maria’s former building on Plymouth reopens this month as Cooley’s Ann Arbor campus....
Read MoreIn the aftermath of the global financial meltdown, it’s a rare piece of real estate that’s holding its value. But it seems to be happening at Ashley Mews–at least for the eight small “affordable...
Read MoreA laid-off Ann Arborite hopes his star will rise as designer of the new Michigan Movie Magazine. “Nobody’s getting paid,” says Marck Heisler, an EMU grad who recently lost his job with Sheridan Books....
Read More“The recession is driving enrollment pretty dramatically,” says Washtenaw Community College president Larry Whitworth.In the last academic year, WCC saw enrollment increases of 10 percent, 7 percent, and 16 percent...
Read MoreRadio Free Bacon is back for its third season–in a new, far roomier home. For its first two seasons, the locally produced weekly live radio variety show was broadcast from the patio at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, first by...
Read MoreWhen the votes were tallied in last month’s Democratic primaries, the defeat of influential Third Ward council member Leigh Greden was generally viewed as an upset.But mayor John Hieftje, who endorsed Greden in the...
Read MoreClick here to view of zoomable map of July crime reports from the Ann Arbor Police Department and the public safety departments of the U-M and Pittsfield Township. Burglaries, robberies, and vehicle thefts all increased from...
Read MoreSince taking office in January, Washtenaw County sheriff Jerry Clayton has lost fifteen pounds and his trademark goatee.A big man with the broad-shouldered build of a former EMU football player, Clayton lost the weight working...
Read MoreWhether he’s climbing Mt. Rainer, renovating a historic building, or developing problem-solving software using what he calls “swarm think,” Ann Arbor native Mike Kessler brings passion and creativity to the...
Read MoreNo one is unhappier with Arborland’s decision to eliminate its AATA bus stop last month than commuters with disabilities. The stop at the shopping center was replaced by two stops on either side of Washtenaw. While there...
Read MoreQ: What is the story behind the houses being built on the northeast corner of Nixon and Bluett? Why would anyone build a bunch of new houses in this economic climate?A: The developer, Mohammad Sarwar, moved to Ann Arbor to be...
Read MoreVacant so long that part of the roof has collapsed, the faded white house at 1315 North Main is surrounded by a jungle of overgrowth. Neighbors can’t recall who last lived there, and for years the county unsuccessfully...
Read MoreFor undocumented immigrants, the recession is especially brutal.”I’d say my income has gone down about 40 percent,” says “Manuel,” a dishwasher in a local restaurant. “There aren’t many...
Read MoreUAW trainer Luis Vazquez is planning a protest. Not at GM–what’s the point?–but at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. The former market commission chair says he plans to target Kapnick’s Orchards, which...
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