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.

Top headlines on our site: • University of Michigan employees take salary freezes and lower pay increases this year • Ann Arbor crime statistics for Dec. 13 - Dec. 19, 2009 • Ypsilanti developer Stewart Beal receives extension; roads to reopen within 16 days • Top 10 winter safety tips for motorists in Washtenaw County • Ann Arbor City Council holds off on expanding parking meter enforcement hours • Public art, municipal center sculpture earn favor of Ann Arbor City Council • Ypsilanti developer Stewart Beal receives extension; roads to reopen within 16 days • Stolen puppy returned to the Humane Society of Huron Valley • Ann Arbor prosecutor pleads guilty to drunk driving charge • Prisoner sentenced for attempting to get Washtenaw County Prosecutor Brian Mackie audited • WITH VIDEO: Ann Arbor-to-Detroit rail project part of Senate spending bills • New study concludes no threat of failure at Ann Arbor's Argo Dam

Other news by section:

News: • Stolen puppy returned to the Humane Society of Huron Valley • Deputies investigate two unarmed robberies in Ypsilanti Township • Ypsilanti Township man charged with carrying a concealed weapon • Washtenaw County increasing drunken driving patrols for holiday season • Pinball Pete's demolition to restrict traffic next week • Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies chase down wanted man after report of shots fired • 3 people arrested in Ypsilanti Township after handgun, suspected crack found • 'Disconnect' between hospital marketing and actual outcomes, U-M professor says • Bullet hits Ann Arbor condo unit • Daughter of Ann Arbor City Council Member Marcia Higgins dies at 31 • Man dies in Augusta Township accident, deputies say

Business Review •

Buyer of ex-Visteon factory in Ypsilanti will use site for manufacturing • Holiday shopping hours for Washtenaw County and beyond • Revamped inventory has Ann Arbor's Acme Mercantile feeling rosy about Christmas season • Beal Properties attracts medical marijuana grower for Detroit complex • Mix of new and established businesses in Ypsilanti's Depot Town are attracting shoppers • Ypsilanti's Cheeky Monkey to close by end of January

Sports: • Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez seeks to add business partners to lawsuit • Meryl Davis and Charlie White, ice-dancing U-M students, become YouTube hit • Michigan football team among finalists for recruit Sean Parker • WITH VIDEO: Linebacker Josh Furman commits to Michigan • MEANDERING: Wolverines still trying to find their touch as Big Ten season begins • Michigan guard Darius Morris is adjusting to life off the bench • VIDEO: Michigan coach John Beilein explains Michigan's shooting woes and the emergence of DeShawn Sims • Walk-on Eric Puls leaves Michigan basketball for engineering • ESPN analyst: Donovan Warren 'not the player he should be at this point'

Entertainment: • WDET changes schedule: WEMU could add cancellations; "Acoustic Cafe" gets new home • "Push" author Sapphire will appear in Ann Arbor on MLK Day • Bob Seger's "Early Seger" collection a mixed bag, but should please fans • The journey of two local mixed-media artists • University of Michigan Press expanding digital options • Added performance of "Christmas Carol'd" at Network will offer discounted family package • "The Image Wrought" exhibit at UMMA showcases photographic evolution

Community: • 

Santa visits children who entered AnnArbor.com's letter-writing contest • ADVENTURES IN MULTICULTURAL LIVING: Will you have a Kung Pao kosher Christmas? • PARENTING: Do you believe in Santa Claus? • Kung Pao Kosher Christmas? • Peggy Lampman's Tuesday dinnerFeed: Sherried shrimp bisque • Kids' behavior takes a turn for the worse at the holidays • Introducing our new pets column 'All Things Dog' by Bruce and Tracy Willoughby • Parenting: Family-friendly events for the week of Dec. 21 - 24 • Volunteer with the HRWC: Help Hunt for the Elusive Winter Stonefly

Four local homeowners entered our 'Deck the House' holiday decorating contest this year, which should make the voting a bit easier this year. The four homes are below; cast your vote!

The home with the most votes at the end of the week will be featured in a story on AnnArbor.com.

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More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • Detroit Free Press: U-M researchers say politics guided bank bailout allocations • Crain's Detroit Business: Walbridge to manage renovation of EMU's Pray-Harrold Building • Crain's Detroit Business: Ann Arbor cell phone recycler releases Top 10 list for 2009 • Detroit Free Press: Cookie club kneads women's lives together • Ypsilanti Citizen: Beal works with city for Thompson Block plan • Ann Arbor Chronicle: Column: All I Want for Christmas