Ann Arbor news roundup: Dec. 16
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: • Michigan unemployment fell to 14.7 percent in November • Ypsilanti Township reduces its police force by 18% • Yellow Barn provides a home for out-of-the-ordinary arts events • Ann Arbor's NanoBio strikes multimillion-dollar licensing deal with GlaxoSmithKline • Ann Arbor's Domino's Pizza changes core pizza recipe • "Biggest Loser" to feature father and daughter from Ann Arbor • Ann Arbor-based research center: Michigan's health care spending lower than national average • Residents, owners of Arbor Dog Daycare at odds over expansion • Ann Arbor residents invited to ZORO project meeting Wednesday • Top 9 tips for handling medical bills when times get tight • Ann Arbor area residents: Heed these winter wonderland driving tips
Other news by section:
News: • Ann Arbor City Council Member Carsten Hohnke taking calls tonight on 'Ward Talk' • Ypsilanti City Council delays vote on Thompson Block lane closure • Dexter crew member is a finalist in global 'Voices of McDonald’s III' competition • Washtenaw County will start offering H1N1 vaccines by appointment this week • AATA reduces bus service for holidays • Pittsfield Township asks residents to pick up pet waste to protect Malletts Creek • 10 horses and a pony killed in Salem Township fire • Prostitution sting nabs two Ypsilanti Township women, deputies say • Woman robbed near Eastern Michigan University parking structure • Vehicle hits pedestrian, leaves scene, Ypsilanti police say • Chelsea Police Department encourages users to register to receive crime alerts
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Sports
• Michigan linebacker Brandon Smith misses team meeting, may look to transfer
• VIDEO: Michigan basketball coach John Beilein's press conference preparing for Kansas
• Notebook: Michigan basketball team's defense faces stiff challenge with No. 1 Kansas
• Michigan women's basketball point guard Dayeesha Hollins comfortable in new role
• MEANDERING: Big Ten expansion talk, more morning links
• Cuts to athletics part of Ypsilanti schools' deficit elimination plan
• Michigan, athletic director Bill Martin 'open-minded' about Big Ten expansion
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Entertainment: • Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra celebrating the release of its first CD Thursday • Riverside Arts Center offering free tickets to "Auntie Mame" • WITH POLL: Stooges named to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Tickets going fast for Jeff Daniels' "Onstage and Unplugged" • Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac highlights 2009 Crossroads Ceili this weekend • Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre marks 25 years of "Nutcracker," shows start Friday
Community: • Visit to Risk's Apiary & Honey House: home of Swarm Naturals • Silvio's Pizza expanding into space on North University formerly occupied by Beanie June • Getting healthy in Michigan: Confessions of a (very) curvy girl: Part five • New contributor to write about being homeless in Washtenaw County • Meat not good enough for fast-food chains sometimes served in public schools • Oh Be Joyful: Ministry Through Dance • "You Should Only Be Happy" ... Eating doughnuts on the 6th night of Chanukkah • Performers will be remembered as a major addition this holiday season at Briarwood Mall
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More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • Ann Arbor Chronicle: Northfield to Greenbelt: Keep Out • Concentrate: NIGHT & DAY: Theatrical Inspiration • Crain's Detroit Business: Software developed by Thomson Reuters helps workers sort out health care coverage options