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Top headlines on our site: • Revamped inventory has Ann Arbor's Acme Mercantile feeling rosy about Christmas season • Lt. Amy Walker to be Ypsilanti's next police chief • ACLU files brief requesting charges be dismissed against homeless man • Where is Ann Arbor headed? City employees will find out Jan. 12 • University of Michigan employees take salary freezes and lower pay increases this year • Ann Arbor area shoe stores deluged with shoppers seeking Nike's Air Jordan XI Space Jams • In Ann Arbor, plenty of opportunities to turn left on red • 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

Other news by section:

News: • Ypsilanti Township man killed after one-vehicle crash, medical issue may be the cause • Victim robbed at gunpoint in his Ypsilanti Township home • Burglars kick in door to Ypsilanti Township home and steal items • Ypsilanti Township homeowner scares away possible intruders • University of Michigan partnership in running for $10,000 prize • Ann Arbor library board votes to change election schedule •

Stolen puppy returned to the Humane Society of Huron Valley • Ann Arbor man victimized by hacker • Ann Arbor man arrested after drunken driving crash in Ypsilanti • 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

Business Review • ASSOCIATED PRESS: Holiday shopping stragglers find shortages of hot items • Buyer of ex-Visteon factory in Ypsilanti will use site for manufacturing • Holiday shopping hours for Washtenaw County and beyond • 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: • DETROIT FREE PRESS: Tom Brady calls current state of Michigan football 'ugly' •

Michigan basketball team beats Coppin State, 76-46 • Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez seeks to add business partners to lawsuit • Samford hands EMU its first home-court loss of the season • Strong first half propels Huron past Detroit Renaissance • 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

Entertainment: • “Music Man” to screen at the Michigan on Friday morning • WDET changes schedule: WEMU could add cancellations; "Acoustic Cafe" gets new home • University Musical Society seeking volunteer ushers • Ann Arbor Civic Theatre offers discount for "Nine" filmgoers • Art & Exhibits list • "Push" author Sapphire will appear in Ann Arbor on MLK Day • ASSOCIATED PRESS: Meryl Davis and Charlie White, ice-dancing U-M students, become YouTube hit • Bob Seger's "Early Seger" collection a mixed bag, but should please fans

Community: • Last-minute gift shopping ideas around Ann Arbor • Ask Ari: Do you ever cook at home? • University of Michigan Museum of Art, a great place to shop for local, eco-conscious gifts of Art • Feeding the band members before their gig, Part 3 • Peggy Lampman's Wednesday dinnerFeed: Spinach & leek stuffed potatoes • This Week's Recommended Read: "A Room with a View" • Running in cold weather, now that there's snow on the ground • 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?

More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • BusinessWeek: U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Rose to 72.5 • Ann Arbor Chronicle: Washtenaw Jail Diary: Chapter 6, Part 1 • Detroit News: Families can 'Cirque' for the holidays, explore Ann Arbor museums • 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