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: • Emergency food help up dramatically in Washtenaw County in 4 years • Roger Fraser tells Ann Arbor City Council to set aside politics to make budget decisions • WITH VIDEO AND POLL: Senate reform proposal a threat to all public universities' independence, University of Michigan president says • Michigan football recruiting class light on five-star players, heavy on good fits • WITH POLL: Report linking autism with childhood vaccines retracted; what do you think? • SPUR Studios fills up with creative types in Ypsilanti • Ann Arbor officials take action to add more farmland to Greenbelt • Rick Snyder to air Super Bowl ad in Michigan as gubernatorial finances reported • Ned Staebler out-raising Jeff Irwin for 53rd District state House seat • City officials, artists share concerns that Ann Arbor may be losing its cultural vitality • Saline painters share new views of majestic Braun Farms • Downtown Ann Arbor Borders no longer allowing dogs in store • Retail moves on East Liberty Street create new Ann Arbor 'fashion destination' as Tortoise and Hare closes; Pangea Piercing, Sole Sisters move in • Agreement finalized between Bill Riney and ITC in Ypsilanti Township tree dispute • Lincoln Consolidated Schools to empty Bessie Hoffman, move multiage program to main campus • Robber hits University of Michigan student with baseball bat in Ann Arbor • Man exposes himself to children in Dexter, deputies say

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News: • ASSOCIATED PRESS: Ypsilanti pastor among three seeking to have hate crime law declared unconstitutional • Differences in priorities between patients and doctors part of complications in managing care, University of Michigan survey finds • Eastern Michigan University's Autism Collaborative Center featured today on PBS • Eastern Michigan University hires new general counsel • New University of Michigan study finds boys with higher body fat more likely to delay puberty • Ann Arbor gas prices down 6 cents this week to $2.63 per gallon • DAILY LINKS TO ANN ARBOR: U-M housing official responds to report of strippers in dorm; Woody predicts 6 more weeks of winter • Ypsilanti police investigate West Forest Avenue break-in • Ypsilanti police investigate stabbing • Ypsilanti teenager charged with burglarizing house in Saline

Business Review: • Ann Arbor biotech firm NanoBio awarded critical patent • Tough economy spurs shift to cheaper liquor • TODAY'S BUSINESS NEWS LINKS: U.S. pending home sales rise; Steelcase cuts 65 jobs in Grand Rapids

• NOW OPEN: Silvio's Organic Pizza expansion raises profile of Ann Arbor restaurant • Ann Arbor-area gas station closings stem from U.S. sales drop • New Ann Arbor Papa John's franchise owner will market to neighborhoods, not just college students • Zingerman's Candy Manufactory in Ann Arbor ahead of its first-year sales target • OUT OF BUSINESS: Ann Arbor-area gas station closings stem from U.S. sales drop

Sports: • Northwestern guard Drew Crawford found his confidence against Michigan • MICHIGAN DAILY: U-M President Mary Sue Coleman says she's not in running for NCAA presidency • MVICTORS.COM: We're pretty sure this would be frowned upon these days • A.M. COLLEGE SPORTS LINKS: Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez a good 'closer' and other links • Northwestern guard Drew Crawford found his confidence against Michigan • Michigan basketball team relies on improved defense to avenge January loss to Northwestern • Chat live about Michigan basketball at noon with Michael Rothstein • Michigan basketball assistant Jerry Dunn is back in an administrative role • ASSOCIATED PRESS: Eastern Michigan basketball team wins nail-biter at Akron, 62-59 • ASSOCIATED PRESS: A quiet start to the week of hype leading into the Super Bowl • VIDEO: Michigan football recruit Jordan Paskorz highlight tape • Ignore the rumors about the Big Ten, Pitt associate athletic director Tweets • HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Late 3-pointer, strong defense lead Father Gabriel Richard girls basketball; Milan still perfect in Huron League and more Monday results

Entertainment: • A.M. ENTERTAINMENT LINKS: Oscar nominations; "Lost" ruminations; Grammy dominations; and more • U-M group hosting ballroom dance competition in Saline

• So Percussion playing at University of Michigan Museum of Art • Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley coming to The Ark • Ben Huh of Failblog and other popular sites coming to AADL • Ralph Stanley playing The Ark, still carrying the standard for classic bluegrass • WITH POLL: What's happening around Ann Arbor, Feb. 1-7: Our picks & your votes

Community: • Tuesday's with the dietician: Myths and Misconception on Weight Loss • A special evening: Daddy Daughter Dance coming to Ann Arbor on Feb. 12 • Get out and about on Groundhog Day • AnnArbor.com's Lost & Found Pets: Feb. 2 • Meet Wendy - AnnArbor.com's Pet of the Week • PARENTING: Do boys need to be boys? • You Should Only Be Happy: Entering the Manischewitz Cook-Off • Peggy Lampman's Tuesday dinnerFeed: Meatloaf in paradise • Why Do I Like Native Plants? Let me count the ways! • Lackluster Novi Home Improvement Show • Twice a Day, Even a Busted Clock Gets it Right

News about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • Ann Arbor Chronicle: 17th Monthly Milestone: Groundhog Day and giving up on your childhood dreams • Michigan Daily: 'U' surgeon reflects on mission to Haiti • ASSOCIATED PRESS: President Barack Obama to nominate Lana Pollack to International Joint Commission • Detroit News: U-M to press for more stem cell research for minorities • Spero News: University of Michigan prepares for 50th anniversary of Peace Corps • Ann Arbor Chronicle: Skepticism on 415 W. Washington Measure • Crain's Detroit Business: Jeffrey Williams replaces Jennifer Baird as Accuri Cytometers CEO