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Posted on Fri, Feb 5, 2010 : 11:30 a.m.

Ann Arbor news roundup: Feb. 5

By AnnArbor.com Staff

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: • Ticket quota for Ypsilanti police officers is illegal, arbitrator finds • Fire displaces 18 people at River's Edge Townhomes in Ypsilanti Township • Washtenaw County residential property values still falling in 2010 • Washtenaw County school districts move forward on consolidating busing • Ypsilanti resident files complaint over new police chief's relationship with officer • Lincoln pays $25,000 to be named one of the top school districts in Michigan

Other news by section:

News: • Ann Arbor health care industry builds economy in state, panel says • GOVERNMENT FLEET: Ann Arbor nationally recognized for efforts to cut back petroleum use • The Detroit News: Many Michigan kids get 1st dose of H1N1 vaccine, but thousands still need 2nd dose • DAILY LINKS TO ANN ARBOR: Denise Ilitch expected at MEA candidate forum; Obama proposes help for students • Applications sought for Washtenaw County Community Emergency Response Team • Adam Hollier resigns from Ann Arbor school board; new applicants sought

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Business Review:

• Ann Arbor SPARK helped secure 2,118 new jobs for region, officials say • DAILY BUSINESS NEWS LINKS: Michigan unemployment drops to 9.7% in January • Mac's Acadian Seafood Shack in Saline launches new Connoisseur Club • Gov. Granholm: Create jobs by creating employers; U.S. launches probe into 2010 Prius brake issues • 400-seat Asia City Restaurant forming new 'Chinatown' hub in Ypsilanti Township • Washtenaw Country Club aims for April opening as sale to Polo Fields nearly finalized • United Bank & Trust consolidating under single charter as it narrows losses • DTE officials talking with Ann Arbor about using ex-Mich Con property for rail parking

Sports: • TODAY'S COLLEGE LINKS: Drop the charade and pay college football players • Fitzgerald Toussaint, young running backs ready for bigger roles at Michigan • NFL LINKS: Everybody has a Super Bowl prediction; The Who rock a press conference • A.M. PRO SPORTS LINKS: Detroit Tigers show they want to contend; Jeremy Bonderman works on a comeback • Northwestern women's basketball clutch down the stretch, sweeps season series with U-M • Chelsea swimmers come back to beat Skyline, lose to Saline • Colton Judge leads on the court, in the huddle for Whitmore Lake • SLIDESHOW: Images from Eastern Michigan basketball's 75-68 loss to Kent State • Eastern Michigan basketball misses opportunity in loss to Kent State • HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Milan girls basketball rallies, Dexter swimming dominates and more Thursday results • Devin Gardner, Conelius Jones give Michigan depth, competition at quarterback • Detroit Free Press: Michigan a place 'to start over' for football recruit Demar Dorsey • Michigan hockey holds on for 2-1 road victory against Bowling Green • TODAY'S OLYMPICS LINKS: Sports Illustrated cover of Lindsey Vonn draws heat

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Entertainment:

• Family-friendly events for the weekend of Feb. 5 - 7 • Linda Yohn returning to WEMU airwaves • Ark show, musical friends will help Kitty Donohoe celebrate a milestone • A.M. ENTERTAINMENT LINKS: Singers prep for Super Bowl; obscure music from Ypsi; a fake on Idol?; and more • Review: The Bad Plus at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre • Metro Times: "A Single Man": a portrait full of beauty and sadness • Review: University of Michigan’s “(Re)Visionary Dances” • Review: Encore Theatre’s “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” • Pioneer Theatre Guild Presents "Eurydice" • CINEMA CHAT: Roundup of movie awards, "A Single Man," "Dear John" and more • Nick's Original House of Pancakes home to delicious breakfast, lunch • Pioneer Theatre Guild Presents "Eurydice" • Forest Juziuk is a one-man arts community in Ann Arbor • Joseph Wambaugh's books inspired an Ann Arbor police officer

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Community:

• Celebrate World Nutella Day in Ann Arbor • Cheese Brioche from Petite Provence in Portland • Change your life for 27¢ • Peggy Lampman's Friday dinnerFeed: Green beans with goat cheese and toasted pecans • "Splendid Soups:" A Visit To MHealth's Cooking Class • HEALTH: Shoes: Your most important workout equipment? • WITH SLIDESHOW: Northeast Ann Arbor house remodeled, expanded for 'aging in place' • Novels to sink your teeth into • Bound by Sin: When Fear Inhibits Freedom • Hearing from Gelek Rimpoche live and through new media

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News about Ann Arbor elsewhere:

• Detroit Free Press: Denise Ilitch not a candidate yet, but she'll act like one • Michigan Daily: In Obama's budget proposal, help for students, researchers • MarkMaynard.com: Might there be good Chinese food in Ypsilanti's future? • Michigan Daily: Diagnosis trends offer look at racial attitudes, University of Michigan psychiatry professor says • Ypsilanti Citizen: Ypsilanti kombucha tea business takes off • Eastern Echo: EMU autism center featured on PBS • Chelsea Update: Grants reopen a Chelsea ball field • Ann Arbor Chronicle: Market Commission discusses finances and vendor applications