Ann Arbor news roundup: Jan. 7
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.
Saline's Noah Woody, right, lunges into the mid-section of Chelsea's Stephen Nelson in the 135-pound match of the Bulldogs' 44-34 win over the Hornets during Wednesday's SEC duals in Saline. (Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com)
Top headlines on our site: • Weather affecting tonight's high school sports schedule • Updates on traffic incidents around the Ann Arbor area • Snow leads to crashes in Ann Arbor area; 3-5 inches predicted • Athletic directors recount their first-year experiences for Michigan's David Brandon • AnnArbor.com adds topics on Health and Pets • Plan would have eliminated Saline High School's math department in favor of online classes • Ann Arbor DDA approves $50,000 to hire consultant for Library Lot proposal process • Ypsilanti Township real estate scheme victims testify against condo developer • Ann Arbor under weather advisory; 3 to 5 inches of snow expected • Washtenaw County commissioners' retirement benefits, travel expenses talk of annual meeting • Ann Arbor office vacancy climbs to 17.62 percent
Other news by section:
Business Review: • Ann Arbor's Arboretum Ventures hires ex-Aastrom Biosciences CEO George Dunbar • Last-minute holiday shoppers help December retail sales grow across U.S. • Managing aftermath of new recipe, marketing falls to new Domino's Pizza CEO • University of Michigan spinoff Lycera hires CEO, shifts headquarters to Massachusetts • Business Review's 2010 Ann Arbor area Commercial Real Estate Roundtable • Leasing rates fall as Ann Arbor office vacancy rate climbs • Longtime Ann Arbor investor Harry Hawkins still sees opportunity in the city • Save your money! Don’t bother buying these items this year • Desire and drive - is it enough? • Datebook: Shifting Gears and more • Paparazzi: Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce Year-Ender
Community: • Meet April Scarlett - New blogger for AnnArbor.com • Parenting: Help Your Teen Land That First Job • People & Achievements in the greater Ann Arbor area, including Dr. Eileen Kuet and the Chelsea Recreation Council • Video: First Tuesday tasting at Zingerman's Coffee Company • Egg Beaters custard is the perfect treat after holiday indulgences • Baking Banana Cupcakes • Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed: Quinoa with spaghetti squash & dill-almond pesto • Mochitsuki at U of M Center for Japanese Studies Saturday • Why I Teach Creative Writing • Sunday Meditation Blog begins by Susan Scott Morales • Catholic churches rev up Year for Priests in 2010
More news about Ann Arbor elsewhere: • Associated Press: Pennsylvania crash kills Thomas Munsell of Ann Arbor • Associated Press: University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University get grants to prepare urban-area teachers