Ann Arbor news roundup: March 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: • Ann Arbor area's bars and restaurants see green on St. Patrick's Day • Ann Arbor City Council joins effort to woo Google fiber project • Ann Arbor City Council postpones vote on cell phone ban • Analyst says 'non-educational spending' a problem in Ypsilanti schools; administration disagrees • Washtenaw County sheriff's deputy accused of indecent exposure, soliciting sex
Other news by section:
News: • Ann Arbor City Council approves contracts for single-stream recycling • Dominick Lanza sworn in as Ann Arbor fire chief • New rule to prompt University of Michigan to re-examine holdings of Native American human remains • Ann Arbor Dine Out for Haiti raises nearly $2,000 for earthquake relief • Ypsilanti to support Ann Arbor's bid for Google's high speed broadband network
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Sports: • Michigan opens spring football practice Tuesday; 5 storylines to watch • Michigan, Eastern Michigan women qualify for WNIT • Opinion: Despite not making the NCAAs, Michigan women's basketball has reason for optimism • Today's College Pro Sports Links: Suzy Merchant, Michigan State draw Bowling Green; WNIT next for Michigan women • Today's Pro Sports Links: Tomas Holmstrom lifts Red Wings; Tigers wonder why Joel Zumaya is struggling • Milan gets manhandled in Class B regional battle of the Big Reds • Huron basketball tops North Farmington, plays regional final on Wednesday • Lincoln takes Inkster to the wire before losing a regional semifinal
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Community: • All the Brews Fit to Pint: The local beer drinker's guide to St. Patrick's Day • You Should Only Be Happy: St. Paddy's Day Brown Soda Bread • This Week's Recommended Read: "The Time Machine" by HG Wells • Peggy Lampman's Tuesday dinnerFeed: Cuban black beans and pork • Parenting Q & A: Ditch the cell phone, and use walks for quality time with baby • Ann Arbor Native: Native plants and the critters that love them • Gross, Gorgonzola (a poem about kids and broken windows) • Meet Madeline - AnnArbor.com's Pet of the Week
News about Ann Arbor from elsewhere: • Ann Arbor Chronicle: AAPS weighs schools of choice program • Ypsilanti Citizen: Mutts march in Ypsilanti parade • Michigan Daily: Regents to consider construction, honorary degrees at meeting this week, including one for President Obama