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Posted on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 : 11:30 a.m.

Ann Arbor news roundup: March 16

By Erica Hobbs

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

Business Review:

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• Ann Arbor's V2V evolves with changes to store size and special occasion line • Wall Street Journal: Washtenaw County businesses give nation glimpse of bank loan fallout • Tio's move to East Liberty Street in Ann Arbor turns out to be good for business • Economy influences ethics: EMU's Ethos Week highlights business morality • Column: Paula Gardner: Masco Cabinetry proposal in Ann Arbor Township promises many benefits to region • Daryl Weinert: Small companies bring big opportunities to Michigan

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

Entertainment:

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• Mega-Guide: The Stooges induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Opinion: Most shocking thing about Stooges' Hall of Fame induction: it happened • Concert Preview With Jukebox: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band bringing classic sound to The Ark • Art Review With Slideshow: "Will Build to Suit" exhibit explores assemblage at Riverside Art Center • Adventures in Multicultural Living: Prom Night In Mississippi at AADL Thursday • Concert Review: Three's a magic number in Takács concert at Rackham Auditorium

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