AnnArbor.com News - Category: News http://www.annarbor.com/ en-us kylefeldscher@annarbor.com Copyright 2013 2013-09-11T19:15:35-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Self-defense or 'execution'? Jury deliberating Ypsilanti murder case http://www.annarbor.com/news/self-defense-or-execution-jury-deliberating-ypsilanti-murder-case/?cmpid=RSS_link_news At 3:51 p.m. Wednesday, six men and six women began the task of deciding if Leonard Ware shot and killed Bhagavan Allen in a broad-daylight murder on an Ypsilanti street or in an act of self-defense.... 131605@http://www.annarbor.com/ At 3:51 p.m. Wednesday, six men and six women began the task of deciding if Leonard Ware shot and killed Bhagavan Allen in a broad-daylight murder on an Ypsilanti street or in an act of self-defense.

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]]> Crime | News | Ypsilanti 2013-09-11T19:15:35-04:00 Portion of Holmes Road to be closed for repaving in Ypsilanti Township http://www.annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/portion-of-holmes-road-to-be-closed-for-repaving-in-ypsilanti-township/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Traffic on a portion of Holmes Road in Ypsilanti Township will be restricted for nearly a week while the road is repaved, beginning Thursday.... 131604@http://www.annarbor.com/ Traffic on a portion of Holmes Road in Ypsilanti Township will be restricted for nearly a week while the road is repaved, beginning Thursday.


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]]> News | Ypsilanti 2013-09-11T19:11:49-04:00 Auction yields no sale of Smith Furniture Building in Ypsilanti after owner rejects high bid http://www.annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/auction-yields-no-sale-of-smith-furniture-building-in-ypsilanti-after-owner-rejects-high-bid/?cmpid=RSS_link_news The historic Smith Furniture Building in downtown Ypsilanti failed to sale at auction Wednesday afternoon after the owner rejected the high bid of $50,000. 131559@http://www.annarbor.com/ Smith_Furniture_Building_3.jpg

The owner rejected the high bid for the former Smith Furniture Building at an auction in Ypsilanti Wednesday.

Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com

And the winner is….

No one.

The historic downtown Ypsilanti Smith Furniture Building was set to sell at a billed-no-minimum-bid auction today, but a bid entered by Ann Arbor-area developer Phil Conlin for $50,000 was rejected by the building’s owner, James Pate.

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]]> News | Ypsilanti 2013-09-11T14:59:15-04:00 Cold front to come through Ann Arbor Wednesday night, severe thunderstorms possible http://www.annarbor.com/news/cold-front-to-come-through-ann-arbor-wednesday-night-severe-thunderstorms-possible/?cmpid=RSS_link_news The days of warm weather may be numbered in Ann Arbor, thanks to storms and a cold front that will come through the area Wednesday night and last through the weekend. 131558@http://www.annarbor.com/ The days of warm weather may be numbered in Ann Arbor, thanks to storms and a cold front that will come through the area Wednesday night and last through the weekend.

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]]> News 2013-09-11T14:57:43-04:00 Michigan Theater marquee to run on sun power http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/michigan-theater-marquee-to-run-on-sun-power/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Here comes the sun-powered Michigan Theater marquee - and it's all right. 131527@http://www.annarbor.com/ solarmichtheater2.jpeg

The solar array being installed on the Michigan Theater's roof this week. The power generated by the array will light up the theater's marquee.

Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News

Here comes the sun-powered Michigan Theater marquee - and it's all right.

Yes, installation of a rooftop solar array - an electrical device made up of connected solar cells - should be completed this week at Ann Arbor's historic Michigan Theater. Once the system is in place and operational, it should generate enough electricity to power the marquee, after its incandescent bulbs are replaced with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps.

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]]> Business Review | Entertainment | News 2013-09-11T14:30:00-04:00 AAATA to propose expanded bus service, longer contract to Pittsfield Township http://www.annarbor.com/news/aaata-to-propose-expanded-bus-service-longer-contract-to-pittsfield-township/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Pittsfield Township and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority will begin discussions on a possible expansion of service and extended contract term. 131547@http://www.annarbor.com/ Pittsfield Township and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority will begin discussions on a possible expansion of service and extended contract term.

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]]> News 2013-09-11T14:11:26-04:00 Ann Arbor schools officials launch blogs as district ramps up communications http://www.annarbor.com/news/education/ann-arbor-schools-officials-launch-blogs-as-district-ramps-up-communications/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Both the superintendent and Board of Education president for Ann Arbor Public Schools have launched blogs this year to discuss school issues. 131473@http://www.annarbor.com/ 091013 JEANICE KERR SWIFT.JPG

Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift walks through a class at Logan Elementary School on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 3, 2013.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

Both the superintendent and Board of Education president for Ann Arbor Public Schools have launched blogs this year to discuss school issues.


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]]> Education | News 2013-09-11T13:33:00-04:00 Chelsea City Council sets deadline for bids on old police station http://www.annarbor.com/news/chelsea/chelsea-city-council-sets-deadline-for-bids-on-old-police-station/?cmpid=RSS_link_news The Chelsea City Council set a deadline for bids to purchase the city's old police station building at its meeting Tuesday night. 131514@http://www.annarbor.com/ Chelsea_police1.jpg

Bids will be accepted for the old chelsea police station until 10 a.m. September 20.

The Chelsea City Council set a deadline for bids to purchase the city’s old police station building at its meeting Tuesday night, Chelsea Update reported.

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]]> Business Review | Chelsea | News 2013-09-11T11:47:34-04:00 Ann Arbor area National Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced http://www.annarbor.com/news/education/ann-arbor-area-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-announced/?cmpid=RSS_link_news The National Merit Scholarship program announced 102 students from Washtenaw County have been named semifinalists in its 2014 competition. 131397@http://www.annarbor.com/ The National Merit Scholarship program announced 102 students from Washtenaw County have been named semifinalists in its 2014 competition.

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]]> Education | News 2013-09-11T07:36:00-04:00 Perceived shortage of taxi stands in downtown Ann Arbor getting discussion http://www.annarbor.com/news/perceived-shortage-of-taxi-stands-in-downtown-ann-arbor-getting-discussion/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Some people are concerned that there are not enough taxi stands for cab drivers in Ann Arbor, particularly on weekend nights when there's a lot of bar activity. 131470@http://www.annarbor.com/ taxi_stand_090913_RJS_001.jpg

Local cab drivers Randall Grenham of Blue Cab and Rick Albitus of Amazing Blue Taxi stop to chat Monday night at a taxi stand on Washington Street, just west of Main Street, in downtown Ann Arbor.

Ryan Stanton | AnnArbor.com

As chairman of the city's Taxicab Board, Ann Arbor City Council Member Stephen Kunselman hears a lot about the ins and outs of the local taxi industry.

One concern that's surfaced recently, Kunselman said, is there might not be enough taxi stands — curbside parking spots reserved for cab drivers — in the downtown.

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]]> Business Review | Government | News 2013-09-11T05:59:55-04:00 Scio holding final public input hearing on township-funded road repair http://www.annarbor.com/news/scio-holding-final-public-input-hearing-on-township-funded-road-repair/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Scio Township will hold the second of two public input hearings Thursday to discuss a plan that would create a Special Assessment District (SAD) to improve the township's roads. 131474@http://www.annarbor.com/ 13383108-mmmain.jpeg

Repairs on local roads in Scio Township could be funded by a township-wide special assessment district. (Ann Arbor News file photo)

Scio Township will hold the second of two public input hearings Thursday to discuss a plan that would create a Special Assessment District (SAD) to improve the township’s roads.

The plan calls for an $85 fee per parcel to be assessed on all land in the township for the next 10 years.

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]]> News 2013-09-11T05:59:30-04:00 Ypsilanti officials: Former Boys and Girls Club site could become new residential housing project http://www.annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti-officials-former-boys-and-girls-club-site-could-become-new-residential-housing-project/?cmpid=RSS_link_news A site formerly used by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan in Ypsilanti has been listed by the city for $285,000 and officials hope the property can be redeveloped for a housing project. 131472@http://www.annarbor.com/ A site formerly used by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan in Ypsilanti has been listed by the city for $285,000 and officials hope the property can be redeveloped for a housing project.

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]]> Business Review | News | Ypsilanti 2013-09-11T05:57:00-04:00 Software development firm SRT Solutions acquired by Grand Rapids-based Atomic Object http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/software-development-firm-srt-solutions-acquired-by-grand-rapids-based-atomic-object/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Grand Rapids-based Atomic Object announced Wednesday morning that it has acquired SRTSolutions for an undisclosed sum. 131477@http://www.annarbor.com/ 101809_BillWagner1.jpg

Bill Wagner, who founded SRT Solutions in 2000 with Dianne Marsh, plans to stay in Ann Arbor after the sale of the company. He will continue developing programming curricula and working on open source applications for Humanitarian Toolbox.

Photo by Mark Bialek | For AnnArbor.com

Ann Arbor software developers Bill Wagner and Dianne Marsh founded SRT Solutions in 2000 and built a company that counted General Motors, Dominos and the University of Michigan among its long list of clients.

Grand Rapids-based Atomic Object announced Wednesday morning that it has acquired the software development firm for an undisclosed sum.

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]]> Business Review | News 2013-09-11T05:57:00-04:00 Real Estate One finalizes deal to acquire Ann Arbor-based Charles Reinhart Company http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/real-estate-one-finalizes-deal-to-acquire-ann-arbor-based-charles-reinhart-company/?cmpid=RSS_link_news Southfield-based Real Estate One finalized a deal Tuesday morning to acquire Charles Reinhart Company, a real estate firm founded 43 years ago in Ann Arbor. 131471@http://www.annarbor.com/ Southfield-based Real Estate One finalized a deal Tuesday morning to acquire Charles Reinhart Company, a real estate firm founded 43 years ago in Ann Arbor.

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]]> Business Review | News 2013-09-11T05:57:00-04:00 'America's Got Talent' recap: Forte wows crowd and judges with 'My Heart Will Go On' http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/americas-got-talent-recap-forte-wows-crowd-and-judges-with-my-heart-will-go-on/?cmpid=RSS_link_news NBCU-M grad and Saline resident Sean Panikkar sang the Spanish version of “My Heart Will Go On” with the opera-singing trio Forte on Tuesday night’s episode of “America’s Got Talent,” but will Forte go on - to the finals?... 131480@http://www.annarbor.com/ forte.jpg

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U-M grad and Saline resident Sean Panikkar sang the Spanish version of “My Heart Will Go On” with the opera-singing trio Forte on Tuesday night’s episode of “America’s Got Talent,” but will Forte go on - to the finals?

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