A small park at the corner of Walnut Street and South University Avenue, aptly named South University Park, is getting a makeover thanks to a generous citizen donation.
Esther Choi says there have been countless times when members of her family had their lives threatened while simply trying to run their Ann Arbor business. Choi, whose family owns the Broadway Party Store at 1027 Broadway St., said an April 9 incident in which her father was robbed at ...
The popularity of the new Argo Cascades feature on the Huron River may be bigger than the small parking lot near the city's canoe livery can handle. Hoping to provide a solution, the Ann Arbor City Council on Monday approved a lease with Huron River Holdings Inc. for use of ...
The Ann Arbor City Council gave initial approval Monday night to nearly $1.8 million worth of increases in water, sewer and stormwater rates, which will kick in July 1 once given final approval next month.
After years of staffing cutbacks in police and fire, the Ann Arbor City Council voted 8-2 early Tuesday morning to approve a city budget that begins a rebuilding process. "We got to where we wanted to be," said Mayor John Hieftje. "We did not, in fact, reduce safety services. In ...
Albert Howard has been disqualified from running as a Republican against Democratic Mayor John Hieftje this year, but he's not counting himself out. He pulled petitions on Friday to run as an Independent and has until July 19 to file to be placed on the November ballot. Hieftje has no ...
The Michigan Department of Transportation will proceed with plans to convert Jackson Avenue from four to three lanes, but it will wait until 2014.
More police officers and firefighters? A restoration of fall leaf pickup and holiday tree pickup services? Cuts to public art? The end of recycling rewards in Ann Arbor? Those are among the proposals on the table as the Ann Arbor City Council prepares to take final action on the 2012-13 ...
Dozens of other city employees - including many firefighters and police officers - are making significantly more money than their published base salaries would suggest, according to an analysis of city records obtained by AnnArbor.com under the Freedom of Information Act.
Here's a look at the total 2011 wages for active city of Ann Arbor employees who made at least $10,000 more than their current base salaries. The lefthand numbers show how much each employee made above his or her base salary. Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard was among the top gainers ...
Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor will consolidate emergency responder dispatch services this July - but that's six months behind the targeted start date set during budgeting. Now the county is paying toward an agreement that was anticipated to bring in revenue.
Margie Teall is kicking off her campaign for re-election to the Ann Arbor City Council with support from Mayor John Hieftje, who called her a neighborhood defender. "Margie Teall is a defender of 4th Ward neighborhoods," Hieftje said in a statement endorsing Teall, one of his close allies on council ...
The 1st Ward race for the Ann Arbor City Council leaves voters with a choice between a 26-year-old tennis coach and a 45-year-old accountant from Sri Lanka. No matter who wins between Eric Sturgis and Sumi Kailasapathy, there'll be a new face on council later this year, as incumbent Sandi ...
Last updated at 1:31 p.m. May 21 The deadline for partisan candidates to file to run in the Aug. 7 primary came and went Tuesday. Here's a list of candidates who filed in Washtenaw County. This list will be updated as other filings are confirmed.
The City of Ann Arbor's new program offering funds to business owners looking to make energy efficiency upgrades on their properties is off to a slow start, but the administrator is expecting things to pick up as soon as this week.
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