Before a nationwide campaign is launched promoting the Ann Arbor region, some are suggesting that it be corrected for grammatical errors. The Pure Michigan promotion touts the slogan, “Ann Arbor Does It Up Different.”
It’s been one year since the Ann Arbor School Board selected Dr. Patricia Green as the new superintendent for the Ann Arbor Public Schools. Lucy Ann Lance and Dean Erskine talked with her on 1290 WLBY to mark the anniversary.
Leaplings like Peter Fletcher only get to properly celebrate their birthday every four years. Here's his take on leap years and his connection to the Lindbergh family and Ann Arbor astronaut Jack Lousma.
Brandon Jessup, CEO of Michigan Forward, says the group is close to turning in petitions with enough signatures to put the state's controversial emergency manager law before Michigan voters on the November ballot.
Lucy Ann Lance had no idea who was going to help her judge the Future Stars 2012 event at Pioneer High — until the audience erupted in cheers. "I turned around and I, too, was starstruck,'' she writes. "Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson and wide receiver Kelvin Grady began pulling out the two chairs to my left. As the crowd continued to scream, I said to Denard, "Stand up and wave. They love you.'''
In an interview on The Lucy Ann Lance Business Insider on 1290 WLBY this past week, Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje talked with me and Dean Erskine about Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State, fixing Ann Arbor roads, and the Pedestrian Crosswalk Ordinance.
If you take prescription medication, you may be experiencing difficulty obtaining your prescriptions because of a nationwide shortage of some drugs. There were 267 new prescription drug shortages last year, an increase from 211 reported in 2010. In 2004 there were only 58. These figures were recently compiled by the ...
There is a pervasive sadness in our community over the death of Police Chief Greg O’Dell. Even if you didn’t know him, you came to admire him through the beautiful memories shared by his friends and colleagues at the Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University, and University of Michigan police departments ...
A difference in perspective can change everything. Turned away from the TV where the Detroit Lions were getting ready to tackle the Green Bay Packers, I was tackling the final touches on the Thanksgiving side dishes while American Idol’s Lauren Alaina was starting to sing the National Anthem. Then it ...
After graduating from Saline High School a few years ago, my niece traveled the world. Julie speaks numerous languages and loves immersing herself in different cultures. She is now taking online classes at Washtenaw Community College, while living in Finland. WCC staff, especially FlexEd Program Manager Michele O'Neil, has been ...
Efforts are underway to make the Huron River more of a community magnet by cleaning it up and building it up with businesses and river-friendly features. Laura Rubin, executive director of the Huron River Watershed Council, talked with me recently on 1290 WLBY about the RiverUp! Project and how it ...
An educated work force is the key to Michigan’s future as the state transitions to a knowledge-based economy, but we are still lagging when it comes to creating a place where talent wants to call home. So, what’s missing? Earlier this week on 1290 WLBY I talked with Lou Glazer, ...
Tanya Hilgendorf and Conan SmithThe interpretation of a Michigan law that dates back to 1919 is at the center of a debate over mandated funding for animal control in Washtenaw County. The Humane Society of Huron Valley, with an overall budget of $4.2 million, receives $500,000 a year in county ...
Editor's note: The following is from one of two on-air interviews conducted by Lucy Ann Lance and producer Dean Erskine over the past couple of weeks with Tanya Hilgendorf, executive director of the Humane Society of Huron Valley, and Washtenaw County Board Chairman Conan Smith over a proposed 50 percent ...
Editor's note: The following is from one of two on-air interviews conducted by Lucy Ann Lance and producer Dean Erskine over the past couple of weeks with Washtenaw County Board Chairman Conan Smith and Tanya Hilgendorf, executive director of the Humane Society of Huron Valley, over a proposed 50 percent ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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