Louis Breskman's battle with the city of Ann Arbor sounds a little like the story of David and Goliath, but the homeowner says he's not expecting to slay the mighty giant. He believes he's out-matched against a deep-pocketed city government with a team of professional attorneys.
Louis Breskman says he's considering moving out of Ann Arbor after being "hassled by the city" for installing a wooden fence in front of his home. Breskman, who lives on West Madison Street with his fiancee, Meredith Newman, went toe-to-toe with the city's Historic District Commission last July after causing ...
A half-hour hearing inside city hall Thursday night wasn't enough to convince the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission to allow a homeowner to keep a new fence on his property. The verdict: It doesn't belong in the city's Old West Side Historic District. Louis Breskman, who lives in a 1920s-era ...
There's a fuss over a new fence in Ann Arbor's Old West Side Historic District, and city officials are trying to get the homeowner to take it down. "From our position, we were just trying to improve the property," said Louis Breskman, who lives in the house at 617 W. ...
A report compiled by the City of Ann Arbor and returned in response to a FOIA request shows that the keep-right sign and the in-street pedestrian crossing sign at the corner of West Washington Street and South Seventh Street, which were installed for the first time on Oct. 8, 2009, ...
The Old West Side was the latest stop for “Trivial Pursuits,” the film that’s been using Ann Arbor hot spots as a backdrop. On Tuesday afternoon, the camera crew played sardines on the back of a truck to film a bike-riding scene. After the filming was complete, they made a ...
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will pay a visit to the University of Michigan Sept. 11 to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Law School, the Detroit Free Press reports. The event is not open to the public; Roberts will take questions from U-M law students, faculty ...
Sometimes, it seems, the most magical little worlds live right down the street. On an ordinary walk one afternoon several years ago, my boys and I happened upon the proverbial hidden treasure. Just like Peter Pan’s magical Never-Never Land or the rabbit hole in Alice’s Wonderland, this little spot on ...
A molding company that focuses on advanced materials for a variety of industries is moving this fall from Plymouth to Saline, representing a company that moved to Washtenaw County because of the state's tax credit system.The firm, MMI Engineered Solutions, formerly known as Molded Materials, is consolidating a pair of ...
Frustration over Michigan’s inability to reverse the unemployment rate’s meteoric rise in recent months is morphing into a fierce debate about the effectiveness of the state’s economic development strategy. Ann Arbor is caught in the crossfire of the debate. The Ann Arbor region’s top selling points - proximity to the ...
Customers keep coming to the Washtenaw Dairy because it's traditional, it's comfortable and the ice cream cones are big. So Jim Smith, co-owner, says he's not about to mess with one of Ann Arbor's favorite fixtures. But every 10 years or so, the place needs a paint job. This decade's ...
The Old West Side's flower beds, yards, and porches provide aesthetic pleasures. But it is the whimsical that brings smiles to the faces of those who pass by. And it's hard not to smile when a porch is smiling out at you. Dennis Sparks is an Old West Side Contributor ...
Well, at this writing, I've just written my story on Iris DeMent, which will preview her upcoming show at The Ark. (Look for the story on AnnArbor.com on Saturday, or in the print edition on Sunday). So, of course, her sigh-inducing, "high-lonesome" warble and beautiful, simple melodies are still swimming ...
One of my loyal followers spotted this billboard on Stadium and Liberty and she thought it was so sweet that she wanted to make sure I saw it. I have no idea who they are, and it doesn't really matter. They have clearly set a lofty goal for everyone.
On her blog, Local in Ann Arbor, Vivienne Armentrout writes about the weekly breakfast gatherings known as Friday Mornings @SELMA in the Old West Side home of Lisa Gottlieb and her husband, Jeff McCabe. Armentrout describes her experiences at the breakfasts and discusses SELMA as a metaphor for the local ...
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