Bus service along Washtenaw Avenue between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti will significantly increase starting Jan. 30, officials say. The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's governing board approved the proposed plan last week.
The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight to direct staff to explore pedestrian crossing improvements on Washtenaw Avenue and Plymouth Road. The resolution is being sponsored by Mayor John Hieftje, who is pushing for new pedestrian-activated crossing signals to help improve safety conditions on busy city streets.
Ann Arbor officials are inviting the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate a new shared-use path on Washtenaw Avenue. The event will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot and adjacent sidewalk and path by the Assembly of God Church, 2455 Washtenaw Ave., near the ...
Maurice Stovall AnnArbor.com's free, outdoor Summer Concert Series this week hosts the band Maurice Stovall and Friends. The band, which plays jazz and Motown, will perform a lunchtime concert at noon this Friday, July 8, on the patio at AnnArbor.com's community space, 301 E. Liberty St. (at Fifth Avenue).
Two men attempted to break into a home Wednesday morning in the 1500 block of Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor, but were scared away after a man inside yelled at them, Ann Arbor police said. The 23-year-old victim was lying in bed at 10:30 a.m. when he heard people talking ...
Three men attempted to kick in a door Saturday night at a home in the 400 block of Washtenaw Avenue, but were scared off by three women inside, Ann Arbor police said. Upon being confronted by the women at 11:30 p.m., the men claimed they were trying to find a ...
Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber voiced his support for the Washtenaw Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority Monday night at a public hearing before the Ann Arbor City Council. "I think it's something that's really worth consideration," Schreiber told council members. "Washtenaw Avenue is really the lifeline between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, and ...
Police are investigating a fight this morning in a parking lot next to Starbucks in the 3600 block of Washtenaw Avenue on the east side of Ann Arbor. So far, no charges have been filed.
Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies are attempting to identify this armed robber. A man robbed a convenience store at gunpoint Monday morning in the 2000 block of Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti Township, a Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department media summary said. The man walked into the Sunoco gas station at about 8:17 ...
The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night on a resolution of intent to create a joint corridor improvement authority for Washtenaw Avenue. That makes Ann Arbor the third of four communities to give initial approval to establish a special tax-capturing district to redevelop the commercial corridor.
Local officials have big hopes for redeveloping Washtenaw Avenue in the coming years and now say a special tax-capturing improvement zone may be the way to go. During a working session of the Ann Arbor City Council on Monday, city officials received an update on the Reimagining Washtenaw Avenue corridor ...
An open house to discuss the future of the Washtenaw Avenue corridor stretching between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti will be held for business owners and the community on Thursday morning. For months, planners and government officials have been meeting to formulate what they're dubbing a "re-visioning plan" to reduce sprawl ...
Ypsilanti police are investigating after a 22-year-old woman reported that her 60-year-old apartment complex manager made unwanted advances and kissed her Tuesday night, a police news release said. The woman told officers that she met the manager at about 10:14 p.m. to get a key for her apartment in the ...
A former employee is accused of committing a total of four break-ins at two Jimmy John's restaurants between May 10 and Monday, Ann Arbor police said. Mark Hunter, 19, of Pittsfield Township is charged with four counts of breaking and entering at a business, police said.
Ypsilanti police are investigating a car break-in reported Sunday afternoon in the 400 block of Washtenaw Avenue, a police media summary said. One of the car's windows was smashed out with a rock and cash and other items were taken, the summary said. The incident was reported at 12:15 p.m.
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