Tabitha Byrd is trying to get her ducks in order. The 31-year-old mother of two was in crisis when her father traveled to Boston two weeks ago to bring her home to Ann Arbor, setting up two twin beds and a crib in the living room. Byrd is sharing the ...
"WHITE MEN AND WOMEN: Would you like to be paid to help investigate CIVIL RIGHTS violations?" Anyone who frequents area coffee shops and eateries has probably seen them by now, the neon green fliers entreating the assistance of white men and women, Latinas and Latinos, blacks — anyone, really — ...
Two adjacent student rentals on South Division — both next to the Institute for Social Research — will be bought by the Univeristy of Michigan in December, if officials approve the purchases on Thursday. The properties are: 443 S. Division, listed in city assessor records as 405 E. Jefferson, which ...
The Ann Arbor-based Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan is among the parties that accepted a $40,000 settlement in a lawsuit alleging housing discrimination against a condominium association.
I used to think that anything green would be embraced by Ann Arbor. I guess that isn't really true. I may have been a little naïve or idealistic about this, but it is an aspect of Ann Arbor that I was always proud of. This week we saw a near ...
One of the first signs that Washtenaw County’s housing boom was decelerating came about five years ago when the national building companies started to sell off unsold lots. Pulte started to pull out of Ypsilanti Township, where it had loaded up on lots and options to acquire still more.
A self-guided tour of Washtenaw County agencies that help people in various stages of homelessness is planned this Thursday to raise awareness. The free tour is being hosted between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. by the Washtenaw Housing Alliance. The alliance is a consortium of 25 local agencies that help ...
Black Americans are much more likely to live within a mile of a polluting industrial facility than white Americans, a University of Michigan study found. The study found this was especially true in midwestern states where 58 percent of blacks in midwestern metropolitan areas lived within a mile of an ...
Google employee Kate Rose begins a series called Know Y in Concentrate today about how Ann Arbor can become a "town that young people would come to without Google's presence." Her first post is about housing options for the young professional but plans to address other issues in future posts. ...
With the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time home buyers set to expire Dec. 1, local banking officials are hoping for a steady stream of mortgage business before the tax break ends. Stephen Ranzini, president of University Bank, credited the tax credit with helping to clear $1 million in foreclosed ...
An energy-saving roofing product is migrating to Michigan from southern markets, promising greater efficiency in cooling attics and entire residential units.Arrowwood Hills Cooperative housing development off Pontiac Trail in Ann Arbor is installing about 25,000-square-feet of oriented strand board with “radiant barrier sheathing” - which is essentially board lined with ...
The city of Ann Arbor has posted a news release on its Web site announcing it is receiving a grant for $850,000 from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to fund a Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The program, new under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, provides targeted emergency ...
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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