Ann Arbor news roundup: March 23

A crowd milled around food, drinks, and music at the opening reception of the Ann Arbor Film Festival at the Michigan Theater Tuesday. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com
AnnArbor.com's daily roundup offers you a look at some of the stories on our site today, as well as other content about Ann Arbor around the Web.
Top headlines on our site: • U.S. Census figures show gains in Ann Arbor Asian, Hispanic population, loss of white, black residents • Man fatally shot in Ypsilanti Township; wife arrested • Local teachers considering allowing Michigan Education Association to pursue 'crisis activities' • Memo released by prosecutor's office explains original decision to clear Pittsfield Township officer involved in January shooting

News: • Daily Links to Ann Arbor: MSU president blasts Snyder's budget cuts; University Senate backs change in tenure plan • Surprise vote on $30,000 parking study angers some Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority board members • Crime map for the week of March 13-19, 2011 • Boy driving stolen car arrested after police pursuit that began in Ypsilanti Township • All lanes of I-94 to be closed briefly at State Street in Ann Arbor for utility work Saturday morning • Mark Ouimet to meet with residents to discuss state issues at locations throughout Washtenaw County • Investigation into bank robbery in Ypsilanti Township continues • Pittsfield Township officials say proposed public safety millage will still keep cost for services low • Updated 7:30 a.m.: Winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2 p.m. for Ann Arbor area • Ypsilanti man, 87, struck and killed by pickup truck • Ann Arbor lawmaker fearful of where debate over domestic partner benefits in Lansing is headed • Ann Arbor police-courts building public open house scheduled for April 16 • City officials invite Ann Arbor residents to city budget town hall on April 13 • Tour of Washtenaw bicycle race set to ride through Saline this spring • Washtenaw Community College reopens search for new president after conducting interviews • Ypsilanti police release sketch of man who robbed pizza delivery driver • Forest Avenue Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor's South University area to get makeover • Boy falls in hole in Ann Arbor and is hoisted out with crane • Expect detours: Holmes Road to be closed in Ypsilanti Township Monday for construction • One candidate for WISD superintendent position removes name from consideration • Bank robbery reported at Citizens Bank in Ypsilanti Township • Saline's Celtic Festival approved for July, but its future looks uncertain after City Council members raise financial concerns • Washtenaw International High School consortium leaders name principal for new program • Ann Arbor police investigate attempted break-in on Hamilton Place

Business Review: • Number of jobless Michigan workers falls below half a million, state reports • Street lights to be shut off along Main Street on Saturday night as Ann Arbor observes Earth Hour • Washtenaw County youth sports organizations see success despite economic downturn • Chelsea Community Hospital $60 million expansion breaks ground • Rick Snyder says ban against ergonomics rules will stimulate job growth in Michigan • Ann Arbor is 6th largest Michigan city and other Washtenaw County facts from new U.S. census data • Retail report: LOFT will become second Ann Taylor store in Ann Arbor's Briarwood Mall • Terumo: FDA sets $35M fine and manufacturing restrictions for Scio Township medical device maker • Q&A: David Mielke on business ethics as Eastern Michigan University concludes 5th annual Ethos Week • Detroit Free Press: UAW leaders warn of possibility for clash with automakers over new contract • Analysis: Is Rick Snyder outsourcing union busting in Michigan? • Reactions from around the state to Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed reforms • Opinion: Healthcare reform one year later: Moving small business forward • Supply chain software firm LLamasoft plans to add 20 employees in 2011 • Retail Report: Great Lakes Chocolate & Coffee Co. in Ann Arbor welcomes new owner, expanded offerings

Sports: • Notebook: Michigan football safety Ray Vinopal leaves team and other notes • Video: Michigan football coach Brady Hoke touches on a number of topics after 3 days of spring practice • Michigan football coach Brady Hoke: Quarterbacks are picking up the offense • Brady Hoke to fans: Expect to see a work in progress at the Michigan football team's spring game • MSUSpartans.com: Michigan State hires CCHA commissioner Tom Anastos to be its new hockey coach • EMUEagles.com: Eastern Michigan plans viewing party for women's basketball team's WNIT game against Syracuse • Grand Rapids Press: Tom Izzo on Michigan basketball: 'Is the rivalry on? Yeah, it's on' • Memories from 2 years ago will keep Michigan basketball focused in the off-season • Notebook: The time is now if Michigan seniors want to return to Frozen Four and more notes • Braylon Edwards will host celebrity basketball game at Pioneer High School on April 15 • Michigan basketball recruits Carlton Brundidge and Trey Burke headed to state semifinals • Athletic training students offer a behind-the-scenes look at Michigan sports • FoxSports.com: Jalen Rose's attack on Duke misguided and the real legacy of the Fab Five • EMUEagles.com: Eastern Michigan women's basketball team reaches third round of WNIT • Michigan to play host to 6-team NCAA gymnastics regional championship • Hockey could come to the Big Ten one year ahead of schedule • Consensus on Michigan basketball: Look out next year • As an unexpected season ends, Michigan basketball has bright hopes for the future • Notebook: Michigan sings 'The Victors,' Darius Morris says he's staying and more notes • Kyrie Irving's return gave Duke the matchups it needed against Michigan • One Tight Game: Duke hangs on to end Michigan's season, 73-71, in NCAA tournament • Stu Douglass quick to console Darius Morris after his last-second missed shot • Poll: How would you grade the Michigan basketball team's season? • Videos: Darius Morris and John Beilein discuss Michigan's 73-71 loss to Duke • Michigan hockey team is No. 2 seed in NCAA West, will face Nebraska-Omaha

Entertainment: • A2CT Junior Theatre presenting Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach' • The New Theatre Project announces the lineup for the company's second season • Ann Arbor Film Festival, Day 1: Variety and creativity return in opening screenings • With Video: My Dear Disco has new name - Ella Riot - and a new video • Slideshow: Images from opening night at the Ann Arbor Film Festival • Ann Arbor Art Center's big '30x30' project returns Saturday to benefit local kids • With Video: The Cynics headline special garage night at Live at PJ's • Former Ann Arborite Justine Blazer wins national contest for next country star • Performance Network extends run for 'The Piano Lesson' and offers 'Fables Galore and More' for kids • Wild Swan Theater hops to it with 'Peter Rabbit' • Entertainment Tonight: Courteney Cox, other stars talk about working on locally filmed 'Scream 4' • Bob Seger ticket price announced • Purple Rose presents world premiere of Carey Crim's infertility-themed 'Some Couples May ... ' • YouTube Symphony Orchestra plays its finale • The Michigan Daily: Starstruck on set with George Clooney • Bob Seger adds second date at The Palace • Jackie Flynn bringing his stand-up back to the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase • Ellen Eisenman's photo collages on exhibit at Lane Hall speak volumes

Community: • The Power on One: Hockey Player, ER Nurse Shannon Kennedy • Food & Drink: Spice up your burger with Argentine chimichurri sauce • Pets: Send in your photos of your pets with their favorite toys for Pet Photo Friday • Health: Inside Washtenaw County Public Health: Restaurant inspections - did your favorite place pass muster? • Cozy Corner: Sharon Fiffer's 'Backstage Stuff' deserves multiple curtain calls • Faith: Was Japan's tragedy divine punishment? • Peggy Lampman's Wednesday dinnerFeed: Really Quick Mushroom Soup • Pets: The Ann Arbor.com Adoptable Pet of the Week: Pepper • Faith: 'Building a Better Family' workshop will cover child-rearing tips, marriage advice • Faith: Our Values: Libya and 'Just War' theory - is this intervention moral? • University of Health System offers free Pap test screenings Saturday to check for earliest stages of cervical cancer • Faith: How religiously literate are you and your family? • Local webcomic Tales of a Checkered Man #101: 'Target Practice' • No cake at a wedding? Perish the thought • Pets: That horse isn't dead - he's merely resting (and more facts about equine sleep) • Health: Candid Cancer: Finding our way after treatment ends
News about Ann Arbor from elsewhere: • Detroit Free Press: MSU president says Rick Snyder's higher education cuts are brutal • >Mother Jones: Behind Michigan's "Financial Martial Law": Corporations and Right-Wing Billionaires • Michigan Daily: The grading gap: Analyzing the disparities in grade distributions • Michigan Daily: University Senate in favor of new tenure-clock pause plan • Concentrate: Interview with Jeff Masters, co-founder of the Weather Underground • Contencrate video: Planet Rock • Saline Reporter: School board discusses school of choice, 'looping'