City News
election day 2011
Ann Arbor incumbents say budget is priority
BY JENNIFER LEE
As Ann Arbor residents head to the polls today to vote in the general elections, current elected officials will eagerly await the results that will determine whether or not they get to keep their seats on the Ann Arbor City Council.
• BALLOT PROPOSALS: City proposals to ask voters about sidewalk, street repair
Famous 1960s activists visit Occupy Ann Arbor site
- Marlene Lacasse/Daily
BY CHELSEA LANDRY
More than 30 students, community members and activists huddled together last night in Liberty Plaza as the temperatures dropped into the 40s to listen to international activists and University alumni Alan Haber and Odile Huguenot-Haber.
• VIDEO: Occupy Ann Arbor protesters share their concerns and demands
After four years of debate, City Place construction set to begin
BY JENNIFER LEE
Despite some city officials’ attempts to historicize the area, seven preserved homes on South Fifth Avenue will soon be torn down and replaced by two apartment buildings and a parking lot.
Silvio's Organic Pizza waiting for dancing permit from state
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY SYDNEY BERGER
Instead of just a regular meal, patrons of Silvio’s Organic Pizza may soon have a dinner-and-a-show experience.
around ann arbor
Graffiti ordinance to be more enforced
BY ADAM RUBENFIRE
Starting today, the Ann Arbor Police Department will begin stricter enforcement of Ann Arbor's anti-graffiti ordinance.
Officials discuss city's pot licensing
BY SYDNEY BERGER
Though the Ann Arbor’s Medical Marijuana Licensing Board has received at least 10 medical marijuana dispensary applications since August, it has yet to grant any licenses.
Cat hoarding cases cause crowding at Humane Society
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY CHELSEA LANDRY
Forty homeless furry felines slept in the hallways of the Humane Society of Huron Valley this weekend after their owners were evicted for hoarding.
Ann Arbor City Council supports street crossing improvements
BY JENNIFER LEE
In order to make the city’s streets safer for pedestrians, Ann Arbor City Council members voiced their support to explore new ways to improve crosswalks during last night’s council meeting.
Michigan fans receive 'Heartsaver Hero' awards
- McKenzie Berzerin/Daily
BY HALEY GOLDBERG
While fans became consumed by the seconds ticking away in the final minutes of the Michigan versus Notre Dame football game on Sept. 10, Leo Staudacher, a Notre Dame fan, was thankful for another ticking — the beating of his heart.
Behind the Business
Medical School researcher uses health background in kitchen
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY CHELSEA LANDRY
The rigors that arise from being a research investigator in the department of radiation oncology, dentistry and anesthesiology at the University's Medical School haven't prevented, Mahaveer Swaroop Bhojani from also pursuing a culinary career.
Local Arts
School of Music, Theatre & Dance to weave plot and dance in lighthearted 'Crazy for You'
BY REBECCA GODWIN
Choices play an important part in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s upcoming production of “Crazy for You,” directed by Associate Professor of Musical Theatre Linda Goodrich and opening on Thursday.
Bobby McFerrin to bring latest vocally indulgent endeavor to University Music Society
BY SHAMIK GANGULY
On Thursday, Bobby McFerrin comes to Hill Auditorium to present his latest project, “spirityouall.” This new endeavor of McFerrin’s seeks to pay homage to African American spirituals and to his father, an operatic baritone who was himself a dedicated performer of these traditional songs.
Ann Arbor-based website MyFab5 uses new ranking system to judge restaurants
BY TYLER BAILEY
The website, created by Engineering junior Nick Ruff and University alumni Omeid Seirafi-pour, Calvin Schemanski and John Gulbronson, utilizes an exclusive restaurant ranking system instead of the typical star rating system used by other similar sites.
- Courtesy of Vincent Peone/CollegeHumor.com
CollegeHumor duo talk comedy, Ann Arbor in advance of live show
BY STEVEN TWEEDIE
As to what the offline version of their show will contain Friday, expect the usual hilarious content of any CollegeHumor production, with a few surprises.
Local teens pick literary favorites for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
The texts for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology are chosen annually by two groups of high school students, one from Valencia California and the other from Ann Arbor.
