City News
'U' study finds a decrease in phosphorus levels in Huron River
BY STEPHANIE STEINBERG
The Huron River is looking much clearer thanks to a city ordinance enacted in 2006 that has led to a decrease in the accumulation of toxic and unsightly algae.
Kunselman and Anglin win Ann Arbor City Council Primary Elections
BY JASMINE ZHU AND LARA ZADE
Ann Arbor residents from Wards 3 and 5 trekked to the polls Tuesday to elect the Democratic candidates for their respective wards in the primary election. Former City Council member Stephen Kunselman will lead the Democratic Party in Ward 3 and incumbent Mike Anglin will lead the Democratic Party in Ward 5.
Candidates vie for City Council seats in upcoming primary election
BY JASMINE ZHU AND LARA ZADE
Ann Arbor residents from Wards 3 and 5 will head to the polls on Tuesday to choose their candidates in the Democratic primary election.
The Ann Arbor News bids farewell
BY LARA ZADE
After 174 years, The Ann Arbor News — Ann Arbor’s local, longstanding, daily print newspaper — published its final print edition Thursday.
Ann Arbor residents erupt in song to protest apartment complex plans
BY JASMINE ZHU
Armed with pamphlets and fired up with protest songs, constituents of Ann Arbor rallied together to express discontent with the City Place housing site plan and development agreement on South Fifth Avenue at Monday’s city council meeting.
“You have no voice, council’s made the choice,” sang audience members, despite Mayor Hieftje’s pleas for order.
German artist reveals plans for Municipal Center project
BY ERIC CHIU
City Council members and Ann Arbor residents listened Monday as German artist Herbert Dreiseitl proposed the installation of several public artworks at the new Ann Arbor Municipal Center, which is set to open in spring 2011.
Tios survives relocation, liquor license pending
BY TORREY JOSEPH ARMSTRONG
Connoisseurs of Mexican cuisine return to Tios Mexican Café for the food, but if plans proceed as expected, Tios could draw in new customers with the addition of a tequila bar by November 2009.
Before D.C., Robert S. McNamara called Ann Arbor home
BY LARA ZADE
The late Robert S. McNamara, famed secretary of defense who played a controversial role in the escalation of the Vietnam War, is widely known for his connections to the nation’s capital. But his ties to Ann Arbor go often times unnoticed.
A2 adopts eco-friendly parking meters downtown
- Max Collins/Daily
BY TORREY JOSEPH ARMSTRONG
There is no need to save quarters to fill parking meters any more. The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority has introduced an initiative to make parking in Ann Arbor easier and more efficient with the installation of 25 new e-park stations on Main, Liberty, Maynard and State streets
CVS one step closer to moving downtown
BY JASMINE ZHU
Velmeir Companies must next submit a site plan to be reviewed by the Ann Arbor planning commission. The planning commission will then present its recommendations to City Council, which will ultimately decide the fate of proposed plan. If the project is approved, it would take six months to complete and could begin sometime next year.
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.
