City News
City trash code details anger students, landlords
BY SARA LYNNE THELEN
For rowdier student neighborhoods, tailgate season means trash citation season. Though the number of violations decreased this year compared to last year, students and landlords have been irked by the fine print of the city’s trash code.
City Council grants liquor license to Quickie Burger
BY LINDY STEVENS
In a decision that had been postponed for nearly three months, the Ann Arbor City Council on Monday approved a liquor license for local restaurant Quickie Burger by a 8-3 vote. Quickie Burger, situated in the commercial strip at the intersection of South State Street and Hill Street, is the first restaurant permitted to serve alcohol in the largely student-populated area.
City Council approves 601 Forest project and $8.87-million subsidy
- Said Alsalah / Daily
BY THOMAS CHAN
The Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved plans for a 14-story apartment building Monday night. The vote was the final step required at the city level before construction could begin on the 601 Forest complex, planned for the intersection of South University Avenue and South Forest Street.
Packing heat at the picnic
- CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily
Members of the Second Amendment advocacy group, opencarry.org, attended a picnic at Wheeler Park on Oct. 12, 2008. The event was organized to increase awareness of Michigan's open-carry law.
Student high-rise plans tabled after revision
BY KELLY FRASER
Plans for the controversial 601 Forest student high-rise were tabled Monday night after the project’s developers submitted revised plans last Friday that cut the project’s size nearly in half. At the request of the project’s developers, Ann Arbor City Council voted to postpone the proposal until the Council's next scheduled meeting Oct. 20.
Student candidate for mayor looks to lower city's underage alcohol fines
BY JULIE ROWE
LSA junior Eric Plourde says that if he were to become mayor of Ann Arbor, he'd try to make it so University students would be the only college kids in the state who wouldn’t have to worry about getting slapped with a misdemeanor and $100 fine for underage drinking.
Plourde, a Libertarian Party candidate for mayor, said he’d like to see the City Council create laws to treat minors between the ages of 18 and 21 in possession of alcohol similar to the way it treats those caught with marijuana.
With banks reluctant to lend, Michigan businesses struggle to find funding
- ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily
BY LINDY STEVENS
In light of the recent Wall Street shake-ups, banks and lenders have tightened spending and scaled back risky investments to prevent further losses. That means small-business owners in Michigan are facing some of the toughest lending standards in years.
In a buyer's market, some students' parents become landlords
BY LINDY STEVENS
When the faucet leaks or stove breaks in his two-bedroom condominium, Engineering senior Chris Mikulski calls the landlord just like everybody else. But in his case, the landlords are mom and dad. With area home values dropping, many parents are tempted to snag a piece of prime campus real estate for their kids. And though the investment can be risky, area realtors say that bargain prices and high demand for Ann Arbor housing make it worth the risk.
Local bars call in auditor to account for every drop
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BY LINDY STEVENS
If Aaron Boillat is in Ann Arbor, don’t bother schmoozing your waitress in hopes of getting a free drink at the bar this weekend. Boillat owns a franchise of Bevinco, an alcohol auditing company that accounts for every drop of beer and liquor that gets spilled or poured for free in campus bars. The Brown Jug, The Blue Leprechaun, Café Felix and the /aut/ BAR have all hired Bevinco to discreetly catch bartenders, who overpour shots or give away drinks in hopes of making bigger tips.
Rain soaks Ann Arbor
- Jeremy Cho / Daily
BY THOMAS CHAN
Heavy rain bombarded southeast Michigan this weekend, causing some damage and flooding and knocking out power to thousands of homes in Washtenaw County.
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.
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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.
