City News
Citizens fight new ‘U’ parking structures near Medical campus
BY ANDY KROLL
Some residents of Ann Arbor's Lower Town neighborhood, located across the Huron River from the University Hospital, are fighting a University proposal to build two freestanding parking structures near the University’s Medical Campus.
Ward 5 recount yields same results
BY TREVOR CALERO
A Tuesday morning recount in the Ann Arbor City Council Ward 5 Democratic primary race showed minimal changes in the voting numbers.
Vivienne Armentrout, who lost to local business owner Carsten Hohnke by 58 votes in the August election, filed for a recount shortly after losing, saying some supporters told her that certain machines weren’t running properly on Election Day.
Food vendors pleased city reconsiders ban
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BY SARA LYNNE THELEN
After three months of uncertainty, it appears the city’s street vendors will be allowed to continue dishing up food on the city’s sidewalks. Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved a draft of a revision to city code last night that would allow food vendors to stay on city sidewalks as long as their carts aren’t motorized, pulled over curbs or left unattended.
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.
