City News
AirRide bus service begins
BY ANDREW SCHULMAN
With summer quickly approaching, students may now have an easier time finding their way home at the end of the semester with the assistance of AirRide — a newly launched service that provides daily roundtrip bus transportation from the Ann Arbor area to the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
Following numerous disputes, Dream Niteclub faces eviction
BY K.C. WASSMAN
After a year filled with numerous court proceedings, Dream Niteclub — located at 314 South Fourth Ave. and previously known as Studio 4 — is facing eviction.
Audit says AATA in violation of labor law
BY TAYLOR WIZNER
Though a financial audit of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority’s 2011 finances found that the organization was financially sound, the document alleged that AATA was in violation of federal labor law.
Councilmembers ask community to help with tornado recovery efforts
BY TAYLOR WIZNER
Following the tornado that ripped through Dexter and parts of Washtenaw County last Thursday, members of the Ann Arbor City Council reflected on the impact of the storm and discussed the need to support the impacted areas at their meeting last night.
Company seeks to protect environment by recycling used cell phones
BY CECE ZHOU
Students who avidly keep an eye on the latest iPhone or Android phone may want to think twice before tossing their old phones into the garbage if they want to help save the environment.
AAPD, DPS shut down South University after incident
- Adam Schnitzer/Daily
BY ADAM RUBENFIRE
About 20 officers from the University's Department of Public Safety and the Ann Arbor Police Department responded to a small riot at South University Avenue and Church Street just past midnight on Sunday morning.
Tornado slams Dexter
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY ZACH BERGSON ADAM RUBENFIRE AND ANNA ROZENBERG
DEXTER, Mich. — As a result of a storm that brought significant rain, severe hail and gusting winds to campus yesterday, several University buildings sustained damage, while a tornado ravaged the nearby towns of Dexter and Pinckney.
Ann Arbor taxicab driver accused of assault
BY ADAM RUBENFIRE
Murmurings of a sexual assault by a popular local taxi driver have been circulating through the University’s Greek community, after an e-mail was sent to members of numerous sororities this week.
Transit plan to aid students
- Mackenzie Berezin/Daily
BY TAYLOR WIZNER
While the city of Ann Arbor awaits approval of a four-party agreement for a proposed county-wide transit authority by Washtenaw County and Ypsilanti, students and University employees are also eagerly anticipating the arrival of an array of mass transit improvements.
City plan unveiled to close three fire stations
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
At an Ann Arbor City Council work session yesterday, Ann Arbor Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard presented a proposal for restructuring the AAFD from its current five-station model to a three-station model.
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.
