Ann Arbor
City Council to review effectiveness of graffiti ordinance
- Salam Rida/Daily
By: Devon Thorsby
Graffiti Alley — a small space next to The Michigan Theater on East Liberty Street — is one of the most colorful places in Ann Arbor, with walls covered top to bottom in paint from various graffiti artists.
With sentence, former Michigan quarterback Feagin gets a second chance
- Torehan Sharman/Daily
By: James Lee
The Michigan football program may not have given former quarterback Justin Feagin a second chance when he was kicked off the team last year, but the Washtenaw County courts did when Feagin appeared for his sentencing yesterday.
In Memoriam: Eldersveld, legendary prof. and Ann Arbor mayor, dies at the age of 92
By: Joseph Lichterman
Eldersveld taught at his alma mater for more than five decades and as mayor of Ann Arbor worked to provide equal rights for all the city's citizens. As Political Science Prof. Hanes Walton, Jr. put it, Eldersveld was an “absolute giant in the field (of political science).”
Defendant in former Pinball Pete's fire convicted of arson
By: Devon Thorsby
One of the defendants charged with setting fire to the former location of Pinball Pete’s on South University Avenue was convicted last week after pleading guilty to arson of real property.
A2 vies to be Google Fiber test site
By: Dylan Cinti
City officials are currently working to promote Ann Arbor as a trial location for a Google-designed, ultra high-speed Internet network.
Business leaders say Granholm's plan offers limited help for small businesses in Ann Arbor
- Mia Marino/Daily
By: Christopher Photiades
Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm unveiled new plans last month to stimulate Michigan’s economy by providing financial assistance to small business owners — and local business owners and experts say they think her plans will be beneficial, but more assistance is still needed.
City council seeks to outlaw use of electronic devices while biking, driving
By: A. Brad Schwartz
Using electronic devices like cell phones, computers or GPS units while driving may soon be illegal in Ann Arbor.
The Ann Arbor City Council will vote on a resolution on Monday banning the use of handheld electronic devices while operating a car or bicycle on Ann Arbor's streets. City Council voted to consider the ban at their meeting last week.
One man sentenced for South U. blaze
By: Bethany Biron
Justin Arens — one of two defendants charged with setting fire to the former Pinball Pete’s building on South University Avenue last October — apologized in court yesterday for his "stupid" act before receiving his sentencing.
Feature Photo: Food Stamp Advocacy Project
By: Jake Fromm
Second-year Law student Eric Mao and first-year Law student Blerina Xeneli, members of the University of Michigan's Food Stamp Advocacy Project, provide information and assistance to people applying for food stamps. They held office hours at the SOS Crisis Center in Ypsilanti on Tuesday. Here, they are discussing food stamp options with Ypsilanti resident Warren Grider.
'U' researchers uncover early detection system for bone marrow transplant complication
By: Lillian Xiao
University researchers have discovered a method of earlier detection for a disease that affects patients who receive bone marrow transplants that will allow for more specialized treatment and for patients to know they have the disease before it becomes life threatening.
