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by P.D. Lesko At 8 a.m. on a chilly Mar. 5 morning, Ann Arbor City Council member Jack Eaton (D-Ward 4) and Council member Mike Anglin (D-Ward 5) waited in the lobby of Ann Arbor City Hall for the City Clerk's office to open. Both…

by Ryan Hunter ON THE EVENING of Feb. 23, Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church of Ypsilanti hosted “A Community Gathering.” Sponsored by Ann Arbor’s NAACP Chapter President, William V. Hampton, Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church Pastor Ricky Jefferson and…

by John Ball ON FEB. 27, U-M Dean of Students, Dr. Laura Blake Jones, released a 10-page decision in response to a Feb. 6 complaint against Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity for its members’ alleged participation in an alcohol and drug-fueled …

THE AATA SPENT about $1.4 million on consultants, marketing and collateral materials to shape and pitch to Washtenaw County  residents a proposed $500 million regional transit plan. The amount spent did not include hundreds of hours of…

Why Ann Arbor Needs to Vote on Deer Culling I strongly believe that Ann Arbor should use humane methods of deer management, which have a proven track record as being far safer, more effective, and even less expensive. At Ann…

by Brent McDermott IN “THE WIZARD of Oz,” Dorothy longs for adventure in the Emerald City. A melting witch and a troupe of flying monkeys later, she pines for the comforts of her home in Kansas. She clicks her heels three times, and…

by John Ball ON FEB. 18, the Detroit Metro Times published what has alternatively been called an “expose” and a “hit piece” about the owners of the Ann Arbor Brewing Company. Ann Arbor business owners Matt and Rene Greff’s business…

Criticism of the Downtown Ambassador proposal has been sharp. Comments from the public included in the FOIA response to The A2 Indy about the Ambassador program range from mild to spicy.   by P.D. Lesko THE BOARD OF the Ann Arbor…

WHEN FORMER ANN Arbor City Council member Leigh Greden was announced as former Rep. John Dingell’s Chief of Staff for the Congressman’s final months in office, there was anger among Mr. Dingell’s Ann Arbor constituents. Leigh Greden’s…

by P.D. Lesko LET’S START WITH the good news: Ann Arbor Mayor Chris Taylor is reaching out to residents and trying to keep in touch about important matters such as city government, transit and public safety and the environment. It’s a…