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Are Some AAPS Team Sports Just for the Privileged?
by Madeline Fetchiet
SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL’S top-rated Singles player, freshman Caroline Courtwright, helped lead her team to their first girl’s tennis Division 1 Regional Championship on May 15.
Right behind the Skyline Eagles were…
High School Heroes—In Nepal, Freshman Krijol Shresthan Picks up the Pieces
On May 2 a rare 4.2 earthquake hit Western Michigan and shook Ann Arbor, devastating no one. Eight days earlier, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, killing as many was 15,000 people, injuring over 12,000 more and leaving 16,000 schools…
The Pointless Brewery and Theatre: Ann Arbor Couple Connect Small Batch Brewing With the Stage!
by Christian Usera
“IT ALL STARTED with an oatmeal stout,” said Jason Tomalia recalling his days as an undergraduate at Gustavus College in Saint Peters, Minnesota. “I got really interested in craft beers and eventually wanted to get…
Is Your Smartphone Racist? “SketchFactor” Targets Ypsilanti
Want to avoid black people in Washtenaw County? There’s an app for that now.
by Ryan Hunter
WANT TO FIND the nearest Whole Foods? There’s an app for that. Want to know when your favorite movie is playing next? There’s an app for that.…
Since Jan. 2015, 1,549 Crimes Reported by the Ann Arbor Police Dept.
BETWEEN MAY 4-May 11, there were 81 crimes reported by the AAPD, down from 107 crimes reported the previous week. Since Jan. 1, 2015, the AAPD has reported 1,549 crimes, total. Last week, there were 17 vehicle break-ins, three in a single…
Judge Kuhnke Rules Against Ann Arbor DDA
by P.D. Lesko
Circuit Court Refuses to Dismiss Pro Se Plaintiff’s Complaints
To download Judge Carol Kuhnke's April 2, 2015 Opinion in PDF format, click here.
ACCORDING TO HIS bio., local attorney Jerry Lax is currently in his…
Ann Arbor City Attorney Shenanigans?
Asst. City Attorney Says Postema’s Office “Represents” Detroit City Employee
Ann Arbor Public Services Administrator Sue McCormick left in 2011 to head the Detroit Water and Sewerage Dept. In a March 2015 email regarding depositions in…
$587,000 City Contract Goes to OHM Advisors— Company Employs Two Expert Witnesses for the Defense in FDD Lawsuit
by P.D. Lesko
A PENDING LAWSUIT against Ann Arbor for its Footing Drain Disconnect program begun in 2001 has the potential to cost taxpayers tens if not hundreds of millions in damages. Ann Arbor’s City Attorney once predicted the suit…
Hoops Hello(!): Tyus Battle
by Brian Cook
2016 FIVE-STAR wing Tyus Battle just committed to Michigan:
Excited to say that I am going to be a Wolverine!!?????????? pic.twitter.com/xdEUC5o9ol— tyus battle (@kidmamba23) May 11, 2015
This should help you salve your…
City Employee Placed on Paid Leave Used Homophobic and Racial Slurs, Threatened to Beat up Co-Worker
Update: The original article stated that John Swantek had been put on leave Dec. 4, 2015. The correct date was Dec. 4, 2014.
by John Ball
Click here to download a copy of the AFSCME Discipline Report and pay records for John Swantek.…