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Over 1,000 Potholes Reported to City—Residents Can Seek Reimbursement for Damage to Vehicles
IN THE JUNE 2014 issue of The Ann Arbor Observer, writer Jan Schlain reports, “So drivers will be hitting this year’s bumper crop of potholes for a while. They just shouldn’t expect any compensation from the city when they do so.” Ward 2…
Over 1,800 Elementary Students Participate in the 12th Annual Science Olympiad—the Largest Number Competing in Any U.S. School District
by Donna Iadipaolo
Please note: Donna Iadipaolo has volunteered as a Science Olympiad coach every year for the past four years.
THE LARGEST SCIENCE Olympiad in the nation occurs each year in Ann Arbor thanks to the efforts of…
After Four Years, Heritage Media Closes A2 Journal, Pulls Out of Ann Arbor, & Launches New Weekly Publication Titled Washtenaw Now
by P.D. Lesko
Please note: This piece was corrected to reflect the fact that the A2 Journal published on Thursdays only. We apologize for the error.
IN 2009, AFTER Advance Publications shuttered the former Ann Arbor News, Heritage…
Officials Charge High Fees for Public Records Relating to Alleged Retaliatory Dismissal of City Employee
ANN ARBOR CITY Administrator Steve Powers, hired in 2011, has sent an email to a City Council member claiming that high fees assessed for providing public records are justified because “...there is a direct benefit provided to the…
Lives Forever Changed—Type 1 Diabetes, A Two Part Series Part Two: Research & Hope
Read part 1 of this series here.
by Dave Alexander
UNLIKE DISEASES SUCH as cancer, diabetes progresses slowly. Because of its slow-moving nature, getting answers as how to best treat and prevent the disease can be difficult.…
A2POLITICO: Proposed City Budget Should Focus on the Results of the 2013 Citizen Survey
by P.D. Lesko
IT’S USUALLY DEATH and taxes that define the inevitable. However, in the city’s 2013 National Citizen Survey, comments about roads and taxes dominated the open-ended question responses. Respondents were asked to record…
Haisley Elementary Teacher’s Fifth Graders Send Letters: Nobel Laureate, Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Attorney General, Among Others, Write Back
by Donna Iadipaolo
ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL year in Ann Arbor, Haisley Elementary School Teacher Cedric York instructs students in his fifth-grade class to write to prominent leaders from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Mr. York…
Protected Bike Lanes Drive Economic Activity & Appeal to Millennials—What’s Ann Arbor Waiting For?
IN 2000 THERE were eight miles of bike lanes in Ann Arbor. City officials recently began touting the number of “lane miles” of bike lanes: 71.8 (a lane mile is a mile on one side of a two-land road). The mayor often tells media that Ann…
Indie Films—A Trio of Reviews from the Tribeca Film Festival
“Gabriel”
Rory Culkin stars as a mentally unstable youth convinced that tracking down his first love is the answer to his problems in director Lou Howe’s debut feature.
by Dave Rooney
Venue: Tribeca Film Festival (World Narrative…
What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’? Ann Arbor Democratic Club Holds Its Annual Chili Cook Off
By David Alexander
INSIDE THE ANN ARBOR Community Center last Sunday afternoon, volunteers peeled covers from shiny aluminum tins, revealing a plethora of corn bread, coleslaw and chili. The scent of food — chili powder, vegetables,…