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The Political Agenda of the Michigan GOP Has Created Economic Apartheid, Not Jobs
by Rob Smith
On December 12, 2012 Governor Rick Snyder was quoted in the Detroit Free Press as saying that "Michigan is well-positioned for a comeback." A few days later, for the third year, Forbes Magazine ranked Michigan 47th in Forbes’…
Readership of AA.com Plummets 75% According to Execs—Site Loses Another Key Staffer to the Freep
by P.D. Lesko
If the down-sizing and attrition continue apace at AnnArbor.com, Laurel Champion, former publisher of the Ann Arbor News, will be left to head the organization as Executive Vice President in Charge of, Well, Everything. Steve…
Restaurant Review—Sava’s
Sava's
216 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Hours: 8 a.m.-midnight daily
Ph: 734-623-2233
Reservations suggested for Sunday brunch.
TRYING TO FIND the door to a restaurant and almost walking into a research lab is…
MLive Prez (Accidentally) Confims That AnnArbor.com Unique Visitor Count Has Plummeted By 643,000 Since July 2011
by P.D. Lesko
The history of the telescope is fascinating. This piece is not about that. However, it is about The Ann magazine's futile and ultimately disappointing attempt to give readers insight into AnnArbor.com using what amounts to a…
The Parent Trap: Autism Speaks, but No One is Listening in My World
by Kristina Lakes
I don’t understand IEP’s. If you are blessed enough to not have a child on one, you might not know that it stands for Individualized Education Plan. Basically, it means that if your child has “special needs,” he or she…
Urban Exile: A Dispatch From the 47 Percent
by Livia Gershon
This summer, I was chatting with my parents, and I happened to mention that my husband and I pay pretty much no federal income taxes. My dad was shocked. What about withholdings from your paychecks, he asked. I said we get…
Urban Exile: A View From the Bottom
by B. Mann
It’s morning. I think of what day it is. God, please let it not be the 15th. I don’t have the money for the payroll taxes. Oh wait... did I pay the truck? Shit! I didn’t pay the truck. I hope that check comes today. It’s…
American Journalism Review Asks, “How Has AnnArbor.com Worked?” Answer: It Has Had A “Terrible Effect On The City”
Charles R. Eisendrath directs the Knight-Wallace Fellows program in journalism at the University of Michigan. He's a former Washington and foreign correspondent for Time magazine. Suffice it to say that Eisendrath has not shied away from…
New Orleans Residents Out to Kill NOLA.com—Boycott Launched Of Site Modeled on AnnArbor.com
by P.D. Lesko
Over the past 24 months, AnnArbor.com has seen the departure of most of its experienced reporters to more prestigious and higher paying surroundings—such as the Detroit Free Press. There are media analysts, however, that…
Local News Site Snaps Incumbent’s Political Tighty Whities With Debate Coverage
The AnnArborChronicle.com recently called out AnnArbor.com politics reporter Ryan Stanton for accepting an AP reporting award for a news piece that misinterpreted available data. In the same piece, the news blog also called out former…