To Control Holiday Spending, Stick With Cash
by Jay Zagorsky
The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The average U.S. shopper expects to spend more than US$1,000 on gifts for Christmas and other winter holidays this year, surveys…
A2Indy Files FOIA Suit Against Supreme Felons, Inc. to Force Release of Public Records
by P.D. Lesko
On Nov. 21, 2024 the Ann Arbor Independent filed suit in the Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court against Supreme Felons, Inc. In Sept. of 2024, the newspaper submitted two Freedom of Information Act requests to Supreme…
Tip Pressure Might Work in the Moment, but Customers are Less Likely to Return: Tip Fatigue
by Sara Hansen and Nathan B. Warren
Have you ever hesitated at the register, uncomfortable as an employee watched you choose a tip? It’s not just you. The rise of digital tipping systems – from point-of-sale devices held by employees to…
Downtown Parking System Has Lost $30M, Office Vacancy Rates Near “Great Recession” Levels
11/20/24 Note: This article has been corrected. Stephen Lange Ranzini is the president of University Bank not Bank of Ann Arbor.
by P.D. Lesko
Oxford Companies and Crawford Hoying, partners in the Ann Arbor South apartment building…
DTE Gas to impose $113.8 million rate hike plus annual increases
By Thérèse Boudreaux
Customers of DTE Gas Co. will see their gas bill payments increase annually over the next three years after the Michigan Public Service Commission approved the utility’s $113.8 million rate hike on Thursday.
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Trio of Washtenaw County Reps. Behind Legislation to Keep Judges From Denying Bail to Violent Criminals
by Hasan Almasi
Six bills under consideration in the Michigan’s House Criminal Justice Committee would reform state law to limit judges from requiring bail as a condition of release for some accused criminals awaiting trial.
Among…
City of Ann Arbor Road and Lane Closures (Read ‘Em and Weep or Rejoice)
The City of Ann Arbor has partnered with WAZE to provide a better overview of traffic controls within the city. Visit WAZE.com or download the WAZE app.
Southbound Closure of South Fifth Avenue Between East Huron Street and East…
Anti-Israel Leaders Impeached by University of Michigan Student Government
by Abigail Anthony
The student government at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor voted to impeach its anti-Israel president Alifa Chowdhury and vice president Elias Atkinson, in part for "inciting violence."
The motion to impeach,…
Judge Refuses to Seal Greenhills Principal’s Case File: “Plaintiff Himself Widely Disseminated Information”
by P.D. Lesko
Read and download Judge Van den Bergh's three-page opinion below:
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Peter B. Fayroian's word may be law of the land at the local private school (Greenhills) where he is the principal, but…
Movie Review: “Gladiator II”
It's a solid piece of neoclassical popcorn, with Denzel Washington taking command as the villain, but it's ultimately a mere shadow of "Gladiator."
MPA rating: R. Running time: 148 MIN.
by Owen Glieberman
It may not be high…