County Health Dept. Restaurant Inspections: 33 Ypsi Restaurants Cited for Critical Violations
Washtenaw County Food Service Inspection Reports are updated once a month. Please note that inspection reports describe the conditions observed on the date and time of the inspection.
County food service establishments have regular…
The Foodist: Pickled Peppers
by Ari LeVaux
Sometimes the truth takes a moment to sink in before finally ringing true. Like when Chloe suggested that a sandwich is basically America’s version of sushi. At the time I happily took it as a compliment on the chicken…
A2Politico: Superior Twp. Residents Deserve More Than Middle School Conflicts From Gov. Officials
By P.D. Lesko
Campaign workers are expected to stay 100 feet from the entrance to the polling place. Candidates may not hand out their campaign literature within a polling place. However, there is no Michigan election law that precludes…
Movie Review: “The Reunion”
Playing ex-flames who team up to save the world, the two leads have chemistry, but the movie lacks the personality to make their low-key screwball dynamic worth the hassle.
by Peter Debruge
Life peaked in high school for Mike McKenna…
A2Indy Threatened With SLAPP Suit by Washtenaw County DEI Dir. Just Prior to Her Resignation
by P.D. Lesko
On July 27, the Ann Arbor Independent received an email letter from lawyer Robert Burton-Harris, husband of County Chief Asst. Prosecutor Victoria Burton-Harris. In his letter, Robert Burton-Harris, who specializes in…
County DEI Dir. Resigns After A2Indy Reveals Her Credit Card Spending & Falsified Credentials
by P.D. Lesko
Alize Asberry Payne, the Dir. of Washtenaw County's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Dept. resigned her position on Aug. 16, according to an August 20, 2024 email from the County Administrator Gregory Dill. Asberry Payne…
“Fix Scio”: A Scio Township Super PAC Front Group
NOTE: This article has been updated to include comments by Scio Twp. Trustee John Reiser.
by P.D. Lesko
James Dries registered the Fix Scio Super PAC in May 2024.
Public records show that on May 17, 2024 Fix Scio (a Super PAC) was…
Movie Review: “Crescent City”
Terrence Howard and Esai Morales play Little Rock cops with dark secrets investigating a series of grisly murders.
MPA Rating: R. Running time: 103 MIN.
by Joe Leyton
New Orleans natives may be slightly disappointed to find that a…
Mike Rogers Doesn’t Care About Michigan Residents
by Ellynn Brouwers
It’s clear that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers doesn’t care about Michiganders. As a retired health care professional, it’s alarming Rogers wants to slash Social Security.
So many Michigan retirees…
Ann Arbor’s Keith Taylor offers two new poetry collections
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
Keith Taylor is launching two new books published this year.
The University of Michigan lecturer emeritus and former bookseller offers 40 years of poetry in All the Time You Want: Selected Poems…