Who Derailed Ann Arbor’s Plans for an Unarmed Response Program?
by P.D. Lesko
In April 2021, City Council voted to adopt resolution R-21-129 which directed then City Administrator Tom Crawford to implement an "unarmed crisis response program in the City of Ann Arbor."…
Movie Review: “Wonka”
Timothée Chalamet Makes a Winning Willy Wonka in a Fun Prequel That’s One of the Squarest Movie Musicals in Decades
His candymaker is a wistful young dreamer in a film where even the dark side is wholesome.
MPA Rating: PG. Running…
Climate Grief
by Rob Schofield
If the five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, Americans can be found at all points along the continuum when it comes to global climate change and the environmental…
Former Ann Arbor City Employee Who Sued Over City’s COVID Vaccine Mandate Has Case Thrown Out
"Plaintiffs, former City of Ann Arbor (“City”) employees, filed this lawsuit claiming that their employment was terminated in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ('Title VII) and Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights…
Boosting Michigan’s Population is All About Facing Reality: Too Many Young People Are Leaving the State
by Rick Haglund
Foundation and other philanthropy executives aren’t generally known as firebrands. But veteran foundation leader David Egner recently served up a scorching assessment of Michigan’s protracted economic decline and why it…
Best Qualified AAPD Chief Candidate Announces He’s Out of the Running
Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins will remain chief after it was reported he was a finalist for a top police job in Ann Arbor, Michigan, last month. Chief Hawkins released a statement regarding his commitment to serving with Albany Police.…
Movie Review: “The Boys in the Boat”
George Clooney Directs His Best Film in a While, a ’30s Rowing Saga That’s an Old-Fashioned Movie Daydream
MPA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 124 MIN.
by Owen Glieberman
If the day ever arrives when a smart director decides to make…
A Round Up of City of Ann Arbor Street Closures
In Michigan, the season is either winter or construction. This is a round up of the most recent street closures in Ann Arbor through November 2023.
Ann Arbor Man Arrested in Connection to Retail Theft Ring, Has Record of Felony Drug, Weapons Charges
by P.D. Lesko
An Ann Arbor man was arraigned on charges of organized retail crime for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars of products from Target, TJ Maxx, and Nordstrom Rack in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor.
Richard Larsh, 55,…
Gov. Whitmer Approves EPA Superfund Site For Ann Arbor’s Gelman Plume
by Kyle Davidson
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter agreeing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to add a contaminated groundwater plume in Ann Arbor to the Superfund National Priorities list,…