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Ward 3 Voters Reject Mayor’s Council Candidate in Favor of Democratic Socialist Ryan Bartholomew

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 5, 2026
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Rabhi Ousts Taylor, Mayor Loses 49 of 52 Voting Precincts and Concedes

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Neighbors for More Neighbors A2 Group Stops Soliciting Donations, Revamps Website in Response to Reporting

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Ann Arbor Has Become a “Taylorville” of Business Projections and Neglect: Time For New Leadership

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Mayor Told Media He Wouldn’t Use His PAC to Finance His Own Re-Election; Records Show He Did Just That

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Neutral Zone’s ‘Live on Washington’ Festival Draws Large Crowd Despite Downpour

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 9, 2015 0
by Stavi Tennenbaum DESPITE THE WEEKEND’S continual downpour, the third annual Live on Washington, a free outdoor music and arts festival organized by teens of the Ann Arbor Neutral Zone, continued its tradition of local dancing and…
Ann Arbor Government

Residents Fume Online as City Staff Fumble SeeClickFix Requests for Services

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 9, 2015 0
The online site where residents can report service requests from potholes that need filling to graffiti, fields a growing number of requests each week. Over the course of the month of May, dozens of residents reopened tickets which had been…
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EDITORIAL: Transferring Control of Teacher Discipline and Tenure to AAPS BOE

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 9, 2015 0
ON MAY 27, Ann Arbor Board of Education (BOE) approved four policies required by Michigan bills passed in 2011 and 2012 and signed into law by Gov. Snyder. The laws require that local Boards of Education take charge of teacher discipline,…
Arts

More than 20 Venues Participating in June 5 Ypsi First Friday

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 5, 2015 0
First Friday Ypsilanti is a self-guided monthly art walk hosted throughout downtown Ypsilanti at multiple venues.  Each month on the first Friday participating venues offer free art activities involving local artists, musicians, and/or…
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Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Deputy Wins HVA ‘Life Saving Award’

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 5, 2015 0
by Joyce Williams At their annual EMS Recognition awards dinner on May 19, Huron Valley Ambulance honored the late Joe Dulin with a Special Recognition Award for his contributions while serving on the HVA Board of Trustees. Dulin was…
Ann Arbor Government

Progress Michigan Announces “Adopt-a-Pothole” Program

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 5, 2015 0
On June 2, Progress Michigan announced its new “Adopt-a-Pothole” program that will allow Michigan citizens to nominate Michigan’s worst potholes by naming them after elected officials who have failed to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads.…
Opinion

OP-ED: A Plea for Judge Cedric Simpson

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 2, 2015 7
by Ryan Hunter “THOSE WHO KNOW me know I will have my say, when I need to have my say,” said an emotional Judge Simpson during a support rally held in his honor last February. After a week long hearing in March, Simpson finally had his…
Columns

THE FOODIST: Dying to Lose Weight

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 2, 2015 0
by Ari LeVaux AMERICANS SPEND ABOUT $33 billion a year on dietary supplements, many of which promise things like weight-loss, enhanced cognitive function, and increased muscle mass. According to Dr. Pieter Cohen, a practicing MD and…
Edu

Forsythe Teams Place in National Quiz Competition

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 2, 2015 0
by Donna Iadipaolo A TEAM OF 22 Ann Arbor sixth graders placed third in the nation out of 100 teams at the National competition this school year. The Forsythe Middle School 6th grade team scored a total of 1215 points out of 1500…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FDD Disconnect Program

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 1, 2015 0
FDD Disconnect Program Thank you for your continuing coverage of the FDD program. I wanted to write to you to provide a correction and some comment. 1. In your article you state, “Frank Burdick was appointed by Council to the…
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