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by P.D. Lesko Ward 3 City Council candidate Ashley Hall's "Endorsements" webpage groans with political support. All of the 11 Ann Arbor City Council members endorsed Hall, including Mayor Taylor, who began his political career in 2008…

by P.D. Lesko Evidently, Ann Arbor is not for sale. County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi's rallying cry resonated with voters across Ann Arbor who have sent long-time Mayor Chris Taylor a clear message. His tenure in office is over. Since…

by P.D. Lesko To her credit, the City's sustainability czarina Dr. Missy Stults, is tracking the progress of her dept.'s work to have Ann Arbor reach carbon neutrality by 2030. In an email in response to questions about the Office of…

7/8/26: Updated with a comment by Brian Geiringer, A2P2 Exec. Dir. by P.D. Lesko Along with a press release that seeks to clear up misconceptions about what the proposed amendment to Ann Arbor's Charter in order to create an…

by Dr. John Godfrey MLive.com recently reported that, "'Dark money’ attack ads out of Lansing take aim at Ann Arbor ballot proposals." One of those dark money attacks on Proposals C and D included the postcard, below. Dark money ads and…

by Andrew Roth Actress and climate activist Jane Fonda said in Ann Arbor on Monday that the fight against climate change would become “impossible” if former President Donald Trump wins his bid to return to the White House in November. …

by P.D. Lesko So far, Ann Arbor's Bicentennial "celebrations" look like a "delicious" get together planned by out-of-touch, rich, white people: crustless mayonnaise sandwiches, only the best Lipton tea (but a charge for cracked cups for…

During 2023, The Ann Arbor Independent's readership rose from 80,949 to 90,657, an 11.9 percent increase. The newspaper's readership in 2021 stood at 68,124. According to research by the non-partisan Pew Research Center published in Nov.…

Updated 7/1/23: The name of the alleged shooter was added. by P.D. Lesko County Prosecutor Eli Savit has charged 16-year-old Kendall Newbern with open murder in connection with the death of an 18-year-old man on June 21. When…

by P.D. Lesko "If you want to work on affordability, the thing that you do is try to increase supply. So, that is going to be a community conversation that we are going to continue to have. Obviously it’s going to mean that we have to…