Ann Arbor News

by P.D. Lesko At their annual retreat last week, Ann Arbor Council members shared what they want Ann Arbor city government to focus on, and how the members, who are politically divided, can work together to get the job done in the coming…

TRUVEN HEALTH AnalyticsTM, a leading provider of healthcare analytics and data solutions and services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management…

CHRISTINE STEAD IS the Vice President of the AAPS Board of Education. She comes to her interview dressed conservatively. She is not an Ann Arbor Birkenstock Board Bohemian. She is warm, smooth—not smarmy—in her answers and the definition of…

by Donna Iadipaolo THIS FALL, HAISLEY Elementary School became the first school in the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) to participate in the national “Little Free Library” (LFL) program. The Little Free Library movement began in 2009…

INGRID SHELDON, IN her 70s, is small of stature but has a reputation that looms large in the city’s political story. A Republican, Ingrid (as she is ubiquitously known) is tied with Lou Belcher as being the  longest-serving Republican mayor…

by P.D. Lesko ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Matt Durr is a graduate of Washtenaw Community College. Folks at The Washtenaw Voice, the student newspaper, speak of Durr in glowing terms, the guy who made good in the world of print journalism.…

IN AUGUST 2014 Council member Kunselman, (D-Ward 3), tried to convince his colleagues on City Council that it was unsafe and unfair to allow Uber and Lyft to continue to operate. Kunselman said that the companies skirt regulations and…

Please note: This article has been changed to accurately identify the 22nd Circuit Court. THE RACE FOR the county’s 22nd District Circuit Court’s probate judgeship is heated. In the primary, Incumbent Judge Julia B. Owdziej topped runner…

FALL-THEMED HALLOWEEN events are taking place in Ann Arbor throughout October. Check out these fun ways to celebrate the season. Gather the kids and get in costume (optional) for Trick or Treat Down the River Sunday, Oct. 19, noon–5 p.m.…

In August 2014, Ann Arbor officials announced renovations to three of the city’s fire stations: Ann Arbor Fire Station No. 3, followed by Stations No. 4 and then No. 5. ANN ARBOR FIRE Department stations are undergoing renovations to…