Ann Arbor News

OVER THE PREVIOUS week, there were 76 crimes reported by the AAPD. That’s up from 62 crimes reported the week of Aug. 18-25. Fraud and theft/larceny topped the list of crimes reported. Over the past six months, theft/larceny (527 crimes…

THE NATIONAL GROUP Attendance Works released state-by-state school attendance data and data for the nation’s 21 large, urban districts. In the report issued last week, the authors say school absenteeism is a national challenge. Almost a…

by David Alexander During her comments, AAPS Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift continually referred to a “downward spiral into mediocrity” caused by reduced money, saying “Shame on our legislators if they don’t figure this out, and…

FORMER ANN ARBOR City Council member Tony Derezinski (D-Ward 2) is launching a bid for a spot on the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees. Derezinki, who once batted around the idea of running for mayor, was defeated in the 2012…

A new budgeting strategy which Dr. Bellanca says aligns spending with the college’s strategic priorities has faculty up in arms. The college’s latest budget ups funding for instruction and instructional support by 1.4 percent while funding…

OVER THE PREVIOUS week, there were 62 crimes reported by the AAPD. That’s up from 54 crimes reported the preceding week. Assault, fraud, theft/larceny topped the list of crimes reported. Over the past six months, theft/larceny (513 crimes…

ANN ARBOR NATURAL  Area Preservation (NAP) works to protect and restore Ann Arbor’s natural areas and to foster an environmental ethic among its citizens. This involves conducting plant and animal inventories, ecological monitoring, and…

by Christian Usera ANN ARBOR’S PERFORMANCE Network Theatre has been in financial trouble for years, but its most recent financial difficulties might be just the tip of a titanic iceberg. The group has filed income tax returns (in 2011)…

SEPTEMBER IS designated National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month for individuals, families and communities around the country to celebrate recovery. The Dawn Farm Jamboree has been a local celebration of hope, recovery and…

THE HUMANE SOCIETY of Huron Valley will be honored by the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance (MPFA) at its statewide “No Kill Conference” in September.  The Michigan Pet Fund Alliance is an all-volunteer nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable…