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Editor's Note: According to the Ann Arbor Summer Festival's most recently-released 990 tax forms, the organization lost almost $60,000 on revenue of $1.2 million, revenue which was down from $1.5 million the preceding year. According to!-->…
Where to Get Cash, Food and Internet During the Covid Crisis
Even after modest business grants from the Washtenaw United Way dried up after just two weeks, local businesses are scrambling for PPP loans from the SBA and a few have even managed to land the elusive funding. Individuals and!-->…
MLive Owner Advance Furloughs Employees and Cuts Pay
by Rick Edmonds
Advance Local followed other newspaper companies Wednesday in announcing a series of pay cuts and furloughs to bring expenses down and ride out the deep advertising recession.
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A2Politico: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish—On Feb. 20, 2020, the Ann Arbor News Will Turn Off Commenting
by P.D. Lesko
On February 18, 2020 MLive's Vice President of Content, John Hiner wrote, "I’m writing today to announce a significant change to the MLive.com website experience: At 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, we will permanently!-->!-->!-->…
Ann Arbor 15th District Court Warrant Resolution Day Scheduled for Monday, Dec. 16
An event is planned for next month that will give individuals the opportunity for same-day resolution of their 15th District Court misdemeanor warrants. Ann Arbor 15th District Court Warrant Resolution Day is set for Monday, Dec. 16,!-->…
UM Prof Announces Run for Ann Arbor City Council
Dr. Lisa Disch is a professor of political science. Disch specializes in "contemporary continental political thought, paying particular attention to feminist theory, political ecology, and theories of democracy in both the US and France,"!-->…
Voter Turnout Up Significantly For August 2017 Dem Primary Elections
by Patricia Lesko
On Aug. 8, Anne Bannister (D-Ward 1), Zachary Ackerman (D-Ward 3), Jack Eaton (D-Ward 4) and Chip Smith (D-Ward 5) won the Democratic primary elections. Smith and Eaton will face Independents (Ali Ramlawi and Diane…
Ann Arbor’s Blues Festival Returns Saturday Aug. 19
by James Patridge
The 2017 Ann Arbor Blues Festival will return on Saturday, August 19th from 1 p.m. – 11 p.m. First held in 1969 and considered history’s first electric blues festival, this iconic event will be held at the Washtenaw Farm…
2017 City Council Aug. 8 Primary Election Coverage Round-up
On Tuesday August 8 Ann Arbor voters will go to the polls to vote in the City Council Democratic primary elections. The Ann Arbor Independent does not endorse in political races. We think our readers are informed enough to use the…
Ward 4 Council Candidates Go Head-to-Head: Magiera vs. Eaton
by Dave Alexander
This year, Ann Arbor CTN has produced short (2-3 minute) videos in which all the candidates running in the Aug. 8 Democratic primary election have a chance to introduce themselves and their campaigns to Ann Arbor…