Ann Arbor

11/1/23: Updated with comments from former City Council member Jeff Hayner. by P.D. Lesko Nonprofits in at least 28 states contribute what are often known as payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, to the localities in which they are…

by Thomas F. Wieder The Ann Arbor City Council’s recent passage of Its Resolution to Initiate a Statue to Honor Kathy Kozachenko is one of the odder and most ill-conceived Council actions that I have observed in more than a half-century…

Correction: Rheingans was running against Jenn Cornell in the Ward 5 primary election, not Erica Briggs. Rheingans was opposed in the Democratic primary election for the House seat. by P.D. Lesko Ann Arbor, MI Rep. Carrie Rheingans…

On Aug. 21, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy G. Edmunds sentenced Deon Bell to 8 ½ years in prison, his longest sentence to date. Bell, a Michigan resident, robbed a T-Mobile store in downtown Ann Arbor, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison…

Drivers in Ann Arbor should be on notice that Ann Arbor officials have expanded the A2FixIt app to include reporting cars parked in bike lanes. The person who reports a vehicle parked in any bike lane throughout Ann Arbor need only…

by Bruce Laidlaw On June 20, 2023, the Ann Arbor City Council approved the zoning and site plan for a 12 story, 166-foot-tall structure containing 228 residential units and 733 bedrooms. The proposed structure would be at 721 South…

Firefighter Tim Rugg protested Gov. Whitmer’s ban on large gatherings and was disciplined; Ann Arbor's mayor joined a big ‘Black Lives Matter’ rally just a month later. by Jaime A. Hope On Dec. 19, 2022, four Ann Arbor city employees…

Despite the 2017 passage of the Public Safety and Community Mental Health Preservation Millage, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health turns away Washtenaw County residents who need mental health treatment. Meanwhile, CMH Exec. Dir.…

by Garrett Schumann Trivia nights in Ann Arbor are not uncommon, but Terry McClymonds' event might have the longest legacy. He started Trivia Night With Terry! in 2011 and has garnered a devoted following for his twice-a-month…

by Laina Stebbins A state department and a long-polluting manufacturing company on Friday filed for new, strengthened cleanup standards at an Ann Arbor site that has been a source of underground contamination since the 1960s. The…