WHILE THE CITY’S bankers, lawyers, developers, rich and influential poured over $75,000 into the mayoral primary election campaign of Ward 3 Council member Christopher Taylor, the balance of power on City Council hung in the balance of…

REP. ADAM ZEMKE, a Democrat, has chosen to endorse in the Ward 2 City Council Democratic primary election. We believe this is not only misguided, but demonstrates a singular lack of leadership from a state-level representative. Mr. Zemke’s…

NANCY KAPLAN, A current member of the Ann Arbor District Library Board of Trustees, recently launched a run for Ann Arbor City Council to represent Ward 2. Kaplan, a retired physical therapist, was elected to the AADL Board of Trustees in…

IN FEBRUARY 2014, Lansing-based EPIC-MRA began contacting 500-600 Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) residents about their satisfaction with the library. EPIC-MRA will be paid $25,000 to conduct the survey. According to Nancy Kaplan, who…

by P.D. Lesko The meeting room at the Traverwood Library is modern, with plenty of light and clean lines. The room was full, with about 70 people in attendance to hear the candidates answer questions for 90 minutes. It was there that Ward…

by P.D. Lesko Second Ward Ann Arbor City Council member Stephen Rapundalo has 25 friends on Facebook. Two of his 25 Facebook friends (Joe Upton and Carey Jernigan), according to information contained in a press release issued on…