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Saline residents hear about options for the Saline River Dam

It would cost more to remove the Saline River Dam in the short run. In the longer term, the cost of repairs and ongoing maintenance to keep the dam in place would cost even more. That’s the message presented to a packed house Monday night at Saline City Hall.
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The Last Night at Crisler (At Least for Now)

At Crisler Center, something feels different before I even reach the doors. The line for the student section stretches out of the passageway between Crisler and the Big House. It curves toward Greene Street and keeps going, a maize-colored river of shirts and restless energy. It keeps going. And going....
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Businesses keep leaving this Ann Arbor corner. New housing could finally see it thrive.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Hot pink signage indicates the past presence of Pizza Cat Max in Ann Arbor. It was the latest of five decades of swift departures at 640 Packard St. A restaurant once filled with bright colors and neon lights that served Flaming Hot Cheetos pizzas turned into an empty building within six months of...
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Canton tackles flooding problem with pond inspections, creek clearing

CANTON TWP. — Township officials are studying stormwater patterns, clearing creeks and preparing to inspect hundreds of neighborhood detention ponds as efforts to reduce flooding continue in the community. An August 2023 storm that dropped 4 to 5 inches of rain in just a few hours flooded at least...
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There’s a new mushroom-filled business opening soon in Pinckney

"Livingston In Photos," a series shot by reporter Makayla Coffee, highlights the extra-ordinary happenings of your neighbors. PINCKNEY — A new business in Pinckney will soon teach others all about mushrooms, whether they're enthusiasts or just interested in learning more. The Mushroom Conservatory will host a grand...
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Faulty hydrant briefly delays response to downtown Ann Arbor parking garage fire

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A vehicle fire at a downtown Ann Arbor parking garage destroyed one vehicle and damaged another. It happened Monday, March 9, at about 4:30 p.m. at the Liberty Square parking structure on Washington Street. According to authorities, firecrews initially encountered a broken hydrant at the...
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With once surging enrollment, how did an Ann Arbor Christian college fall apart?

ANN ARBOR, MI — As Concordia University moves toward selling its 187‑acre Ann Arbor campus, critics say leaders who opted to shutter the site cared less about saving a struggling school and more about offloading a property that could fetch more than $45 million. Two years since the...
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Lockwood Companies celebrates opening of 295-unit seniors housing development in Pittsfield Township

Lockwood Companies announced the official opening of Haverhill on Clark, a 295-unit apartment community at the southwest corner of Clark and Golfside Roads in Pittsfield Township, Michigan. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, State Representative Jimmie Wilson, and...
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5 takeaways as hundreds line up for Townie Homes in Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR, MI — Several hundred people who work in Ann Arbor are lining up for a chance to buy homes through a new nonprofit initiative. The Ann Arbor Community Land Trust’s Townie Homes project is designed to create affordable for-sale homes for essential workers in an otherwise high-cost market.
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Residents sue to stop tree removals for roadwork west of Ann Arbor

SYLVAN TWP., MI — A judge will hear arguments for and against an embattled roadwork project that requires cutting down dozens of trees along Werkner Road just outside downtown Chelsea. Residents Gregory Johnson and Nan Spike filed suit in February against the Washtenaw County Road Commission under the Michigan...

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