Ann Arbor MI

Limited supplies of road salt are hindering the efforts of road crews throughout Michigan to keep up with demand. But here in Washtenaw County, we are faring a little better. As Michigan experiences one of the most severe winters in years, many counties are scrambling with a shortage of road salt to handle the...

After twenty years of serving the community, The Garden Mill announces with profound sadness that it will be closing its doors permanently later this year. This decision follows much reflection, difficult conversations, and heartfelt consideration, and comes amid ongoing economic challenges that have made survival...

Step through the door at 40 N Huron St and the air immediately shifts: you’re hit with a heady, cool-kid cocktail of resin, incense, and the faint, dusty whisper of old books. Twisted Things Boutique is a compact, high-energy universe of Michigan makers, where over 120 different artists share shelf space without ever...

ANN ARBOR, MI — A liquor store in Ann Arbor has paused operations after 16 years and will relocate to the spot of a former University of Michigan student bar across the street. Champion’s Liquors closed its doors at its 1227 S. University Ave. location and will officially reopen...

Cinnaholic, a popular vegan bakery featured on ABC’s Shark Tank, served its last customers in Ann Arbor on Dec. 24. Not long before, on Dec. 17, Noodles and Company, shut its doors. These closures join a growing list of restaurants and shops in Ann Arbor going out of business, with more than 100 local restaurants...

A planet in the yard: Located on the Old West Side, a classic 1920s workman’s cottage, which sold for $535,000, is part of a distinctive neighborhood project. Starting in 2019, retired architect Al Paas famously turned the streets around Bach School into a walkable solar system, with distances at a scale of 1 inch to...

From his stuck landings on lightning-fast tumbling passes and the subsequent thunderous roar of the crowd, Adam Lakomy didn’t look like a stranger to collegiate gymnastics meets — much less the high-stakes matchup of No. 1 Oklahoma and the reigning national champions, the No. 4 Wolverines. But in the freshman’s...

ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor-area Athlete of the Week has returned with yet another opportunity for student-athletes to be recognized for their standout performances. MLive/The Ann Arbor News has chosen 16 athletes from across the area for readers to choose between for the week of Jan. 19-24. Readers will have until 9...

Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email. On Sunday, January 11, the Manchester Township Fire Department and the Ann Arbor Fire Department gathered at the Oak Grove Cemetery to pay tribute to firefighter Amy Schnearle-Pennywitt of Manchester, who was fatally injured 20 years ago...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that first-year college students who feel a sense of belonging in class and on campus are more likely to experience social and academic success. According to Blake Glatley, a U-M graduate student in the Combined Program in Education and...