Ann Arbor MI

Road work and possible delays in the Dexter Township area this Friday. The Washtenaw County Road Commission advises that on Friday, Consumers Energy will be performing permit work on Dexter-Pinckney Road between Winston Road and Sarah Road. The road will not be closed to traffic, but delays are likely due...

Livingston’s own blueprint: Local architect James Livingston designed dozens of projects including Lawton Elementary School and Weber’s (known back in Livingston’s day as Weber’s Motor Inn). In 1958, he designed 1821 Sheridan Dr. as his own residence. The 5-bedroom, 4-bath house, which sold for $1.25 million, has expos

The Scio Township Board approved the Groves of Scio Preliminary PUD (Planned Unit Development) and Site Plan at its September 22 meeting, moving the plan forward for the nearly 20 acres of land at Jackson and Zeeb roads. The township board reviewed the plan put forth by Pulte Homes of...

Downtown construction in South Lyon is forcing a change for one of the city's biggest fall traditions, but organizers say Pumpkinfest will go on. Construction currently underway on Pontiac Trail thas pushed this year's event a few blocks away to Bartlett Elementary. Organizers say the new location still offers plenty o

Reporting and photos by Heather Finch and Karen Lambert. Students at Milan and Saline high schools gathered before 7 a.m. Sept. 23 for See You at the Pole, a worldwide, student-led prayer event organized locally by Fellowship of Christian Athletes students. At Milan High School, students stood quietly and held...

SCIO TWP., MI — The site of a former book printing facility off Jackson Road west of Ann Arbor could be transformed with 125 townhomes by Pulte Homes of Michigan and nearly 30,000 square feet of new retail space. The Scio Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept....

Saline Area Schools voters will elect four Board of Education members on Nov. 3: three four-year seats with no incumbents, and one two-year seat. Running for the four-year seats are Carl Spina, Afifa Corrigan, Christy Lillie, Matt Shoemaker and Andrea S. Roe. Running for the two-year seat are Charlie Hirst, incumbent T

ANN ARBOR, MI — Pedestrian and bicycle safety advocates aired their concerns with the Ann Arbor City Council on Tuesday night, Sept. 22, urging city leaders to “fix dangerous streets now.”. After going for a demonstration ride along Division Street, where they want to see the protected bikeway...

Debbie Dingell is the glue that holds Michigan's congressional delegation together. She officially represents the 6th District, which encompasses Ann Arbor, Saline and Ypsilanti; the western and southern fringes of Wayne County, including Canton Township; and parts of Oakland and Monroe counties. But there are few Cong

Chelsea Police Chief Kevin Kazyak used his Sept. 15 report to City Council to draw attention to check forgery and other fraud schemes reported to the department during August. Kazyak said Chelsea police received two reports involving counterfeit checks. In both cases, residents had written checks to credit card compani