Lima Twp: Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice 4/27/26
APPLICATION #SUP26-001 – A public hearing will be held to consider an application for Special Use for the Edwards Family to establish a family cemetery. This property is located at 2071 S. Fletcher Road, Dexter, Michigan 48130 and is part of SE 1/4 Section 32 T2S-R4E, Lima Township, Parcel G-07-32-400-010.
Student research assistants vote to join University of Michigan graduate employees union
On Monday, the union representing graduate student instructors and staff at the University of Michigan announced that more than 2,200 graduate student research assistants would now be represented by their bargaining unit. According to the Graduate Employees Organization Local 3550 of the American Federation of...
Saline Development Wins $1.5 Million State Grant
A downtown Saline redevelopment project has landed a $1.5 million state grant to support new housing, commercial space and a public gathering area near Murphy’s Crossing. The funding, announced March 31 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office, comes through the state’s Revitalization and Placemaking program, which helps...
🎁 Freebies Up for Grabs in Belleville — Furniture & More
Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Belleville neighbors are giving away a few great items this week — from furniture to household goods. Check out what’s available below!
Ypsilanti to demolish two dangerous buildings, including former ice cream stand
YPSILANTI, MI - Two Ypsilanti buildings are set to be demolished within the near future, including a fire-damaged former ice cream stand at a major gateway point into the city that has sat rotting for at least ten years. The Ypsilanti City Council voted unanimously to uphold the City’s Dangerous...
Life Back Then: Elementary April Fool’s Day Pranks from 1967
In the March 22, 1967, edition of the Saline Reporter, fourth graders at Jensen Elementary School were asked what they were planning to do for April Fool’s Day. Their responses show just how creative kids can be, having fun playing practical pranks on their families and teachers. Many kids...
Meet the ‘up and moving’ general manager at Jeff Daniels’ new Chelsea venue, restaurant
CHELSEA, MI — Susie Sutter has been working in restaurants since she was a teenager. From her days as a student at Eastern Michigan University to her time as a Chicago resident and now as a mother of five, front-of-house restaurant labor has remained in the Dexter resident’s blood for almost 30 years.
Ann Arbor, Detroit still in tornado forecast area, here’s what to expect for this...
The midday severe weather forecast update does shrink the tornado forecast area a bit, but the tornado chance is still there. Severe storms, if they develop, are expected this afternoon. The updated severe weather forecasts trim the tornado area and do not indicate a threat of high-end severe wind gusts...
There’s a new brunch spot coming to Brighton. Here’s what to know
BRIGHTON — The minds behind Nick's Original House of Pancakes and Uptown Coney Island in Ann Arbor are partnering with a Dexter resident on a new brunch project in Brighton. Fork & Spoon Brunch House will open in the coming weeks at 101 Brookside Lane, the former Lil' Chef — which closed in June 2024 after more than...
Ypsilanti Twp. shooting leaves woman hospitalized, suspect in custody
YPSILANTI, Mich. (FOX 2) - A woman is in the hospital after a shooting which police say stemmed from a couple in Ypsilanti Township. On Tuesday, Washtenaw County Deputies say they were called to a shooting on the 7800 Block of Hampton Court just before 6:45 p.m. When they arrived, they discovered a 30-year-old woman...
