Solar panel group buys spread across Michigan as residents band together for discounts
In the middle of a five-day power outage brought on by an early spring storm, Woody Gontina’s house appeared to be the only one on his street that still had its lights on. At the time, Gontina had just installed a 5.4-kilowatt solar-and-battery-storage system at his home. “Because of...
Jolly Pumpkin Moving Out of Midtown, Making Way for Ann Arbor’s Spiedo
The owner of the Ann Arbor restaurant has a new location in store for the Detroit neighborhood. It is being reported that Mediterranean spot Spiedo is coming to Midtown at 441 W Canfield this year. This follows Jolly Pumpkin’s announcement that their taproom is closing, soon to announce a new location in Detroit....
Locals to U-M: Your $1.2B supercomputer not welcome here
Ypsilanti Township officials will vote Tuesday on a resolution to ‘unequivocally oppose’ a new University of Michigan computing center. Nuclear weapons research would be conducted at the facility; the township says that is a danger. U-M is considering two locations in the township and no decision has been...
Sherrone Moore Blames Paige Shiver For Firing, Arrest In New Body Cam Footage
Sherrone Moore Blames Paige Shiver For Firing, Arrest In New Body Cam Footage
Ann Arbor schools weighing sinking fund renewal amid rise in construction costs
ANN ARBOR, MI – Leaders with Ann Arbor Public Schools will have some big decisions to make in the coming weeks before asking voters to weigh in on a potential renewal or restoration of the district’s sinking fund. Voters first OK’d the district’s 2.5-mill tax in May 2017...
$118.6 million in state funding OK’d for Ann Arbor affordable housing
ANN ARBOR, MI — The Ann Arbor Housing Commission is getting another sizable funding boost as it prepares to break ground on a 20-story affordable housing high-rise. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority announced its board has authorized $118.6 million in funding for the development planned at 350 S. Fifth...
Resident near OpenAI, Oracle data center still fighting to intervene
SALINE TWP., MI — A rural resident is not done fighting to halt construction of the “Stargate” hyperscale data center project that is already underway in Saline Township. In February, a Washtenaw County judge denied Kathryn Haushalter’s request to intervene in a lawsuit that had already been...
University of Michigan to honor 6 late students at Ann Arbor memorial
ANN ARBOR, MI — The University of Michigan will honor six students who died during the past year at its annual Campus Memorial on Tuesday, April 7, according to a March 27 University Record update. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. in the Anderson Room of the...
Ann Arbor dog rescued from Hurricane Harvey competes for National Cutest Dog title
ANN ARBOR, MI - An Ann Arbor dog with a remarkable rescue story is competing in the finals of a national contest, and her owner is rallying the community for support. Gracie, a Hurricane Harvey rescue dog, has advanced to the finals of the Pet Lovers Choice Awards in the Cutest Dog category, currently ranking sixth...
Health Department confirms 7th measles case in Washtenaw
Submitted by Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, Washtenaw County Health Department. Washtenaw County Health Department (WCHD) is confirming a seventh case of measles in a Washtenaw County unvaccinated child who was a close contact of the first case reported on March 11. Unfortunately, this most recent case may have exposed...
