It’s official: See headliners for this year’s Sonic Lunch in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s official: the complete Sonic Lunch lineup for this summer is now live. The summer concert series posted its complete lineup on Facebook on Wednesday, May 6. Headliners include Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated artists, as well as Michigan-based performers. June 4: Indie folk artist Lindsay...
DTE Replacing Milan’s Aging Gas Lines Through Summer: Upgrades also planned in Saline, Chelsea,...
Weeks of torn-up pavement in Milan will continue as DTE Energy crews replace 13.5 miles of aging cast iron and steel gas lines with flexible gas piping. The utility expects work to be completed by September. The construction is part of a 30-year statewide effort to replace 4,000 miles of...
Chelsea Approves Next Steps on Two Road Contracts
Work will include traffic light upgrades for Chelsea High School’s intersections. Photo by Sue Kelch. Chelsea City Council approved road work contracts for Freer Rd. and Commerce Park Dr. construction projects at the May 4 meeting. Freer Road. Work on Freer Rd. was originally set to extend from the...
Ann Arbor’s Gallup Park to see numerous improvement projects
Gallup Park in Ann Arbor is undergoing a couple of construction projects to improve safety for visitors. Workers are repairing the road near Gallup Park’s southern bridge and replacing whole segments of the pathway around the Youth Fishing Pond. Hillary Hanzel is the city’s Landscape Architect Capital Project Manager....
City of Ypsilanti launches new non-police crisis response program for mental health emergencies
Ypsilanti, Mich. – People experiencing a mental health crisis in Ypsilanti could soon see a trained specialist, not police, responding to their calls. The change comes after the Ypsilanti City Council on Tuesday (May 5) approved nearly $1 million in funding for an unarmed community crisis response team. The...
‘Just an albatross’: Vote delayed on Washtenaw County’s largest tax-capture deal
ANN ARBOR, MI — The biggest tax-capture deal for private development in Washtenaw County history has been postponed amid hesitancy from community members and commissioners. The Washtenaw County board agreed 6-3 Wednesday night, May 6, to delay a vote on a brownfield plan for the mixed-use build planned for more than 20 acres off State Street and Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor...
Large crowd tells Ann Arbor Public Schools Administration to present teachers a better contract...
Teachers and parents gather at the May 6, 2026 Ann Arbor School Board meeting. A large group of teachers, parents and students on Wednesday made it clear to the Ann Arbor School Board and administration—get back to work negotiating a fair union contract. All the seats at the first...
Michigan Elite Conditioning for Athletes Celebrates Grand Opening in Brighton
Michigan Elite Conditioning for Athletes is celebrating their new location in Brighton with a grand opening and ribbon cutting today from 4-7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. The new training facility is on East Grand River Avenue near Whitmore Lake Road. Kim Seets, Director of Business Development and Grassroots, says...
Is the Serial Killer Shoe Tree of Salem, Michigan Still Standing?
The shoes might be taken down from time to time, but the legend lingers. Here's a look at the "serial killer" shoe tree near Salem, Michigan...
Chelsea To Host Trek For Vets Walk
Community members can join part of Lawrence Miller’s 500-mile Michigan trek. A welcome in Chelsea stayed with Lawrence Miller. Last year, Miller, a Marine veteran and founder of Trek For Vets, came through Chelsea during the organization’s first walk. Rev. Rodney Gasaway said the visit was more impromptu then. Miller was walking with a backpack and a flag, often calling police departments ahead...
