Ann Arbor MI

Those walking down S Ashley Street in Ann Arbor have been wondering what is going on in the flower-painted building. Aperitivo is a new cocktail and wine bar coming to 200 S Ashley Street. The space at the corner of W Washington Street is under construction right now, with bar seating being installed. Staff have not...

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Bob Milbrodt for the information in this story. Please note that this story has been changed from its original version. ) The Chelsea Kiwanis Club was recently visited by the City of Chelsea’s Community Social Worker Emilee Fetters. Emilee provides crisis support, conflict...

A major Ann Arbor affordable housing project has been awarded a large grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports. The MSHDA Board approved $118.6 million dollars for the development planned for 350 South Fifth Street. When completed, the 20-story high-rise will bring...

Every spring, March Madness transforms arenas and living rooms into spaces of shared ritual. Strangers rise as shots swish. Brackets crumple, drinks slosh, and neighbors become temporary family. Sleet or sunshine, about three-quarters of American adults gather on sidelines and screens to watch sports. People disagree...

ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS - March 24th – 29th at the Michigan Theater. The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America, founded in 1963. Internationally recognized as a premiere forum for independent filmmakers and artists, each year's festival engages...

Four years ago, the Michigan Annual Conference (MAC) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) created Advocacy Day. Advocacy Day is an all-day event putting faith to action, and the Michigan Conference of the UMC describes it as a day when “participants meet with lawmakers in Lansing to advance legislative changes that...

ANN ARBOR, MI - A man will be on probation for two years after taking for a plea deal for reportedly having a woman drive him to the “bong shop.”. Paul Joseph Walker, 37, was sentenced to two years of probation on March 23 by Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Jinan Hamood, according to court records. He had pleaded...

The city’s North Washington Street is catching the attention of new business owners. Ypsilanti’s downtown continues to develop as Kula, a new small-scale restaurant and wine bar is on the way to 10 N Washington Street. The inside will have 12 seats, and is sharing the building with Beara Bakes. Owner Nina Shahin told...

A man from Illinois has been arraigned on charges stemming from an armed robbery at Hamburg Township's Dairy Queen Grill & Chill in September 2025. According to Hamburg Township Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Richard Duffany, the suspect is 37-year-old Travell Rogers. Rogers is facing two counts of...

DEXTER, MI — Kids, parents and caregivers have been spreading the word about Just Play Family Fun Center, a new indoor playground that opened last fall in Dexter, west of Ann Arbor. With spring break for school-age children beginning Monday, families are looking for things to do to keep...