Ann Arbor MI

Long communal tables set the tone at a new coffee destination in Ann Arbor, Michigan, called Espy Cafe, which is applying thoughtful approaches to ingredient sourcing and worker satisfaction. The come-as-you-are cafe pairs scratch-made food and drinks with subtle global flavors. A few examples include chermoula and...

The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents is set to vote on a proposal Thursday to award Olympian Michael Phelps an honorary degree.

YPSILANTI, MI - For the business owners in Maxton Plaza, the fire means more than just losing their businesses. They lost sacred spaces. “To have a sanctuary destroyed, it’s sort of like destroying a butterfly grove or breaking a church down,” said Naomi White. White is the owner...

A measles outbreak has been identified in Washtenaw County after a third person was diagnosed with the disease linked to an original case.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Major business changes are taking place at this downtown Ann Arbor corner. The Cellar, 117 S. Ashley St., has permanently closed, its website confirmed. The Den, Grizzly Peak Brewing Company’s attached bar at 122 W. Washington St., has also shut its doors, according to flyers posted outside the bar.

Six police officers and a semi-truck driver have been released from a local hospital after a fiery crash involving a car and a semi-truck.

Peter and Cammie Treiber were on their way to their father-daughter hiking trip across Spain and Portugal when their flight out of Detroit Metro Airport on Monday, March 16, turned around and headed back to Michigan. The Ann Arbor residents were two passengers on a Delta flight from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to...

LODI TWP., MI — A luxury home developer’s plan to build 107 single-family homes on a wooded land has taken a step forward in a community near Ann Arbor. Lodi Township officials have reached a planned-unit development agreement with Toll Brothers for Arbor Preserve-North and Arbor Preserve-South, a two-part luxury...

The Ann Arbor City Council passed an ordinance to amend Chapter 105 of the Ann Arbor Housing Code, abolishing hidden fees imposed before and during tenancy. The bill was introduced Jan. 20 and passed into law Feb. 5, requiring landlords to include mandatory tenancy fees — like administrative or processing charges —...

ANN ARBOR, MI — As the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority expands, Washtenaw County is opting out. County commissioners voted 7-2 Wednesday night, March 18, to exempt county tax revenue from properties in the proposed expansion area from being captured and spent by the DDA. Commissioner Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann...