Dining on the tracks at Gandy Dancer’s Ann Arbor Restaurant Week
Awaiting some of the coldest days Ann Arbor has seen this year, there was no better place to spend a quiet Friday afternoon than Gandy Dancer. Located at 401 Depot St., the restaurant’s cobblestone walls and historic charm are impossible to ignore. Originally built in 1886 as the Michigan Central Railroad Depot, the...
196 risk losing housing in Washtenaw County, as leaders anticipate federal funding gap
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — With the future of federal funding for housing programs for people exiting homelessness still in flux, several Washtenaw County programs that rely on that funding are trying to prepare for anticipated funding gaps and reductions. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the...
Residents near Arbor Hills Landfill ask Washtenaw County for help
Residents living near the Arbor Hills Landfill in Salem Township are fighting a proposed expansion of the facility. They’re asking Washtenaw County officials to kill it early in the process. Some state legislators are joining the residents to raise concerns over the proposed expansion. Owner GFL is looking to...
Dog left alone and frightened after owner snatched by ICE
Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) Caroline MacGregor: You're listening to 89.1 WEMU. I'm Caroline MacGregor. And today, we're talking about a heart-wrenching subject that concerns pets and the risk to these animals when their owners are suddenly taken or hospitalized. With me today to talk about this is Wendy...
Amazon Seeks Tenants for Unopened Metro Detroit Grocery Stores
Amazon hired a broker to find subtenants for several Amazon Fresh grocery stores in Metro Detroit. These buildings were constructed but sat empty. The Seattle company still pays rent on spaces it doesn't use. Michael Dudash works at Rochester-based Creative Commercial Real Estate Inc. He's now marketing five retail...
Ann Arbor teachers signal pullback on out-of-classroom tasks after month without contract
ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor teachers have been working without a contract for more than a month in 2026, and both parent and educator advocates admit it may not be long before families notice an impact. Agreements with all six of Ann Arbor Public Schools’ employee groups expired...
Ypsilanti families receive cash support from Rx Kids program
Rx Kids has enrolled 63 Ypsilanti families since the direct cash assistance program was expanded to the city in December 2025. Rx Kids, led by Michigan State University, offers eligible families $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month for six months after birth. $94,000 has been distributed through the program as of...
See aerial footage of massive data center under construction near Saline
A parade of trucks could be seen hauling earth away from the 575-acre site Wednesday morning.
As campus grieves, family’s lawyer calls Lucas Mattson’s death ‘completely preventable’
Correction 2/6: This article has been updated to reflect that on Jan. 25, Delta Chi was placed on interim suspension, which includes all chapter activities, by its chapter headquarters. 19-year-old Engineering sophomore Lucas Mattson was found dead Jan. 24 on the 1900 block of Cambridge Road. Mattson was last seen...
Vinology’s Restaurant Week menu: Small portions, big disappointments
If you’re unfamiliar with Ann Arbor Restaurant Week, it’s an annual week-long event that celebrates the vibrant culinary life in downtown Ann Arbor with select restaurants offering special menus and even discounted meals. This year, Restaurant Week ran from Jan. 18 through Jan. 23, and I decided to dine at one of the...
