Food pantries expecting increased demand as SNAP expected to freeze
Washtenaw County residents who rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for food are expecting a possible interruption in payouts if the federal shutdown continues into November. Barbara Cecil is the Development Director for SOS Community Services in Ypsilanti. She says SOS has been receiving...
Campus Student Bike Shop closes following owner’s death
After 61 years in business, the Campus Student Bike Shop closed Oct. 9 following the death of its owner Bill Loy. He opened his first bike shop in 1968 on Catherine Street before relocating in 1974 to Maynard Street in downtown Ann Arbor, where he supplied residents and students with bicycles and repairs for...
Michigan surgeon who helped pioneer key life support technology dies at 86
Dr. Robert H. Bartlett, a University of Michigan surgeon who helped pioneer a critical piece of life support technology, has died. He was 86 years old.
You Can Enjoy Magic this Weekend in Ann Arbor
Plymouth, Michigan – Prepare to sit back, relax, and enjoy some magic this weekend. The Ann Arbor Magic Club will be performing Magic Parlor shows on Saturday. Members of the club, Sean Howell and Lincoln Stone stopped by Live in the D, to give a sneak peek into what guests can expect at the club, which has been...
Michigan State Medical Society Announces: 2025 Bioethics Conference to Focus on Complex Clinical Cases
The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) has announced its 29th Annual Conference on Bioethics, scheduled for November 8, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The event will center on the theme 'Cases That Haunt Us: Examining Medical Ethics Issues Through the Particularly Difficult Cases,' and aims to explore the ethical...
Government shutdown: Detroit Metro Airport offering free food to employees working without pay
ROMULUS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Federal workers at Detroit Metro Airport and Willow Run Airport can get free food and drinks during the government shutdown. Around the United States, many federal employees are still going to work but are not receiving a paycheck. At Detroit Metro, this includes people with Customs & Border...
Saline Agrees to MDOT Mill Pond Contract
Saline City Council passed a resolution at the Oct. 20 meeting to enter into a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to construct a mixed-use pathway along Mill Pond. The project will cost an estimated total of $1 million, of which the city of Saline will be responsible for $323,813, while...
Best Late Night Bite: New York Pizza Depot
Consistency and connection are the secret ingredients to New York Pizza Depot’s 28 years of success. Since opening its doors on East Liberty Street in 1997, the family-owned business has provided Ann Arbor with freshly made ingredients and a revolving door of everything from margherita pizza to creamy cannoli through...
Look: Animal nest inside kitchen exhaust fan sparks apartment fire
Firefighters in Michigan are warning of unexpected fire hazards after an apartment blaze was sparked by an animal nest inside a resident's kitchen exhaust fan.
Shuttered crematorium near Ypsilanti catches fire
YPSILANTI TWP., MI - An overnight fire destroyed at least half of former crematorium in Ypsilanti. Crews were called around 11 p.m. to the former location of the Tri-County Cremation Services, 1106 E. Michigan Ave., for a report of a structure fire, said Lt. Nick Dunleavy with the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department.

















