City of Chelsea experiences downside of growth, which is traffic congestion
With growth comes increased traffic. One city experiencing significant congestion due to development is Chelsea. Since 2010, the City of Chelsea’s population has increased by 17%. A study into the city’s increasing traffic woes revealed future planning will be critical to finding solutions. Chris Zull is...
You’d Never Guess Michigan’s Fluffiest Pancakes Come From This Nostalgic Diner
Let me paint you a picture: the comforting hum of old-school diners, checkered floors, and the inimitable scent of pure comfort food. That’s Nick’s Original House of Pancakes for you in Ann Arbor. It’s the kind of place that feels like a hug from your grandma, utterly unpretentious and wonderfully familiar.
The Most Educated City In America Is In Michigan
One city in Michigan lands at the top of the list for the eighth year in a row.
Recent Washtenaw Deer Deaths Likely Caused by EHD, Not CWD
Photo: The water of the Looking Glass River reflects the blue sky, green shoreline grasses and a healthy white-tailed deer standing on the riverbank. This is one type of habitat where EHD outbreaks may occur. Courtesy of DNR. After finding a dead deer in her yard, a local resident reached...
‘Enough is enough’: Michigan regents oppose Big Ten’s $2B ‘payday loan’ capital deal
University of Michigan regents are opposing the Big Ten’s proposed $2 billion capital deal, likening it to a “payday loan” that would jeopardize the future of the conference. In a speech that lasted more than six minutes on Thursday during a previously scheduled board meeting in Flint,...
University of Michigan approves $3.5M renovation of Ann Arbor office space
FLINT, MI — The University of Michigan approved a $3.5 million development project to improve an office space in Ann Arbor. The UM Board of Regents unanimously approved the investment into 1000 Victors Way during its Thursday, Oct. 16 meeting at the Flint campus. The 52,682-square-foot space will be...
City of Ann Arbor takes next step in redeveloping old YMCA site
The Ann Arbor Planning Commission has given conditional approval to a major affordable housing project. It will be going up on the site of the old YMCA on Fifth Street. The city bought the parcel across the street from the downtown library from the YMCA in 2003. The hope was always to see a mixed-use housing project,...
Group drops claim University of Michigan Law Review discriminates against straight, white men
ANN ARBOR, MI - An organization that claimed the University of Michigan is discriminating against straight white men has dropped its suit. The organization Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences (FASORP) filed a notice of dismissal Oct. 10 in the case it had previously brought against the...
Former inmates complain of conditions in women’s prison
It is the women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Saline where inmates and former inmates are alleging some pretty serious health hazards inside, behind all that barbed wire.
School Budget: More Students Than Expected Enrolled, State Funding Increase Not as Big as...
Saline Area Schools expects more student enrollment than originally planned, along with a state funding increase. Board Treasurer Tim Austin gave the Saline Board of Education a Finance Committee update at Tuesday's meeting. Austin said the district is seeing positive growth in the number students between...
