Veo Art Studio opens in downtown Chelsea
Elizabeth Wilson, a Sylvan Township resident, opened an 800-square-foot art studio on the first floor of the Sylvan Building at 114 N. Main St. in Chelsea, according to Chelsea Update. Veo Art Studio...
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Hackers unite: Ann Arbor joining dozens of cities in celebrating National...
Ann Arbor is among dozens of cities across the country gearing up to celebrate the first National Day of Civic Hacking, a call to action for those who proudly call themselves hackers. No, these...
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Longtime Ann Arbor builder Joe Grammatico dies
Joe Grammatico was once called in front of the Ann Arbor Planning Commission to answer why he hadn’t followed the city’s landscaping specifications on a building project. It seems Grammatico had...
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My Urban Toddler to open new store on Washtenaw Avenue
Rosa Lee opened My Urban Toddler in Pittsfield Township in 2006.Photo by Lorissa FarrRosa Lee is ready to expand her My Urban Toddler brand, eight years after opening the first location on East...
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Ann Arbor-based Sight Machine aims to push manufacturing sector toward...
Sight Machine's Ann Arbor team (left to right: Brooks Ryba, Jim Deakins, Matthew Alto, Kurt Demaagd, Anthony Oliver, and Nathan Oostendorp) in a mock-up car inspection tunnel they built in their new...
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U-M Health System delays 2 multimillion-dollar projects as it shifts...
The former C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Friday on the University of Michigan Health System's Ann Arbor campus. After it was vacated in 2011 when the new Mott Hospital opened to patients, officials...
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Ann Arbor DDA says streetscape project could help South U's comeback
Ann Arbor DDA Executive Director Susan Pollay, left, sits with Maggie Ladd, executive director of the South University Area Association, on one of the tree planters along South University Avenue. They...
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Emerging from the Great Recession: How Ann Arbor area companies bounced back
Espresso Royale CEO Marcus Goller at the company's roasting plant in Whitmore Lake.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com By: Lizzy Alfs and Ben Freed Editors Note: Follow AnnArbor.com throughout this week...
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Who makes a good networking partner?
Photo by Ned HortonNetworking with a partner can double your productivity at a business gathering or it can destroy it. The difference is in who you choose to walk in with you. The trick is to find a...
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Ypsilanti to reconsider emergency moratorium for medical marijuana facilities
After delaying the decision to impose an emergency moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and grow facilities, the Ypsilanti City Council will reconsider the proposed ordinance Tuesday. The...
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Ann Arbor's Espresso Royale eyes careful expansion as coffee competition grows
Espresso Royale CEO Marcus Goller stands near the company's coffee roaster at its plant in Whitmore Lake.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comEditor's note: This is part of a series of articles about local...
View ArticleU-M Health System's cash reserves top those of OSU hospital
The University of Michigan Health System may have more cash on hand than The Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center but its rainy day funds are decreasing, according to media reports. The...
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Sales rebounded slowly but surely for exercise equipment manufacturer NuStep
NuStep recently renovated its wellness center at its headquarters in Pittsfield Township. Employees and prospective customers can work out on the company's newest machines.Melanie Maxwell |...
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Ann Arbor water and sewer rates ticking up about 3.6% starting July 1
Water and sewer bills are going up July 1. The Ann Arbor City Council gave final approval Monday night to new utility rates that provide revenue increases of 3.55 percent in water, 4.25 percent in...
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Ann Arbor City Council asks DDA to help fund downtown beat cops
The Ann Arbor City Council went on record Monday night asking the Downtown Development Authority to fund three new downtown police officers. The council is asking the DDA's governing board to consider...
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Demolition paves way for controversial 413 E. Huron development
Demolition on East Huron Street near Division Street on Tuesday, June 4.Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com The buildings that once stood where a 14-story apartment high-rise is to take shape at the corner...
View ArticleApartment complex proposed for Saline's former department of public works
Livonia Builders proposed the purchase of Saline’s former department of public works to turn it into an apartment complex, according to a Saline Reporter report. On Monday, in a work meeting the...
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Gas station on Ann Arbor-Saline Road wants to add drive-thru lane for Tim...
The owner of the revamped Shell gas station on Ann Arbor-Saline Road wants to construct a drive-thru lane to serve the attached Tim Hortons restaurant. Abraham Ajrouch, owner of the 1.44-acre site at...
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Ypsilanti residents concerned as council rejects emergency moratorium on...
The chart shows where the city's medical marijuana facilities are located and where potential ones may be placed. Courtesy Ypsilanti Ypsilanti will not impose an emergency moratorium against new...
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Q&A: Busch's CEO on expansion plans, surviving the economic downturn
Busch's Fresh Food Market CEO John Busch, pictured inside the store on South Main Street in Ann Arbor, said there are still expansion opportunities in southeast Michigan.Melanie Maxwell |...
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