Chess Match Of Mayoral Proportions

Ann Arbor mayoral candidates Bryan Kelly, left, and Christopher Taylor play a game of chess following a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Wednesday night inside CTN studios. They had to clear out before they could finish, so they called it a draw. The two candidates will face off again in the Nov. 4 election.

Alternative Rider

Ann Arbor mayoral candidate Steve Bean fielded a question recently that most candidates for public office aren't asked: Is your candidacy serious or merely symbolic? He says he's serious, though whether he has a shot at winning remains to be seen. Bean, an independent challenging Mayor John Hieftje in Tuesday's election, has run a deafeningly quiet campaign. And some might argue he hasn't waged the kind of aggressive battle it takes for an independent to upset a popular Democratic incumbent in a left-leaning town like Ann Arbor. As part of his campaign, he rode the bus around Ann Arbor on Wednesday. Read the store here.

Mayoral Matchup

In case you missed it, we had Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje and his political opponent live on air on 1290 WLBY in our offices at AnnArbor.com on Friday. Lucy Ann Lance of the Business Insider hosted the show. Click here to listen.

Intense Debate

Candidates for Ann Arbor mayor, City Council, state representative and state senator attended a candidate forum hosted by the Ann Arbor Democratic Party Wednesday night at the Arrowwood Community Center, 2566 Arrowwood Trail. Read about these candidates on AnnArbor.com's Voters Guide.

Behind Enemy Lines

Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje went door-to-door Thursday night in his political opponent's neighborhood where he found widespread support for his campaign.

Ann Arbor Mayoral Race

My coverage of the Ann Arbor mayoral race has been a hot topic around town for the last few weeks — ever since I shadowed the candidate pictured here and wrote a story that held her accountable for sharing false campaign messages with voters. I received a pat on the back on Friday from Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic. "The headline says it all," Sullivan wrote. "No MSM-style equivocation — but a clear factual statement that a candidate has been lying, complete with evidence of her fabrications. Why can't the NYT do this?" It's not every day you have someone as nationally respected as Andrew Sullivan telling you the New York Times could take notes from you.