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.

One Of These Things

One of these things is not like the others. That is, one of these four people is not a candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor. If you guessed Yousef Rabhi, that guy in the groovy hat and the fashionable sneakers on the far right, you are correct. Although, he almost entered the race.

Mayoral Morality

At the end of a two-hour forum on affordable housing and homelessness, Ann Arbor's four mayoral candidates each signed a pledge Tuesday night. "We pledge to commit financial and political capital to end homelessness in Ann Arbor by 2018," the pledge reads. Read the story.

FestiFools 2012

Mayor John Hieftje was beside himself as Superman ate cookies, a cyborg monkey patrolled the crowd, a wealthy gator flaunted his affluence, and a young wizard did his best to cast spells on unsuspecting fools. Another fun-filled festival of fools went off without a hitch (and with the cooperation of Mother Nature) in downtown Ann Arbor on Sunday. These were some of the faces in the crowd.

Wheels On The Bus

Ann Arbor City Council Members Jane Lumm and Christopher Taylor talk over a four-party agreement for the countywide expansion of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. Read the story.

Scenes From Election Night

It appears the makeup of the Ann Arbor City Council will remain unchanged for the next year after all three incumbents came out on top in Tuesday's Democratic primary election. Below are scenes from Arbor Brewing Co., where three of the candidates gathered post-election, and a shot of Council Member Christopher Taylor and former Council Member Leigh Greden gathering results on the fourth floor of the Justice Center building. Read the story.