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Weekend In D.C.

What do a bunch of dudes in Washington, D.C., for a buddy's bachelor party do to kill time on a Saturday afternoon? Get back to their college roots and play beer pong, of course.

Trevor Hall

If you missed Trevor Hall play at The Ark tonight, shame on you.

Election Night

This was the scene at the victory party at Vie Spa & Fitness in downtown Ann Arbor on Election Night. Mayor John Hieftje cruised past his opponent, as did Council Members Margie Teall and Carsten Hohnke. Sandi Smith, who celebrated over at Braun Court, barely squeaked by in a close race. U.S. Congressman John Dingell, D-Dearborn, was in attendance, as was a long-lost former council member who lost by six votes last August.

Election Day

This was the scene on Election Day in Ann Arbor inside Lawton Elementary School and outside Slauson Middle School. I thoroughly enjoyed the juxtaposition of supporters of state representative candidates Jeff Irwin and Ned Staebler. Ultimately, Irwin won the race by a couple hundred votes — perhaps this last-minute stumping did the trick.

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.