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.

This Is A Good Sign

Crews were out early Friday morning removing the historic bus depot sign from the Greyhound building in downtown Ann Arbor. The 1940s-era sign is being placed in storage while a new six-story, 110-room Residence Inn by Marriott is constructed where the bus depot now stands. Read the story.

Pondering The Plaza

Ann Arbor officials are once again talking about the possibility of a major redesign of Liberty Plaza. Read the story.

Fancy New Condos

Ann Arbor developer Tom Fitzsimmons is simultaneously undertaking two condo projects that back up to one another in Kerrytown. Read the story.

Game Of Thrones

The Start Of 413 E. Huron

Construction is well underway on a controversial, 14-story apartment high-rise at 413 E. Huron St. on the northeast corner of Huron and Division streets in downtown ann Arbor.

$4.4 Million

Ann Arbor's city hall, also known as the Guy C. Larcom Jr. Municipal Building, will not be getting a $4.4 million exterior makeover anytime soon, the City Council has decided. Read the story.

Bus Depot

Paint By Numbers

As the Ann Arbor City Council prepares to cast a final vote in two weeks to remove roughly $820,000 in unspent dollars from the city's public art fund, council members are stressing what they're doing shouldn't be viewed as an attack on art. Read the story.

Swanky Digs

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you ... the new Ann Arbor City Apartments, a 155-unit luxury high-rise at the corner of First and Washington on downtown Ann Arbor's west edge.

What Compromise Looks Like

Ann Arbor City Council Members Christopher Taylor, Sabra Briere, Sumi Kailasapathy and Stephen Kunselman work out a compromise on the language for directing the city administrator to come up with a plan for mid-block crosswalk improvements. Read the story.