Ann Arbor green initiatives look to conserve, create electricity
Ann Arbor is making strides to turn itself into a greener city by beginning to install LED lights downtown and kicking off its Solar Cities campaign.
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Ann Arbor’s Cavern Club put on the market, dreams for sale
With his hopes and dreams for 210 First Street realized, Nick Easton is putting that building and the landmark downtown Ann Arbor bars in it, such as Cavern and Millennium clubs, on the market. The asking price: $6.875 million.
Ann Arbor brings recycling options to it parks
Responding to public demand, Ann Arbor is installing recycling bins at all of its 147 parks. The new containers will allow patrons to recycle paper, bottles and cans instead of throwing them away, long the only option in the city's parks.
Ann Arbor commuter rail pushes forward, hopes to start service in spring
The proposed commuter rail line between Ann Arbor and Howell has hit a snag after not getting a $1 million federal grant. But local organizers are rallying, trimming the projects budget and going after other strings of money.
Ann Arbor fire station first in Michigan to go solar
Ann Arbor, a leader in utilizing solar technology in Metro Detroit, is about to debut the state's first solar-powered fire station.
New start-up firms to occupy old Ann Arbor Pfizer space
With the help of Ann Arbor SPARK, new companies and University of Michigan researchers are starting to move into the former Pfizer wet lab section.
Ypsi builder to renovate historic Starkweather house
Ronald Rupert has worked on some big renovation projects in his time, but bringing Ypsilanti's Starkweather Mansion back to its former grandeur might turn out to be his toughest project yet.
UofM’s Kellog Eye Center receives $1.5 million grant for new facility
The University of Michigan's $2.5 billion "Michigan Difference Campaign" proves that UofM isn't one of the country's largest endowments for nothing.
New park amenities in Ann Arbor exhibit strength of city’s recreation system
The city is opening a disc golf course (its second) in Bandemer Park and a off-leash dog run (also its second) at Olson Park this fall. Well known for the high-quality of its parks and recreation facilities, Ann Arbor is often on the cutting edge of improving and developing trends for recreation in SE Michigan.
Vacant historic storefronts in downtown Ypsi become loft apartments
Eric Maurer, an Ypsilanti resident and EMU graduate, is hoping to renovate downtown vacant storefronts , turn the upper levels into loft apartments and revitalize the city's core. Profit would be nice too.
Ann Arbor’s Cavern Club put on the market, dreams for sale
With his hopes and dreams for 210 First Street realized, Nick Easton is putting that building and the landmark downtown Ann Arbor bars in it, such as Cavern and Millennium clubs, on the market. The asking price: $6.875 million.
Ann Arbor brings recycling options to it parks
Responding to public demand, Ann Arbor is installing recycling bins at all of its 147 parks. The new containers will allow patrons to recycle paper, bottles and cans instead of throwing them away, long the only option in the city's parks.
Ann Arbor commuter rail pushes forward, hopes to start service in spring
The proposed commuter rail line between Ann Arbor and Howell has hit a snag after not getting a $1 million federal grant. But local organizers are rallying, trimming the projects budget and going after other strings of money.
Ann Arbor fire station first in Michigan to go solar
Ann Arbor, a leader in utilizing solar technology in Metro Detroit, is about to debut the state's first solar-powered fire station.
New start-up firms to occupy old Ann Arbor Pfizer space
With the help of Ann Arbor SPARK, new companies and University of Michigan researchers are starting to move into the former Pfizer wet lab section.
Ypsi builder to renovate historic Starkweather house
Ronald Rupert has worked on some big renovation projects in his time, but bringing Ypsilanti's Starkweather Mansion back to its former grandeur might turn out to be his toughest project yet.
UofM’s Kellog Eye Center receives $1.5 million grant for new facility
The University of Michigan's $2.5 billion "Michigan Difference Campaign" proves that UofM isn't one of the country's largest endowments for nothing.
New park amenities in Ann Arbor exhibit strength of city’s recreation system
The city is opening a disc golf course (its second) in Bandemer Park and a off-leash dog run (also its second) at Olson Park this fall. Well known for the high-quality of its parks and recreation facilities, Ann Arbor is often on the cutting edge of improving and developing trends for recreation in SE Michigan.
Vacant historic storefronts in downtown Ypsi become loft apartments
Eric Maurer, an Ypsilanti resident and EMU graduate, is hoping to renovate downtown vacant storefronts , turn the upper levels into loft apartments and revitalize the city's core. Profit would be nice too.
