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Traffic on a portion of Holmes Road in Ypsilanti Township will be restricted for nearly a week while the road is repaved, beginning Thursday.

Continue reading Portion of Holmes Road to be closed for repaving in Ypsilanti Township ...

At 3:51 p.m. Wednesday, six men and six women began the task of deciding if Leonard Ware shot and killed Bhagavan Allen in a broad-daylight murder on an Ypsilanti street or in an act of self-defense.

flickr photo courtesy of nutloafAccording to a press release by The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), one brand of chicken jerky for dogs is being voluntarily recalled because of possible salmonella health risk.

Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift walks through a class at Logan Elementary School on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

Trumpeter/bandleader Etienne Charles may only be in his 20s, but he has already recorded three well-received albums, and has just released another.

He’ll offer local fans a taste at a CD release party Saturday night at Kerrytown Concert House.

Pittsfield Township and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority will begin discussions on a possible expansion of service and extended contract term.

The solar array being installed on the Michigan Theater's roof this week. The power generated by the array will light up the theater's marquee. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News

The days of warm weather may be numbered in Ann Arbor, thanks to storms and a cold front that will come through the area Wednesday night and last through the weekend.Continue reading Cold front to come through Ann Arbor Wednesday night, severe thunderstorms possible ...

The owner rejected the high bid for the former Smith Furniture Building at an auction in Ypsilanti Wednesday.Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com

And the winner is….

No one.

With the publication a couple of years ago of the epic vegan tome Veganomicon and more recently Mark Bittman's VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6pm to Lose Weight and Restore your Health, vegans (i.e. people who abstain from using animal products) are gaining ground in numbers and in national conversations around food.