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ACO Home, Garden & Hardware announces plans to close Ypsilanti Township location
ACO Home, Garden & Hardware will be closing 14 under-performing stores around the state, including its Ypsilanti Township location, WXYZ reported.
The closures were announced Wednesday afternoon and include locations in Canton and Detroit. The closures are part of an effort to restructure and strengthen the company's financial position.
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Video: Watch the demolition of blighted homes on Ann Arbor's North Main Street
Six blighted houses along North Main Street in Ann Arbor will be demolished by the end of the week.
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North Main demolition: Opinions mixed as 6 boarded-up houses come down in Ann Arbor
The remains of one of six houses being demolished on Ann Arbor's North Main Street this week.
Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com
The long-awaited demolition of a row of boarded-up houses along North Main Street in Ann Arbor began in earnest Wednesday morning.
Three of the six houses facing the wrecking ball were demolished by noon, and workers onsite from Den-Man Contractors said all six houses would be down by the week's end.
Ann Arbor tech startup FlockTag raises more than $1 million to grow business
FlockTag is operating at businesses like Espresso Royale in Ann Arbor, Novi, Detroit, East Lansing, Champaign, Columbus and Bloomington.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
As panelists and speakers at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in Ypsilanti continued to deliver good news and positive predictions about investment in area startups, one Ann Arbor technology company offered a concrete example for its optimism.Continue reading Ann Arbor tech startup FlockTag raises more than $1 million to grow business...
Recent break-ins prompt warning from police in northern Washtenaw County
Police in the Whitmore Lake area are warning residents to lock their doors after a spate of recent home invasions.
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Wristbands to be distributed for Darren Criss' free Sonic Lunch show in Ann Arbor
Hazardous weather outlook issued for Washtenaw County
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of southeast Michigan, including Washtenaw County.
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Police: Air conditioning units stolen from businesses
Police are investigating the theft of air conditioning units at businesses in the 6500 block of Jackson Avenue of Scio Township reported Tuesday.
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Cobblestone Farm Farmers Market open for the summer
Families, friends and neighbors gathered at Cobblestone Farm for the first farmers market of the season on Tuesday. Vegetables, jams, bread, meat and much more were offered from a variety of local organic farms. Additionally, there was story reading, musical entertainment and bubbles for everyone to enjoy.
'Captain Comeback' Jim Harbaugh will be in unfamiliar spot - the lead - at Indy 500
Indianapolis Colts fans grew accustomed to seeing former Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh leading his team back from large fourth quarter deficits. Harbaugh's penchant for leading his team back from behind earned him the nickname of "Captain Comeback."
Michigan election board OKs petition form for abortion proposal
- Read more on MLive: Michigan's next abortion battle could be over health insurance coverage
Michigan's election board has approved a petition form for a proposal to ban Michigan health insurance plans from covering elective abortions unless individuals or businesses buy a supplemental policy.
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Ypsilanti's Rutherford Pool surpasses $1M fundraising goal with recent $150K grant
The Friends of the Rutherford Pool have raised more than $1 million to go toward the construction of the pool.
The Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation commission has awarded $150,000 to go toward the construction of Ypsilanti's Rutherford Pool, pushing the amount raised past the $1 million mark.
In 2011, the parks and recreation commission agreed to pledge a $50,000 grant and a $75,000 loan — $125,000 in total — to the Friends of the Rutherford Pool for the project. The commission unanimously voted last week to rescind the loan and previous grant total, and to instead award a full grant amount of $150,000.
Art gallery, gardening boutique and landscaping business opens in Dexter
Bloom! Garden Center and Elemental Design at 1885 Baker Road in Dexter opened in April, Concentrate Media reports.
What was once Sloan’s Nursery and Dexter Gardens is now a nursery, garden boutique, art gallery, and center for landscaping and design business.
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Thai-inspired lemongrass mojitos with basil
The lemongrass mojito - a refreshing summer cocktail.
Jessica Webster | AnnArbor.com
Sometimes things just don’t work out the way you planned.Last weekend was our friend Colleen’s birthday, so we invited her over for a night of Thai food and board games. We usually order Thai out, but I was feeling adventurous, so I hit the grocery store and stocked up on lemongrass, cilantro, galangal, red chiles and the like. I got out my Thai cookbooks and started planning.
But first, I decided that Colleen needed a signature cocktail for the evening. Something that incorporated some of the same flavors I was going to be cooking with. The experiments began.
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National book chain sees opportunity to grow business in Michigan
A year and a half after Borders shuttered its bookstores, one of its competitors is finding opportunity in Michigan, the Detroit News reports.
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Central Provisions offering amazing 'pop-up' fare in the Bar at 327 Braun Court
Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com
Pretending to know what you're doing some Wednesday night in the near future, enter the unmarked doorway of a nondescript house and hie yourself to the top of some ill-lit stairs. Take a seat in the shadows of a room decorated in David Lynch lumberjack noir. Notice: curved wood paneling resembling the interior of a mid-century Airstream trailer, obscure framed art, antlered things.Music is playing loud, hugging the line between fun and frustration. Watch the bar man measure, muddle, squeeze, shake and pour your drink.
Then consider food, listed on a brief handwritten menu. It's the Wednesday night pop up dinner from Central Provisions, the newest of several pop-ups hosted at The Bar at 327 Braun Court in Ann Arbor.
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Super Happy Funtime Burlesque to celebrate 50 years at the Blind Pig
Celebrate 50 years of bawdy and hilarious entertainment with Super Happy Funtime Burlesque at the Blind Pig. Sexy clown extraordinaire Mabel Syrup will be a special guest.
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Wayne County judge's colorful testimony chronicles steamy affair with witness
Judge Wade McCree testifies in Washtenaw Circuit Court before Judge Charles Nelson in Ann Arbor, Mich, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. During his misconduct hearing, McCree talked about his affair with Geniene La'Shay Mott who appeared as a witness in a child-support case in his court.
AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates, Pool
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Wade McCree conceded this week that much of the affair he's on the hot seat for played out like "bad television," according to an MLive.com report.
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Case closed against Ann Arbor gym teacher fired for shutting students in dark supply room
The idea that "boys will be boys" didn't fly in William Harris' gym class.
