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Brief closure coming to downtown Ann Arbor street near University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MI – A downtown Ann Arbor street near the University of Michigan’s central campus will briefly close to all vehicle traffic on Friday, May 3, city officials say. Ingersoll Mechanical plans to close East William Street between Thompson and Maynard streets beginning 8 a.m. Friday, according...
U of M lecturers to vote on tentative contract deal
Voting begins this week on a tentative contract agreement with lecturers at all three University of Michigan campuses. The proposed four-year deal, reached on Friday, averts a strike by the Lecturers’ Employee Organization (LEO) that could have upended final grades for students. The union, which represents about 1,800 non-tenure-track faculty across the university’s three campuses, […] The post U of M lecturers to vote on tentative contract deal appeared first on Michigan Advance.
MSU Occupation Movement issues ‘victory statement’
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Leaders of the April 2024 Michigan State Occupation Movement issued a ‘Victory Statement’ on Sunday. The student activist group set up an encampment in People’s Park on campus to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. The student organization claims that the university is profiting from the war by investing in Israeli companies.
Funky ‘onion dome’ house in Ann Arbor faces demolition for new high-rise
ANN ARBOR, MI — Beyond the dozens of shoes hanging from utility lines along Willard Street — a common sight in Ann Arbor neighborhoods filled with University of Michigan students — is an old house that has turned heads for over a century. Standing out from other...
Police seek tips after sculpture in Tecumseh Art Trail defaced
TECUMSEH — Police are looking for the person responsible for defacing a sculpture that is part of Tecumseh's annual Art Trail exhibit. Security video captured the incident at 2:48 p.m. Saturday, April 20, showing one person writing or drawing on the "Silverback" sculpture at the entrance to the alley between Muk's Sports Pub on South Evans Street and the Bidwell Building to the north. Vehicles are seen passing by on Evans Street as one person marks up...
From cold to hot: Warmth, shower chances continue in Metro Detroit
The warm weather will continue in Metro Detroit, but it has been a dramatic swing in temperatures. The temperature dipped to 28 degrees at Detroit Metro Airport on Thursday morning, which was two degrees shy of the record low for April 25. Saturday afternoon, temperatures reached 81 degrees in the same location. That was just short of the record high of 84 degrees for April 27.
Road watch: Find out what projects are coming
MONROE COUNTY — Following are upcoming road construction projects for the week of April 29 in Monroe County. All work is weather permitting: Exeter Township: M-K Construction will install a culvert on O’Hara Road west of the Finzel Road intersection. The road will be closed to through traffic. Because low traffic volume, there will be no posted detour. ...
‘You are not insignificant’: Palestinian activist Imran Salha speaks at Gaza solidarity encampment
About 150 University of Michigan students and Ann Arbor community members gathered on the Diag Saturday afternoon to hear a talk from Imran Salha, the imam of the Islamic Center of Detroit. The event was hosted by the TAHRIR Coalition as part of the day’s programming at the Gaza solidarity encampment, which is now in its sixth day. Attendees sat on prayer mats and grass east of the encampment.
Ohio State men top Michigan to win Big Ten tennis title
The No. 1-ranked Ohio State men's tennis team won the Big Ten championship on Sunday, defeating Michigan 4-1 in Evanston, Illinois. The Buckeyes won the doubles point, then got singles victories from Cannon Kingsley, Jack Anthrop and JJ Tracy. The Buckeyes (30-1) are expected to be the top overall seed...
Bridgewater Police Reporting Multiple Car Burglaries in Bradley Gardens Area
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township Police have reported that between the evening of April 26 into the morning of April 27, multiple vehicles in the Bradley Gardens section of town were broken into and ransacked. In addition, Raritan Borough Police also reported multiple burglaries to motor vehicles in the same time frame.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Police said all the vehicles that were broken into were left unlocked. In a post on Facebook, Bridgewater police said the criminals that are ransacking vehicles are looking for a quick and quiet opportunity, because they are not...
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