News

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor officials have made their first recommendations for two new downtown development district liquor licenses. Click on the audio icon to hear more on the story from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor's city council has agreed to purchase the land immediately to the east of city hall. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

By Andrew Cluley

Superior Township, MI – Another portion of Superior Township near already-preserved land is being protected by the Greenbelt program. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – The Ypsilanti school district has chosen Apple computers for a district-wide technology upgrade. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – The Ann Arbor school district may open ten slots to residents outside the district for an alternative education program. The school board is discussing expanding the Community Resource Extension program (CRE) through Schools of Choice. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Russ Collins; Clark Smith

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – Ypsilanti's city council has approved a budget that should cover the cost of providing AATA bus service in town. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Eastern Michigan University's Department of Public Safety should have new headquarters by the end of next summer.
EMU's Board of Regents has approved spending nearly four million dollars to renovate the Hoyt Conference Center to serve as the new DPS offices. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Clark Smith

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring Jeff Gaynor, a member of the Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition, and teacher at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – The Ypsilanti School District's budget was the subject of a public meeting Monday night. The news is both good and bad. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje is one of three mayors to be honored by the Michigan League of Conservation voters. The Mayor received an Environmental Leadership Award Monday night. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring Donovan Rypkema, author of the book "The Economics of Historic Preservation, a Community Leaders Guide."

By David Fair; Lana Pollack

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this month's First Friday Focus on the Environment from WEMU, featuring Michigan Environmental Council President Lana Pollack, and special guest, John DiCicco, a Senior Fellow with the Environmental Defense Action Fund.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring Tina Ezekial, a fifth grade teacher at Bach elementary school in Ann Arbor.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – After a petition drive failed to gather enough signatures to put the question on the ballot, Ann Arbor's city council has voted to sell 31 million dollars in bonds to help pay for a new courts and police headquarters building next to city hall.
Council approved the bond sale Monday night after rejecting a proposal to put the issue on the ballot, even without enough signatures. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – By the end of this month, the Ann Arbor Farmers Market should have electricity at all booths, thanks to the sun. U-S Department of Energy officials will be in town this afternoon to kick off the city's efforts to install solar panels at the market. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor school district officials presented their 2008-2009 budget proposal to the school board Wednesday night. Click on the audio icon to hear details on the spending plan from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.