Ann Arbor Chronicle
Publisher Mary Morgan & Editor Dave Askins
Saturdays at 9:30 AM on “The Lucy Ann Lance Show”, 1290 WLBY
Latest Segment
August 28, 2010 – David Askins, Editor of the Ann Arbor Chronicle: Public Art – An encounter with a humanoid creature in downtown Ann Arbor http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/27/second-liberty-2/; Rabhi/Fried Recount - After losing his bid for a seat on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners to Yusef Rabhi by one vote, Mike Fried called for a recount. Dave Askins was there as the Board of Examiners reviewed the ballotsand reports on what happened http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/26/rabhi-prevails-on-recount/;
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The Origins of the Ann Arbor Chronicle
Mary Morgan worked for 12 years at The Ann Arbor News, filling roles as Business Editor and Opinion Page Editor. Last fall she teamed up with her husband to launch the online publication, The Ann Arbor Chronicle. (He’s known around town as “Homeless Dave” & the author of Teeter Talk, a series of vignettes recorded with locals while riding a teeter totter. But to really understand this you should just go ahead and visit www.homelessdave.com.)
Many marvel at the fact that Mary had the foresight to leave The Ann Arbor News well before the announcement that it would be folding in 2009. (That’s right, Ann Arbor no longer has a daily print paper.) She and her husband say they launched The Ann Arbor Chronicle to fill a void – to create a daily news site that reflects and embraces the energy, oddities, and character of our community.
Each Saturday Mary Morgan (and sometimes Dave Askins) talks with Lucy Ann about what’s happening in Ann Arbor. From government to neighborhood meetings, local businesses to local characters, and events past, present, & future, The Ann Arbor Chronicle is a must read for anyone who loves and lives in Ann Arbor. It will give you a new appreciation for your hometown.
Previous 1290 WLBY Segments with the Chronicle:
August 21, 2010 – The novel approach the City of Ann Arbor is taking to shore up its funding for special programs, such as the Ann Arbor Senior Center and Mack Pool. http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/16/shoring-up-the-ann-arbor-senior-center/ Also, an update from this week’s Ann Arbor Park Advisory Commission – why is the city putting out a call for “Request for Proposals” for Huron Hills Golf Course? http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/19/public-turns-out-to-support-huron-hills-golf/
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August 14, 2010 – The Resignation of Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Todd Roberts http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/13/ann-arbor-schools-superintendent-resigns/; Ann Arbor District Library Board Election generates interest and candidates to run, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/12/library-board-candidates-meet-with-staff/; Banning the felony box from County job applications, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/08/no-more-felony-box-on-county-job-forms/; When is a hate crime a hate crime?.
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Chronicle Publisher Mary Morgan & her intern, Rebecca Friedman.
Rebecca is a recent graduate of Ann Arbor’s Huron H.S. & will
attend Cornell this fall with a new appreciation for the importance
of local government.
August 7, 2010 – Do you know who your council reps are ? Do you even know whether you live within the City of Ann Arbor limits or not? The Chronicle’s intern, Rebecca Friedman, queried residents recently to find out. For a town that has a reputation for civic engagement, the results of this non-scientific survey tell a different story. http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/08/03/column-whos-on-first-of-local-politics/
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July 24, 2010: Argo Pond Dam Update, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/07/25/two-dam-options-for-argo/; Fuller Road Station Report to the Ann Arbor Park Commission; A Look Back at the Townie Party; Upcoming Elections - Here’s a link to Chronicle coverage: http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/07/23/ann-arbor-forums-the-more-the-mayor-ier/ Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. July 17, 2010: The importance of small, locally-owned businesses; Recent action by the Art Commission on public art for the new Ann Arbor Municipal Center; Presidential Letters at the UM’s Clements Library. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. July 10, 2010: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. July 3, 2010: Importance of archiving online materials, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/07/02/monthly-milestone-archiving-ads-bylines/; Ann Arbor’s 4th Ward Primary Election, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/30/ann-arbor-dems-primary-ward-4-council/. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. June 26, 2010: We had a lot of questions this week, thanks to our friends at the Chronicle who keep track of these sorts of things. For instance did you know that Ann Arbor’s Fifth Ave. will be closed from Liberty to William beginning August 1? Mary tells us that it could stay that way for up 18 months, as construction continues at the Library Lot; http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/25/library-feels-impact-of-construction-project/. Would a historic district designation in the area of the proposed Heritage Row be a violation of the State Constitution?; http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/24/the-constitution-of-historic-districts/. Why can’t absentee voting be easier to do? http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/22/column-a-pitch-for-absentee-voting/. Not every question has an answer, but it certainly can be illuminating to listen to th discussion. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. June 19, 2010: Mary reports from the Park Advisory Commission meeting on the Fuller Road Station, a parking structure/bus terminal proposed to be built in partnership with the University of Michigan. Controversy remains over how open the process has been and whether parkland should be used for such a project. http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/17/park-commission-asks-for-transparency/ Also, Mary tells us about a study examining the possibility of a “transit connector” from Plymouth Rd. to State St. If it happens, it just may be called the “Boomerang Trolley.” http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/14/transit-connector-study-initial-analysis/ And, Primary Election races are heating up in the 52nd and 53rd Districts. http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/18/michigan-dems-primary-house-53rd-district/ Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. June 12, 2010: A report from the 10th Annual Mayor’s Green Fair; German artist Herbert Dreiseitle’s projects for Ann Arbor’s new Municipal Center, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/11/art-commission-sets-deadline-for-dreiseitl/; the upcoming vote on Heritage Row, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/09/heritage-row-likely-to-need-super-majority/; and preserving a cookbook collection dating back hundreds of years, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/09/culinary-archive-donated-to-university/. Click the link below and listen to our conversation with Chronicle Publisher Mary Morgan on these topics. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. June 5, 2010: AnnArborChronicle.com first broke the story that Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees spent nearly $10,000 in tax payer monies to fund a board retreat that included a $4,000 dinner tab. WCC President Larry Whitworth is now paying for the dinner out of his own pocket following a media firestorm. But did he do it for political reasons? http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/02/wcc-president-repays-4000-dinner-tab/. Should journalists be licensed by the State of Michigan? A state senator from Canton has proposed that idea. Mary comments on the possibilities. Also, is it an Achievement Gap or an Equity Gap that’s stamping down success rates in our schools? Good piece by the Chronicle’s Jennifer Coffman posted here: http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/06/04/schools-achievement-gap-or-equity-gap/. Click the link below and listen to our conversation with Chronicle Publisher Mary Morgan on these topics. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. May 29, 2010: Portable teeter totter makes a return to the Ann Arbor Townie Party; 4th/5th Historic District Study Committee report may alter developers’ plans, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/26/s-fifth-ave-historic-district-development/; Could Ann Arbor’s cyclists become an effective voting block? Chronicle Editor Dave Askins examines the cycling community and the upcoming Primary Election, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/24/column-what-if-anything-is-a-bicyclist/; and more funding needed for the County Jail, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/25/more-funds-requested-for-county-jail-court/.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. May 22, 2010 – City of Ann Arbor Budget; DDA’s Money Transfer to the City; Concealed Weapons Permits Rise, & Ann Arbor’s Inter-Government Battle Over the Fuller Road Station – Mary gives us an update on the passage of the City budget, the $2 M transfer of DDA money to the City, and what’s behind the rise in concealed weapons permits in Ann Abor http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/19/local-concealed-weapons-permits-increasing/. Also the City of Ann Arbor is hoping to receive federal funding for the proposed Fuller Road Station, a combination parking structure, bus depot, and possible train station for commuter rail. Because of that Mayor John Hieftje addressed the Park Commission to urge its members to present a united front. The controversy lies in the fact that the property is currently designated as park land. It presents an interesting dynamic between elected and appointed officials, all of whom have a fiduciary responsibility to represent the best interests of those they serve. http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/20/hieftje-urges-unity-on-fuller-road-station/ Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. May 15, 2010: Government versus Politics – Have you ever heard of a Qualified Voter File? Find out what that is and who is using it to learn more about you http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/11/council-primaries-set-despite-duplicate-sigs/; Candidates Open House sponsored by the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber draws nearly 80 people who are seeking office, and Mary was there; Ann Arbor Housing Commission now has a permanent director http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/13/novak-hired-to-lead-housing-commission/. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. May 8, 2010 - Ann Arbor’s Downtown Development Authority gives $2 M to City Council, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/07/dda-oks-2-million-over-strong-dissent/; County Administrator Bob Guenzel says goodbye, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/07/county-board-says-farewell-to-guenzel/; Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. April 24, 2010 - Subsidizing sports stadiums at the expense of schools, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/04/23/column-your-tax-dollars-at-play/; Economy forces a scaled back Ann Arbor Book Festival, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/04/24/column-book-fare-6/; Ann Arbor Park & Recreation Commission approves fee increases & talks about the proposed Fuller Road Station, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/04/23/park-commission-oks-fee-increases-budget/. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. April 17, 2010 - University of Michigan Regents travel to the west side of the state to strengthen relationships with alumni and form a partnership with Grand Valley State; St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is now growing its own vegetables http://bit.ly/bDXzSJ ; Three downtown Ann Arbor developments come together at a citizen participation meeting for Zaragon Place 2 , proposed for land next to Cottage Inn on William http://bit.ly/cvCKFC ; and High School Crew teams get ready for the season. http://bit.ly/9CT9Vi Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. April 10, 2010 - Did you know Sandwich Board Signs are illegal in Ann Arbor? The DDA would like to see them become legit. Germantown Neighborhood – charmingly eclectic or blighted urban wasteland? What’s next for the Moravian & could that area become an historic district? The increase in the Accomodation Tax and how that’s impacted hotels & B&Bs. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. April 3, 2010 - For more than thirty years there has been talk about the possibility of expanding the Ann Arbor Airport to allow larger aircraft to utilize the city-owned transportation hub. That talk has heated up lately causing concern for the surrounding neighbors, many of whom question the safety aspect of expanding the runway. So, why did relatively few people turn out for a recent Airport Expansion Public Hearing? Mary Morgan explains. Also: How the city burns land to foster new growth, and the Chronicle’s 19th Monthly Milestone. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Are Ann Arbor Parks being short-changed in the Fuller Road Station deal? http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/05/better-deal-desired-for-fuller-road-station/; and Pres. Obama admonishes us to pay attention, http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/05/02/20th-monthly-milestone/
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