Anna McLean

As of December 2025, at least 842 people in the county are experiencing homelessness—a 42 percent increase since 2024.

In October, the city began accepting applications from property owners for the Bluebelt program.

On November 4, Ann Arbor voters approved the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s (WISD) proposed millage, levying 1 mill annually for student career-technical education (CTE). The measure passed at just over 54 percent—about 36,000 ballots cast in favor. While approved, the $25 million tax request generated heated debate. County clerk Larry Kestenbaum says he was surprised […]

In December, U-M announced its plans to partner with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to create a $1.25 billion “state-of-the-art” computing and AI research facility. Construction is expected to begin in 2027 and wrap up in 2031. The facilit

Proposals A and B both got about 58 percent of the more than 23,000 votes cast.

Hello, Ann Arborites! My name is Anna McLean, and you may have seen my name on the Observer’s website, in the paper, or, of course, on your a2view newsletter. This is my last week as the a2view intern, and I’m feeling bittersweet about it. This newsletter will serve as my farewell (for now) to you all!

On Tuesday, Ann Arbor voters headed out to the polls to cast their ballots on Proposals A and B for the special 2025 August election.  After a heated race marked by lawsuits, lawn signs, and fervent online discourse, early unofficial election results show support for Proposals A and B.   As of 12:14 a.m. early Wednesday, […]

As the campaign over the future of the downtown library races to a close, both sides are going door to door, flooding social media, and more.

I think I killed a wild turkey this week. I was driving west on US-12 as it merges with I-94 and suddenly this huge, fat bird was just … there. Wandering across the road. I swerved but it all happened so fast. There was a “bam” and a huge cloud of feathers. My son, in the back seat absorbed in his tablet, didn’t notice, and I managed not to scream or curse.

Since its modernization, the Summer Game has increased significantly in popularity. Retyi says that last summer they hit record numbers of participants.

May 8th Ann Arbor Observer Newsletter