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About a year and a half ago, Nate Ayers and some of his neighbors in Ann Arbor's Lower Burns Park neighborhood began thinking seriously about solar energy.

They discussed ways to collaborate on a group installation project, pooling their resources and buying as many solar panels as possible for as cheaply as possible.

This much is clear: Jean-Pierre Trias is spending at least the next 30 years in the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility for murdering his wife, Katherine Porter.

The scene outside Michigan Stadium before the Notre Dame night game in September 2011.Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com

Dr. Alexander and her daughter, Snow, petting goats at the Michigan Renaissance Festival Lyssa Alexander | Contributor

We invite our readers to interact here on the pets section any chance we get, and one thing is evident: People are passionate about their companion animals, no matter what breed they are. And as we see at the end of each week, they like to show off their cute pet photos!

It's always fun to see what our readers' lives are like with their own pets and other animals, and there are always interesting stories to tell.

Michael Smith and Anthony J. Provenzola star in A2CT's "Les Miserables."

Quinoa Cereal is a Breakfast of ChampionsPeggy Lampman | Contributor

The city of Ypsilanti will soon offer some of its retirees a health care plan that could save it around $140,000 annually.

By switching eligible retirees from Medicare A and B plans to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage plan, the city could save $11,700 per month.

Toyota plans to invest almost $30 million to expand its Ann Arbor-area Toyota Technical Center, resulting in 60 new jobs, MLive reported.Continue reading Toyota investing $28M in Ann Arbor facilities, adding 60 jobs...

Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man driving a Buick suspected in recent burglaries and larcenies around the Dexter area.