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Costa Willets runs during a 2012 race.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com file

When you’ve been making music for as long as Chris Smither has - he released his first album in 1971 -- it’s understandable that, when you hit a certain milestone, you want to do something special to mark the occasion.

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When Kenny Seiler came out of a 13-year retirement to return to the Saline varsity volleyball sideline, it was nights like Tuesday he was looking forward to.Continue reading Saline volleyball overcomes early injury, comes back to top Huron in four sets...

Lincoln High School quarterback Eugene Smith throws in a game against the Huron River Rats on Friday, Sept. 6.Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com

Lincoln has the big poll win. Now, it moves on to the big game.

Crews work to repair a water main break on Stadium Boulevard west of Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor Tuesday evening.Amy Biolchini | AnnArbor.com

Pioneer quarterback Brandon Bertoia, right, was the second most efficient quarterback with exactly 81 yards passing on Friday night with a 70 percent completion rate.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com file photo

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Pete Schoch will not return as Father Gabriel Richard’s boys basketball coach in 2013-14, the school announced this week.

It is fall in Ann Arbor. The streets are crowded with students in sweat pants texting and crossing streets at the same. The road barriers for game days have taken their rightful place in the median outside of Busch's. The school buses are running their loops. For many parents, it's a time of new teachers and new school supplies, sports teams, dance classes, and music lessons. It's a time for getting the oldest to work on their algebra and the youngest to remember to bring home their lunchbox.

Visual arts and the art of brewing will both be on display in Ann Arbor on Sept. 26 at the Ann Arbor Art Center's first A2 Art & Brew.