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A fire that caused $50,000 in damage to the Lakeshore Apartments in Ypsilanti Township Friday night displaced residents of six apartments, according to fire officials.

Michigan football fans, from left, Ethan Stark, Mike Hand, and Elson Liu work on a makeshift early morning tailgate in the student queue before the first game of the season.Ben Freed | AnnArbor.com

The Michigan Theater’s now-annual Labor Day weekend screening of “Casablanca” on Monday is a sure sign summer is winding down.

Most everyone knows the story.

It’s going to be tough for more than 1,600 DTE customers to watch football on the initial Saturday of the season after Friday night’s storms left them without power Saturday morning.
Continue reading More than 1,600 Washtenaw County homes without power Saturday after stormy night...

"Figure/Ground Compression IV(Chimney Rock)” by Colin BlakelyImage courtesy of Ann Arbor Art Center

Related: 7 changes Wolverine football fans can expect at Michigan Stadium this fall

Starting Aug. 1 every year, Michigan Stadium becomes a potential paradise for little boys. Vehicles of every type appear - pick-ups, vans, hi-los, golf carts, Coca-Cola trucks, construction booms.

Don't get overly excited ... this is just inside the door to the studio. Guests (and contestants like me) can get their pictures taken here upon leaving.Courtesy photo

Students board a bus in Ann Arbor in this file photo. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

Kendra Wilkins wants to help Ann Arborites unleash their creativity at her new business on Washtenaw Avenue, The Paint Station.Continue reading Make your own painting: The Paint Station to open on Washtenaw Avenue...