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Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file

With season openers just a week away, it’s time to turn up the speed and contact for the area’s high school football teams.

From left to right: Rufus Pipkins (Ypsilanti), Craig Jobe (Huron), Ken Koenig (Dexter), Jari Brown (Pioneer) and Todd Pennycuff (Whitmore Lake).Graphic by Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

Above Ground Hair Studio is moving into the space formerly leased by Pink Pump. Chelsea Hoedl I AnnArbor.com

An intriguing display of synesthesia is on tap in Kathy Kosins’ “Jazz in the Abstract” at the Kerrytown Concert House.

Synesthesia is condition in which the separation between a person’s senses breaks down, and the stimulation of one sense leads to an automatic, involuntary experience involving another sense. For Kosins, sounds trigger perceptions of color.

A former Eastern Michigan University student was charged Tuesday with three counts of child pornography for having numerous pictures and videos of unclothed children under the age of 12 on his computer, according to federal court records. Continue reading 18-year-old indicted on federal child pornography charges...

Owner Jim Seta said he plans to bring equipment, including an espresso bar, from the Dexter location to the original Stucchi's store on South State Street.Lizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.com

Crews from Ann Arbor-based Perimeter Engineering LLC work on the replacement of Orangeburg sewer lines with plastic piping outside a home on Mark Hannah Place.

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.

This week, you'll see area dogs and cats doing what they do best — being themselves!

A three-car crash that injured seven people was caused by a driver who ran a stop sign at the intersection, investigators reported Thursday.

More fair coverage: 76th Chelsea Community Fair celebrates agriculture and community

The Chelsea Community Fair, running through Saturday, features farm animals of all shapes and sizes, a midway chock-full of rides, exhibits featuring everything from flowers to photography, tractor pulls and demolition derbies and more.<