As you start making plans to attend the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair that starts today and runs through Sunday, you may want to keep in mind what your transportation options are.

The former mayor of Saline and two-term State Representative Gretchen Driskell formally announced Wednesday she is running for Congress again in 2018. She's running for the 7th Congressional District seat against incumbent Tim Wahlberg . 89.1 WEMU'S Lisa Barry spoke to Driskell about her campaign announcement.

The 58th annual Ann Arbor Art Fair opens today. I visited with some of the artists as they were setting up and says everyone is excited to show and sell their work.

J.T. Abernathy has been a potter for 71 years. The 94 year-old Ann Arbor man hasn't missed an Ann Arbor Art Fair since it first began in 1960. I visited him at the Ann Arbor Potters Guild to talk to him about his work and his Art Fair memories.

A familiar name is throwing her hat back in the ring for a seat in Congress.

Ann Arbor's city council will meet tonight , and medical marijuana will be on the agenda.

Art Fair Week kicks off in Ann Arbor tonight with the Townie Street Party .

Every Monday morning, the executive director of the CivCity Initiative will join WEMU's David Fair for a conversation on topics pertinent to Washtenaw County and the city of Ann Arbor. Mary Morgan will provide news, analysis, commentary and explain the various ways residents can become more engaged. Today marked the first such conversation, touching on a variety of topics and opportunities.

It's said music has healing powers, and, later this month, the Ypsilanti Community Schools is having a special event intended to both entertain and improve the health of the community. We spoke with YCS superintendent Dr. Benjamin Edmondson and Dr. Wanda Whitten-Shurney, CEO and Medical Director of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America/Michigan Chapter , about the upcoming "Jazz in the Parking Lot" event.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has approved language for a 1 mill tax proposal that will appear on the November ballot. But amendments were made to the public safety and mental health services proposal before it was approved.