Jobless workers
need retraining
The state should cash
in on an offer for federal
unemployment benefits
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Glitz and glamour
begone on MTV
"College Life" gives the
kids the cameras and just
sees what happens
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SPORTS
Wolverines can't
make a racket
Men's tennis falls in the
second round of the
NCAA tournament
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Big 10 meets Big 3
DOWNTOWN RETAIL
CVS may
displace
Sava's cafe
Historic District
Commission must
approve plans
By LARA ZADE
ManagingNews Editor
The Village Apothecary may
no longer be the only pharmacy
in downtown Ann Arbor in the
near future.
A New York-based devel-
opment company planned last
month to demolish the 209-211
South State street building, which
includes Sava's State Street Cafe
andtwoothervacancies, and erect
a CVS/pharmacy in its place.
The building is located in
the State Street historic district,
which means any demolition
plans must first be approved by
the Ann Arbor Historic District
Commission before they are is-
sued to the Planning Commission
and City Council. The company
submitted its first plan to the
HDC in late April.
Jill Thatcher, the city's his-
toric preservation coordinator,
said that it's very unusual for
the HDC to approve a plan that
entails knocking down an entire
building.
"It's very rare for a demolition
request to be approved because
there are very specific circum-
stances the historic commission
is allowed to approve under state
and city law,"she said.
One example of such a con-
dition would be if the building
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David Munson, dean of the Col-
lege of Engineering, also spoke at
the event. He said the institute will
play a major role in developing the
knowledge needed to transform the
automotive industry in Michigan.
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novative practices to serve our state
as well as contribute to the future
success of this critical industry,"
Munson said.
Munson mentioned the Ad-
vanced Battery Coalition for Drive-
trains, which was announced in
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