Demetrius Ypsilanti and his water tower - Ypsilanti - Doug Coombe | Show Photo

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Ah, Depot Town, Riverside Park, Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti is all about the perfect summer festival. Its walkable neighborhoods boast vintage housing to die for and its downtown historic district is the third largest in Michigan -- only Detroit and Grand Rapids have larger ones. Its independent music and art scenes are thriving, and it boasts a diversity and community spirit very few other Metro Detroit cities can touch.

Grab a sandwich at Beezy's. Catch an outre performance at the Dreamland Puppet Theatre. Down a Michigan brew at Frog Island or Corner Brewery. Check out the latest art show at Riverside Gallery or lust after an antique architectural find at Materials Unlimited.

At nearly 200 years old, this storied community's history has yet to be written. After all, name another city in Michigan that holds an annual summer festival dedicated to Elvis and the biannual DIY fest, the Shadow Art Fair?

Ypsilanti Features

To Treat And Eat: St Joe's Cultivates Healthy Meals

Constance Crump Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Put down that cup of industrial grade chocolate pudding and try a homegrown tomato. Or a pepper. With hoop houses and farm plots (aka "the farmacy"), St. Joe's Hospital has joined the locavore movement, making its patients and their food trays a lot healthier.

When Wurst is Best

Tanya Muzumdar Wednesday, May 02, 2012

When it come right down to it, Jesse Kranyak is an urban pioneer. Opening a restaurant and bar on an underdeveloped Ypsilanti block, he hoped customers would come. And they did. In just five short months the Wurst Bar has become both a neighborhood fixture and a night time destination, known for its beer, bingo, and sausages.

Limiting Transit Options Limits Opportunities For Kids

Jon Zemke Wednesday, May 02, 2012

In the conversation about mass transit and whether or not we develop a county-wide service one type of rider often gets overlooked - kids. What do limited transportation options mean for students without easy access to after-school activities and programs? What about the car-less volunteers who can't reach those who need help the most?

Got A Robust Local Business Ecosystem? A Conversation with Zingerman's Paul Saginaw

Mark Maynard Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Mark Maynard, local blogger extraordinaire, shares his recent tete-a-tete with Paul Saginaw about the upcoming Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) conference in Grand Rapids, why it's crucial to develop a vibrant local business environment, and the meaning of "real prosperity."

Encouraged to Think, Create, Write

Melinda Clynes Wednesday, March 28, 2012

826michigan is well known for its Robot Repair Store and writing center in downtown Ann Arbor (not to mention its fun, offbeat events). But did you also know they tutor and host workshops in Ypsilanti? From fiction to stage plays to poetry, volunteers at their Drop-In Teen Writing Workshop inspire kids to find expression through words.

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