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How will the American Center for Mobility affect Ypsi Township’s West Willow neighborhood?

The community took a major hit when the GM plant on the Willow Run site closed in 2009, but residents are cautiously optimistic about a new automated vehicle test facility opening on the site.

Representatives of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, the Ypsilanti Area Community Fund, Ypsi Community Schools, the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Bank of Ann Arbor at Tuesday's event.
Community partnerships to expand college scholarships for Ypsi students

More money, longer scholarship durations, and more services will now be available to low-income, minority, or first-generation college students graduating from Ypsi Community Schools.

Ashley Rich and Allison Greening at the ACC.
EMU’s Autism Collaborative Center seeks to change the “entire trajectory” for kids with autism

The center has served children with autism and their parents since 2009. But recent Michigan insurance reforms have allowed it to offer higher-quality services to more patients than ever before.

Ashley Thompson at the Ypsilanti Transit Center
What’s next for the Ypsilanti Transit Center?

The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority recently hosted its first public input meeting on improvements to the nearly 25-year-old facility, and riders have plenty of ideas for the project.

Panelists Amber Fellows and Aaron Foley with moderator Bryan Foley.
Trio of events invites Ypsi residents to discuss gentrification, economics, and racism

Event organizer Bryan Foley's goal is to start a conversation that allows residents to make themselves heard and listen to what others have to say.

Hope Dental Clinic Dentist Denise Toomasian treats client Oscar Diaz
For those in need, Ypsi’s Hope Clinic lives up to its name

Founded 30 years ago, the clinic has evolved into a one-stop shop for free medical and dental services, food programs, social work services, and much more. 

A participant at the Girl Magic event.
Ypsilanti Community Schools hosts “Girl Magic” event to empower middle-school girls

About 90 girls participated in the event, which came together as the result of a collaboration between school staff, businesses, and nonprofits.

Volunteers and cyclists work together at the Ypsi Bike Co-Op.
Ypsi Bike Co-Op nears end of successful first season

The co-op has provided free tune-ups and repairs for 310 bikes since it got started in May at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market in Depot Town, and it's planning to offer more services next year.

Brad Angle, Melinda Ann O'Neill and Makinley Angle at 17 North
New businesses proliferate on downtown Ypsi’s Washington Street

Vacant storefronts have filled rapidly on the two-block downtown stretch of Washington, with eight new businesses opening in the past two years and another seven businesses in the works.

Participants at work at a recent GLOWorkshop.
Free workshops invite Ypsi residents to create luminaries, costumes for ypsiGLOW

The nighttime ypsiGLOW festival returns for its second year on Oct. 27, and organizers want to make sure all members of the community have the opportunity to participate.

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