The Ypsilanti Housing Commission's housing complexes have made a dramatic transformation over the past five years as they've transitioned from traditional public housing to a public-private partnership model.
Mark Maynard is encouraging Ypsi residents to take photos, videos, or audio recordings of their town this weekend in order to create a digital time capsule via social media.
Artists flock to Ypsi's creative energy, historic affordability, and opportunities for professional advancement – and they're eager to keep it that way.
The popular Ypsi neighborhood has undergone multiple cycles of reinvigoration over decades. The latest is bringing reinvestment, new investment, and some concerns about capacity.
The vote came after a contentious, nearly six-hour session of public comment and council deliberation.
Two Ypsi-area men founded the group to help residents improve their physical, mental, and spiritual health through gardening – and they say it's just the start of a much bigger mission.
A handful of the 44 residents who spoke during a two-hour public input period voiced support for the project, but most spoke against it.
The incorporation is the result of serendipitous timing for both organizations, as FLY needed a more permanent location while Riverside Arts Center was looking to add programming.
The program, which connects Ypsi High students to local unpaid internship opportunities that align with their career interests, aims to make students better prepared to enter the workforce.
Ypsi artist Jermaine Dickerson founded the convention, which is the first major initiative for a broader movement aimed at uplifting marginalized groups through comic books.
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