The Corner Brewery is the very definition of 'third place'. Or maybe it's best to think of it as Ypsi's town commons. Drop in on this neighborhood hang out any night of the week and you're bound to run into someone you know. Or someone you should know.
From laboratory to marketplace, U-M's Tech Transfer Office plays matchmaker, introducing local venture capitalists to promising new technologies. And with $850 million in research and over 300 discoveries each year at the university the potential for crossover is tremendous.
David and Leslie Austin aren’t just betting that an art scene is accessible and emerging in Ypsilanti, they are making it happen. The downtown What Is That gallery not only features hip, locally produced art, it also offers classes and talks. All hail the Ypsi renaissance!
There are music venues and then there's The Ark. For nearly 40 years this storied listening room has been bringing A-list atl-folk, roots rock, solo acoustic, country and jazz to Ann Arbor 300 days a year. For the math challenged that's almost 1200 performances.
Ann Arbor is well known for its natural spaces but the Leslie Science Center offers a uniquely up close and personal view of the critters that live in those spaces. Set on 50 acres of prairie and woods just five minutes from the city's downtown, you'll find eagles, snapping turtles and snakes. Oh, my!
Looking for a real coffeehouse? One that doesn't feel like a carbon copy Starbucks clone? Then Ypsilanti is the place. With a quartet of locally owned cool cafes it's just further proof that the city is earning its hipper-than-thou reputation.
Pardon me boy, is that the ArtTrain? For 38 years Ann Arbor's museum on rails has brought fine art to communities across the nation. Actually, 845 of 'em (that's 3.2 million people). And now they're branching out. ArtTruck anyone?
It's an ATM for books! The Espresso brews up fresh copies of hard-to-find books in under seven minutes. It even slaps on a nifty laminated cover. And the U-M central library has got one. Welcome to the future of publishing.
By any measure Adaptive Materials is exactly the kind of green collar company Ann Arbor wants. Innovative, well-funded and ambitious, this fuel cell technology company is a model for our region's economic transformation.
When you've got 20,000 engineering students within 100 miles of your community, it's easy to make the case that Ann Arbor is the place for engineering firms to set up shop. And that just what U-M's Business Engagement Center did when it attracted Aernnova to The Deuce.
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