Ypsi schools’ Black History Month events include panel discussion, concert, scholarship presentation
Ypsilanti Community Schools are offering a robust slate of free activities for Black History Month, most of them open to the public.
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Ypsi’s small retailers continue innovation to stay alive in challenging “post-pandemic” landscape
Retailers we spoke to used a variety of strategies to survive and even thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic – and are still working hard to court business despite a general perception that the pandemic is over.
14- and 16-year-old siblings graduate early from Ypsi Township’s ACCE High School
Jashila Daniels and Jamonte Applewhite were able to complete their high school graduation requirements in just four and a half months, though they'd started out as 10th- and 9th-graders.
New grocery stores, farmers market, community garden address food access in Ypsi Township
Businesses and nonprofits are finding creative ways to improve food access in Ypsilanti Township.
Ypsi initiative focuses on solving community issues through intergenerational collaboration
The Intergenerational Community Solutions Institute is a collaboration among Engage@EMU, the Ypsilanti Senior Center, and national nonprofit Generations United.
EMU students study invasive freshwater jellyfish in Dexter Township through new course
EMU Professor of Biology Cara Shillington says she was surprised that there wasn't much research published on the topic of the tiny freshwater jellyfish that her students examined in Pickerel Lake.
Ypsilanti organizations to host variety of events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
From a jazz concert to a virtual book club, Ypsilanti-area organizations are offering many ways for community members to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16.
Study considers new improvements for Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsi, Ypsi Township, Pittsfield Township
Improvements targeted for a segment of eastern Washtenaw Avenue could include new buffered bike lanes and more consistent sidewalks, as well as converting adjacent streets from one- to two-way.
Learn the sport of “fowling,” which combines football and bowling, through this new WCC course
The Ypsilanti Township-based Fowling Warehouse recently partnered with Washtenaw Community College to create a non-credit personal enrichment course in fowling.
Ypsilanti author to publish children’s book of poems on compassion, acceptance, and bravery
Author Kyunghee Kim describes "See Us Bloom" as the book she wishes she'd had when she was growing up.
