Grove Studios to host socially-distant mini-concerts featuring local bands
The Ypsilanti recording studio will admit 25 people to each of three ticketed shows in its outdoor courtyard for its third annual Equinox Party.
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New pilot program aims to provide debt-free professional credential in child development
Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw Community College, and other local partners have collaborated on the program, which aims to help county residents gain child care employment credentials at no cost.
New initiative provides mental health services, self-care kits, and more for Ypsi-area residents
YPSI: In This Together is helping Ypsilanti-area residents address mental health needs through Facebook Live events, small virtual group sessions, scholarships for individual therapy, and self-care kits.
Community Voices for Health Equity team helps Washtenaw County identify residents’ health needs
Team members work with the county health department to identify and address health issues for several priority areas, including the county's Latinx community, Whitmore Lake, and neighborhoods in Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township, and Superior Township.
Grassroots groups and nonprofits rally to help county residents pay housing costs during pandemic
A number of local nonprofits have established new programs to help county residents pay their bills and stay in their homes, and several non-traditional, grassroots initiatives have sprung up to address the overwhelming need.
Ypsilanti author pens prize-winning screenplay about real-life Mexican-American Holocaust survivor
Ypsilanti resident Rodolfo Alvarado has made a living writing about Latinx people with unusual stories, but the last place he expected to find such a story was in research about the Holocaust.
“The timing was perfect”: Ypsi’s Starkweather Chapel undergoes major renovation
The chapel had fallen into disuse for decades, suffering the ravages of time and weather. But a dedicated group of local residents has banded together to faithfully restore the building and reopen it as a small event space.
Ypsi Community Schools return with three different educational models tailored to students’ needs
District staff have worked through the summer to develop three ways for students to go back to school: partly in-person, temporarily remote, and fully remote instruction.
Ypsi’s annual Parkridge SummerFest to take place via livestream
Organizers of the beloved event, created for and by Ypsi's Southside neighborhood, are working to maintain momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ypsi business owners found Association of Businesses of Color
The new group aims to help Washtenaw County's business owners of color better connect to resources and opportunities available to them.
