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Nashia and Brandon Frye preparing smoothies at No Label Juice.

Ypsi-based Small Business Support Hub offers many free services for entrepreneurs

The free Small Business Support Hub program at SPARK East offers weekly in-person consulting sessions, networking opportunities, and other resources tailored to entrepreneurs' needs.

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Families show support for Ann Arbor Public Schools teachers during their union contract negotiations at Abbot Elementary in Ann Arbor.
As AAPS union contract negotiation continues, students and teachers feel mental health impacts

Ann Arbor Public Schools teachers have been working on an expired contract this year, causing stress, confusion, and frustration in students and teachers alike.

A car on the test track at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti Township.
American Center for Mobility marks 10 years of evolution and innovation in Ypsi Township

What began as a test track for autonomous vehicles has grown to support tech startups working in electrification, cybersecurity, and advanced mobility systems.

Students and staff rehearse a production of "The Little Mermaid" at the Professional Youth Theater of Michigan.
“So many kids want to do this”: Ann Arbor and Ypsi’s youth theater companies prioritize accessibility

The youth theater scene in Washtenaw County is a vibrant and collaborative network, offering young performers a range of opportunities.

Missy Stults, Ann Arbor's sustainability and innovations director, in front of the Bryant Community Center. Ann Arbor's Bryant neighborhood will be the first to be connected to the city's new Sustainable Energy Utility.
Ann Arbor to generate its own renewable power through new Sustainable Energy Utility

This spring the city of Ann Arbor will take sustainability goals into its own hands by launching a Sustainable Energy Utility that will generate its own renewable power for residents.

Eric Kinsler-Holloway of EK's Cheesecakes and Brandon Frye of No Label Juice, both "graduates" of the Growing Hope Incubator Kitchen, with Growing Hope Executive Director Julius Buzzard.
Nonprofit incubator kitchen helps food businesses get off the ground in Ypsi

Inside a shared commercial kitchen in Ypsilanti, recipes become businesses, side hustles turn into full-time work, and local food entrepreneurs gain community.

Volunteers line up with shopping carts of food to distribute at the Community Family Life Center in Ypsilanti.
Ypsi Township church has fed hundreds in twice-monthly food distributions for nearly 20 years

The food pantry at the Community Family Life Center, 1375 S. Harris Rd. in Ypsilanti Township, has been a family-feeding machine, distributing groceries twice a month to an average 300-400 families.

Staffers Rach Sajdak, Peter Littlejohn, and Amanda Bonilla Taylor at Espy Cafe in Ann Arbor.
Democratically run café opens in Ann Arbor

Espy Café is a democratic workplace, with employees making decisions on the menu, hours, staffing, and service.

25 years of celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema: Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Out Night marks big anniversary

This year marks a major milestone for the Ann Arbor Film Festival’s annual showcase for queer cinema.

Pushpinder Sethi and Sim Sethi at the Earthen Jar in Ypsilanti.
Ypsi new business roundup: Mexican cuisine, tropical coffee lounge, and Indian buffet

Three of Ypsi's newest businesses are La Chona, a Mexican restaurant; Ohana Lounge, a cafe; and Earthen Jar, an Indian buffet. Read our chats with their owners.

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