Students respond to Ypsi history through art in “Ypsilanti Future History” project
Ypsilanti Community Schools students at all grade levels are learning about Ypsilanti's history and making art about it in a project called Ypsilanti Future History.
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“It all feels miraculous”: New family shelter in Ypsi addresses growing need for emergency housing
Alpha House East offers 30 individual housing units where families can stabilize, regroup, and begin the process of moving toward permanent housing.
Ypsi nonprofits faced an avalanche of need in 2025, and they’re preparing for more to come
Ypsi's social service nonprofits are reporting that they're stretched thin after a year of disruptive federal policy.
Local artists’ project engages community in painting 10 murals across Ann Arbor and Ypsi
Artists Avery Williamson and Krista Skytta have collaborated on 10 community mural painting projects since April.
Ypsi’s Student Advocacy Center marks 50 years of supporting student success and educational equity
The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan is celebrating its 50th anniversary of working to ensure that every student is heard, supported, and treated equitably.
Ypsi schools’ new agriscience/botany program has students developing green thumbs
From planting an orchard to using photographs of plants for a postcard charity project, students in Ypsilanti Community Schools' new career and technical education program are getting their hands dirty.
Babies and pregnant moms eligible for cash assistance as Rx Kids program comes to Ypsi
Rx Kids provides moms with $1,500 cash assistance during their pregnancy, and $500 a month for up to 12 months after their babies are born.
Black women in Ypsi have been supporting community for over a century through the Palm Leaf Club
Ypsilanti's oldest African-American women's charitable organization, the Palm Leaf Club, grew out of a church club established in 1904.
3 new public art installations in Ann Arbor and the stories behind them
We chatted with the artists behind three new Ann Arbor public art installations to learn about the background and creative process behind them.
Washtenaw County sickle cell disease researchers and activists see promise in gene therapy, threats in federal funding cuts
As gene therapies become a reality and data-driven research expands despite federal funding cuts, the sickle cell disease community in Washtenaw County stands at a crossroads.
“It all feels miraculous”: New family shelter in Ypsi addresses growing need for emergency housing
Alpha House East offers 30 individual housing units where families can stabilize, regroup, and begin the process of moving toward permanent housing.
Ypsi nonprofits faced an avalanche of need in 2025, and they’re preparing for more to come
Ypsi's social service nonprofits are reporting that they're stretched thin after a year of disruptive federal policy.
Local artists’ project engages community in painting 10 murals across Ann Arbor and Ypsi
Artists Avery Williamson and Krista Skytta have collaborated on 10 community mural painting projects since April.
Ypsi’s Student Advocacy Center marks 50 years of supporting student success and educational equity
The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan is celebrating its 50th anniversary of working to ensure that every student is heard, supported, and treated equitably.
Ypsi schools’ new agriscience/botany program has students developing green thumbs
From planting an orchard to using photographs of plants for a postcard charity project, students in Ypsilanti Community Schools' new career and technical education program are getting their hands dirty.
Babies and pregnant moms eligible for cash assistance as Rx Kids program comes to Ypsi
Rx Kids provides moms with $1,500 cash assistance during their pregnancy, and $500 a month for up to 12 months after their babies are born.
Black women in Ypsi have been supporting community for over a century through the Palm Leaf Club
Ypsilanti's oldest African-American women's charitable organization, the Palm Leaf Club, grew out of a church club established in 1904.
3 new public art installations in Ann Arbor and the stories behind them
We chatted with the artists behind three new Ann Arbor public art installations to learn about the background and creative process behind them.
Washtenaw County sickle cell disease researchers and activists see promise in gene therapy, threats in federal funding cuts
As gene therapies become a reality and data-driven research expands despite federal funding cuts, the sickle cell disease community in Washtenaw County stands at a crossroads.
