Youth theatre, fitness studio fill former Michigan Works! building in Ypsi
Local businesses are revitalizing the building that formerly housed Michigan Works! Southeast at 332 Harriet St. in Ypsilanti.
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CCBHCs extend mental health care to more Michiganders despite challenges
Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.
Law enforcement and Ypsi Township community will unite to promote nonviolence in upcoming event
The community picnic-style Peacenic event is inspired by a recent Detroit event of the same name.
Fun Fest brings music, art vendors, and more back to Ypsi’s Frog Island Park
The fourth annual Fun Fest will feature live music, food trucks, vendors, and a bounce house for kids.
$3 million in state funds will support completion of Washtenaw County’s B2B Trail
Huron-Waterloo Pathways Initiative Executive Director Kiff Hamp says that there are currently 10 miles left to complete the trail.
Prescriptions for fresh produce grow in Michigan through collaboration and new funding
Efforts are underway to better coordinate efforts between produce prescription programs and to create more standardized funding mechanisms for them.
Ypsi artists examine Water Street and education system through Riverside Arts Center residency
Ypsilanti-based Riverside Arts Center's two newest resident artists are using their art to address complex local issues like development and education, and engaging the public in the conversation.
Invisible face mask: U-M startup’s device kills viruses with helmet-based air curtain
University of Michigan startup Taza Aya has developed an innovative and invisible "mask" that provides a defense against dangerous, airborne pathogens.
Opioid health homes remove barriers to recovery
Opioid health homes provide a central point of contact where people living with opioid use disorder work with an interdisciplinary provider team to develop an individualized recovery care plan.
EMU library undergoes major renovation thanks to its namesake’s foundation
The renovation will establish a larger and more accessible location for EMU's archives and create new facilities for EMU's growing oral history program.
CCBHCs extend mental health care to more Michiganders despite challenges
Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.
Law enforcement and Ypsi Township community will unite to promote nonviolence in upcoming event
The community picnic-style Peacenic event is inspired by a recent Detroit event of the same name.
Fun Fest brings music, art vendors, and more back to Ypsi’s Frog Island Park
The fourth annual Fun Fest will feature live music, food trucks, vendors, and a bounce house for kids.
$3 million in state funds will support completion of Washtenaw County’s B2B Trail
Huron-Waterloo Pathways Initiative Executive Director Kiff Hamp says that there are currently 10 miles left to complete the trail.
Prescriptions for fresh produce grow in Michigan through collaboration and new funding
Efforts are underway to better coordinate efforts between produce prescription programs and to create more standardized funding mechanisms for them.
Ypsi artists examine Water Street and education system through Riverside Arts Center residency
Ypsilanti-based Riverside Arts Center's two newest resident artists are using their art to address complex local issues like development and education, and engaging the public in the conversation.
Invisible face mask: U-M startup’s device kills viruses with helmet-based air curtain
University of Michigan startup Taza Aya has developed an innovative and invisible "mask" that provides a defense against dangerous, airborne pathogens.
Opioid health homes remove barriers to recovery
Opioid health homes provide a central point of contact where people living with opioid use disorder work with an interdisciplinary provider team to develop an individualized recovery care plan.
EMU library undergoes major renovation thanks to its namesake’s foundation
The renovation will establish a larger and more accessible location for EMU's archives and create new facilities for EMU's growing oral history program.
