As public perception of substances like psilocybin and ketamine changes, advocates hope to see safe, well-educated, and legal use of psychedelics continue to grow in our area.
Ypsilanti Community Schools staff aim to provide another option to families and students, using lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The nonprofit Tech[Inclusive] is trying to shake up the industry with a variety of initiatives aimed at fostering professional development opportunities for underrepresented people.
Washtenaw Community College has collaborated with Michigan Works! Southeast and several health care employers to offer the 40-hour program for free, starting at the end of this month.
Through a program called The Learning Kitchen, offered by GenesisHOPE Community Development Corporation, third through eighth graders are top contenders when it comes to eating more fruits and vegetables.
The service, called A2GO, will provide trips around a service area that connects Kerrytown, the University of Michigan campus, and the State Street corridor.
Residents are invited to help paint a Black Lives Matter mural on South Washington Street in downtown Ypsilanti, and to attend a Juneteenth celebration featuring the unveiling of the mural.
From a virtual program centered around writing to outdoor programs with an academic enrichment focus, Ypsilanti-area summer camps are finding new ways to engage with local youth.
Susan Baskett won first place in the "Start" category at Washtenaw Community College's 2021 Pitch @ WCC competition for her business plan for a salon called Black Hair Matters.
Most young people have barely heard of the concept of gentrification. But a group of 13- to 21-year-olds in Ypsilanti are not only talking about it, but doing something about it, through an arts advocacy program called Staying Power.
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