Coordination/Collaboration

Ypsilanti Community High School students stand by their mural at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market downtown.

Video Ypsi students unveil new murals on agriculture, Underground Railroad

Ypsilanti Community High School students learned about more than just art in the process of creating their two new murals at the Ypsilanti District Library and the the Ypsilanti Farmers Market downtown. We stopped by their recent mural unveilings to get the inside story.

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Volunteers and cyclists work together at the Ypsi Bike Co-Op.
Ypsi Bike Co-Op nears end of successful first season

The co-op has provided free tune-ups and repairs for 310 bikes since it got started in May at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market in Depot Town, and it's planning to offer more services next year.

Participants at work at a recent GLOWorkshop.
Free workshops invite Ypsi residents to create luminaries, costumes for ypsiGLOW

The nighttime ypsiGLOW festival returns for its second year on Oct. 27, and organizers want to make sure all members of the community have the opportunity to participate.

Web designer and WordCamp speaker Emerson Jeffries.
13-year-old entrepreneur among speakers at Ann Arbor’s fourth annual WordCamp conference

Emerson Jeffries started building websites while playing "school" in his basement. Now he'll be presenting to an annual conference on good web development practices.

Zac Fosler and Marquan Jackson at New Parkridge
Rethinking and revamping Ypsi’s public housing

The Ypsilanti Housing Commission's housing complexes have made a dramatic transformation over the past five years as they've transitioned from traditional public housing to a public-private partnership model.

Running Start founder Debra Power.
Entrepreneurship program for kids to launch in Ann Arbor

As a child, Ann Arbor entrepreneur Debra Power dreamed of attending a class that would teach her how to start a business. Now, as an adult, she's making that dream come true for local kids.

Mark Maynard stands in front of Deja Vu.
Blogger creates community project to document life in Ypsi this weekend

Mark Maynard is encouraging Ypsi residents to take photos, videos, or audio recordings of their town this weekend in order to create a digital time capsule via social media.

Leon Timbre MT bookshelf speakers.
Ann Arbor’s Leon Speakers celebrates 20th anniversary with public event

The event, which also aims to spotlight other Michigan audio equipment manufacturers, will feature live music, food, and craft beer.

FlexRide logo.
New door-to-door ridesharing service expands public transit options in Ypsi Township

The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority saw considerable demand for transit in Ypsi Township, but not enough density to merit a traditional bus route. So the authority got creative.

Kath and John Roos at RoosRoast Liberty
Ann Arbor’s power couples: Sharing a life – and a business

What's the secret to maintaining a business in Ann Arbor? Numerous local business owners would say that it's being married (or engaged) to your business partner. We talked to three of them.

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