Ypsilanti-based program works to improve Latinx community’s quality of life by supporting its youth
Buenos Vecinos provides both academic assistance and a supportive social network aimed at addressing the local Latinx community's top concerns.
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New recording studio at Ypsi’s Parkridge Community Center aims to promote youth as cultural leaders
Staff at Ypsilanti's Parkridge Community Center have realized a years-long dream of creating a world-class music recording studio to host educational programming for area youth.
Ypsi school and library gardens bring education outside
Every school in the Ypsilanti Community Schools system has an on-site garden, as does each branch of the Ypsilanti District Library. Here's how they create a variety of educational experiences for kids.
Ypsi-area community gardens to nurture new projects, collaborations this summer
Despite a cool, rainy spring, Ypsi and Ypsi Township's community gardening educators are planning new collaborations and expanded educational efforts for this growing season.
Ann Arbor event to honor local African-American “Women of Achievement”
Five women will be honored at the event, which is also a fundraiser for scholarships for local graduating African-American high school students.
Ypsi teens aim to raise peers’ mental health awareness with new event
When members of the Ypsilanti District Library's Teen Advisory Group were brainstorming on what locals teens need to know more about, they all agreed that mental health topped the list. So they did something about it.
Zingerman’s celebrates 10 years of annual multi-day bacon festival
Camp Bacon will mark its 10th anniversary this year with activities including bacon tasting, a film festival, a street fair, and nationally acclaimed guest speakers.
Y-Fi social art movement challenges Ypsi high schoolers to amplify their voices
The Y-Fi initiative gives students opportunities to experience the performing arts, explore new spaces, and hone their communication skills by creating non-traditional public art events.
“Michigan Moonshot” seeks to reduce rural academic disparity by expanding broadband access
Ann Arbor-based Merit Network is a partner in the new initiative, which seeks to study broadband internet access issues for Michigan K-12 students and then identify funding to address broadband gaps.
Our favorite Concentrate photos of the past nine years, and the stories behind them
Concentrate's managing photographer, Doug Coombe, has been with us almost since we got started. To mark the occasion, we asked Doug to choose a few of his favorite photos from his nine years of shooting for us.
New recording studio at Ypsi’s Parkridge Community Center aims to promote youth as cultural leaders
Staff at Ypsilanti's Parkridge Community Center have realized a years-long dream of creating a world-class music recording studio to host educational programming for area youth.
Ypsi school and library gardens bring education outside
Every school in the Ypsilanti Community Schools system has an on-site garden, as does each branch of the Ypsilanti District Library. Here's how they create a variety of educational experiences for kids.
Ypsi-area community gardens to nurture new projects, collaborations this summer
Despite a cool, rainy spring, Ypsi and Ypsi Township's community gardening educators are planning new collaborations and expanded educational efforts for this growing season.
Ann Arbor event to honor local African-American “Women of Achievement”
Five women will be honored at the event, which is also a fundraiser for scholarships for local graduating African-American high school students.
Ypsi teens aim to raise peers’ mental health awareness with new event
When members of the Ypsilanti District Library's Teen Advisory Group were brainstorming on what locals teens need to know more about, they all agreed that mental health topped the list. So they did something about it.
Zingerman’s celebrates 10 years of annual multi-day bacon festival
Camp Bacon will mark its 10th anniversary this year with activities including bacon tasting, a film festival, a street fair, and nationally acclaimed guest speakers.
Y-Fi social art movement challenges Ypsi high schoolers to amplify their voices
The Y-Fi initiative gives students opportunities to experience the performing arts, explore new spaces, and hone their communication skills by creating non-traditional public art events.
“Michigan Moonshot” seeks to reduce rural academic disparity by expanding broadband access
Ann Arbor-based Merit Network is a partner in the new initiative, which seeks to study broadband internet access issues for Michigan K-12 students and then identify funding to address broadband gaps.
Our favorite Concentrate photos of the past nine years, and the stories behind them
Concentrate's managing photographer, Doug Coombe, has been with us almost since we got started. To mark the occasion, we asked Doug to choose a few of his favorite photos from his nine years of shooting for us.
