The Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports in Ypsilanti.

Ypsi event to celebrate women and girls in sports with youth sports clinic, panels, and more

The event will feature an educational panel, a youth sports clinic, and the opportunity to cheer on the Eastern Michigan University Eagles at a basketball game, followed by post-game autographs and photos.

"American Sampler" exhibit curator Julie Ault reviews archival materials from the University of Michigan's Labadie Collection.
American political dissent highlighted in new U-M Museum of Art show

In a new exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, curator Julie Ault examines “how artists … have registered their politics or social effect in their art.”

Art featured at the fourth annual Black Artist Exhibit at Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti.
Black artists spotlighted in annual art show at Ypsi’s Riverside Art Center

Riverside Arts Center, 76 N Huron St. in Ypsilanti, is currently hosting its fourth annual Black Artist Exhibit in cooperation with the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County.

Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre speaks at Eastern Michigan University for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
EMU MLK week activities feature former White House press secretary, nonprofit networking, and more

Eastern Michigan University kicked off a weeklong series of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Jan. 19, with offerings ranging from an appearance by a former White House press secretary to a nonprofit networking session.

The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band.
All-Indigenous big band’s Ann Arbor performance will celebrate history of Native people in jazz

Bandleader Julia Keefe describes her group's mission as "to celebrate the diversity and vitality of Indigenous people in jazz — past, present, and future."

The Alpha House East family shelter in Ypsilanti.
“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. 

ECIC guides Michigan’s early childhood strategy

ECIC works with public agencies, community partners, philanthropy, and providers to ensure every child has a foundation for lifelong success.

Nesli Erisgen and Amanda Kelly in the food pantry at SOS Community Services.
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.

Montasia James and Ashley Anderson are heading up the RAPID program at Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti.
Washtenaw sheriff’s office and Ypsi nonprofit team up to keep youth out of the justice system

The new Restorative and Preventative Intervention and Diversion (RAPID) program is a pre-arrest deflection initiative designed to connect youth with support before they become entangled in the criminal legal system.

Alex Holycross and Erin Zindle of the folk duo Ember & Ash.
Ann Arbor folk super-duo Ember & Ash unites members of Ragbirds and Native Howl

Ember & Ash features Erin Zindle of the Ragbirds, a folk band, and Alex Holycross of the "thrash-grass" band the Native Howl.

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