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A Visteon car in a tunnel on the American Center for Mobility facility.

Chelsea firehouse, Ypsi mobility testing ground, Dexter community center, and more get federal funds

Several important Washtenaw County projects are getting a financial leg up after recently receiving federal funding under the Community Project Funding system. 

The Grove at Veridian near County Farm Park in Ann Arbor.
What does affordable housing mean in Washtenaw County?

With several affordable housing developments on the way in our community, it's important to look at what this term can mean, barriers to housing affordability, and what's being done about it. 

HART volunteers responding to a fire on North Maple Road in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor nonprofit offers support on the scene for Washtenaw County’s emergency repsonders

HART Huron Valley provides food, shelter, water, and many other support services to Washtenaw County's emergency responders.

A 2023 Pitch@WCC competition contestant with WCC Entrepreneurship Center Director Michelle Julet. This year's Pitch@WCC competitors will be enrolled in WCC's Start-Up Incubator.
WCC Start-Up Incubator offers two years of mentorship and support for new businesses

Washtenaw Community College has opened applications for its 2024 Start-Up Incubator Program, with cohorts planned for March, June, and October. 

Tutors working with students at Erickson Elementary in Ypsilanti.
New coalition seeks to raise awareness of Washtenaw County’s literacy crisis

The new Literacy Coalition of Washtenaw County will launch its Family Literacy Initiative Campaign during a public event on March 10.

Ypsilanti residents Autumn and Maddie Guthrie are both former SummerWorks interns who will return to the program this summer.
Washtenaw County youth and employers sought for paid summer internship program

The SummerWorks youth employment and mentorship program is recruiting 130 young adults aged 16-24 in Washtenaw County for paid, on-the-job training opportunities this summer.

New conference in Ann Arbor will focus on female athletes

Feb. 7 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and the Ann Arbor Sports Commission will honor the occasion with the inaugural Washtenaw County Celebration of Girls and Women in Sport conference in Ann Arbor on Feb. 10.

Highline Spirits founder Christi Lower at the Highline Room in Dexter.
Dexter’s Highline Spirits aims to make whiskey appreciation accessible for everyone

A revelatory experience with whiskey 10 years ago led Dexter resident Christi Lower to make an unusual career pivot and make her passion for the spirit more accessible to all.

A contestant in the 2023 Pitch@WCC competition.
WCC pitch competition for young startups returns with new categories and more entrepreneur support

The Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College will mark its 10th anniversary by introducing three new categories in its annual Pitch@WCC competition. 

Washtenaw County Advisory Committee on Reparations council member Hazelette Crosby-Robinson.
Washtenaw County reparations council prepares to address decades of harm to Black residents

The new council will summarize the ways county policies have harmed Black people, and propose a plan for making amends.

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