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Rowers participate in the 2025 RowFest on Ford Lake in Ypsilanti Township.

National swimming and rowing events to bring thousands to Ypsi area

Thousands of athletes and their families will be in Ypsi and Ypsi Township this month for the USA Artistic Swimming Junior Olympics and the RowFest National Championship.

Ypsilanti Fourth of July Parade organizers Cheryl Farmer and Josh McAllister at American Legion Post 282.
Ypsi 4th of July parade, Michigan’s oldest, to celebrate its 96th anniversary and America’s 250th

This Saturday, Ypsilanti will kick off the oldest continuous July 4 parade in Michigan for its 96th year.

An intergenerational chess event at the Ypsilanti Senior Center.
Washtenaw County seeks organizations’ input on senior millage before dollars begin to flow

A new request for information, aimed at local organizations that serve seniors, is designed to help Washtenaw County shape its spending of millage funds.

A sampling of the summer reads that Washtenaw County literary experts recommended for this article.
Washtenaw County summer reading: Local literary leaders share favorite recent books

We asked booksellers, publishers, librarians, and others in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti literary community for their personalized summer reading recommendations.

Anell Eccleston, co-executive director of the Student Advocacy Center of Michigan.
Ypsi-based program disrupts school-to-prison pipeline through individualized support

The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan's Check & Connect program pairs students with a dedicated adult mentor for two years.

Martez Claybren stands in front of Dunbar Towers in Ann Arbor, where he lives. Dunbar Towers is one of several affordable housing projects supported by the city's Affordable Housing Millage.
Ann Arbor millage yields big results in affordable housing development

Over $27 million from Arbor's Affordable Housing Millage has been spent or committed to 14 housing projects, four renovations, and five supportive services initiatives.

A "Ballin' Summer '26" program session in Ypsilanti.
Ypsi organizations offer free youth summer basketball program in 5 parks

A coalition of community groups has come together to offer a free youth basketball program called Ballin' Summer '26 in locations across the Ypsilanti area.

Peace Neighborhood Center Executive Director Bonnie Billups Jr.
Ypsi community center offers senior cafe, weekly dinner, free space for nonprofits

Programming has grown swiftly in the last year and a half at Ypsilanti Township nonprofit Peace Neighborhood Center’s HUB Community Center, which serves the West Willow, Gault Village, and Sugarbrook neighborhoods.

Ypsilanti Community Middle School Principal Charles Davis.
School mental health mini-grants have big impacts in Washtenaw County

Over the last seven years, many Washtenaw County students and their teachers have been empowered to lead mental health-related projects through a series of mini-grants.

Residents stand outside the first home established for use in Pittsfield Township nonprofit Exceptional Journeys' community living supports program.
Pittsfield Township nonprofit introduces supportive housing for adults with disabilities

Pittsfield Township-based nonprofit Exceptional Journeys recently announced that it will begin operating housing for some of the people with disabilities whom it serves.

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