Mountain Biking Washtenaw
Mountains? We don't need no stinkin' mountains! Catch the local mountain biker beat as we tread tire and shoot the chutes of Washtenaw County's bluffs and buttes.
Ypsilanti
EMU chooses construction firm for Mark Jefferson project, to begin next spring
Not all of the construction cranes are in Ann Arbor. Ypsilanti is getting ready to bring in one or two of its own as Eastern Michigan University prepares to start construction on the Mark Jefferson Science Complex next spring.
Maurer family to wrap up one Ypsilanti project, start another this fall
As Maurer Management & Properties finish building the J Neil's Mongolian Grille on the ground floor of the Kresge Building in downtown Ypsilanti, they're also making plans to rennovate the venerable Mack & Mack building.
“Consider the good of Ypsilanti first” was publisher’s motto
Before there was "Say Nice Things About Detroit" there was "Consider the Good of Ypsilanti First." That was the motto of one of the city's biggest advocates.
Brownfield Conference attracts developers to Ypsilanti’s Water Street project
Good news could be on the way to Ypsilanti soon. City officials are chasing down several promising leads to get a new developer for the Water Street site thanks to the project's exposure at the national Brownfields conference in Detroit.
“30 Days” with a gay family in Ypsilanti
Living in the shoes of another person. That's the gimmick behind the new show from Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) who will follow the life of a gay couple with kids from Ypsilanti.
AEP Foundations gives $500,000 to EMU for science programs
Half a million dollars may sound like peanuts to some major corporations, but a $500,000 gift from the American Electric Power Foundation means a lot to Eastern Michigan University. The money will help keep the school's new science equipment up to snuff for years.
Ypsilanti’s water: If it smelled bad, it was good for you
Once upon a time, mineral water was viewed as the magic elixir for just about everything that ails people. Late in the 19th Century Ypsilanti's mineral water helped make it a center for this type of treatment.
Video Puffer Reds
More than just another downtown hip hop store, for 29 years Ypsilanti's Puffer Reds has been a nationally recognized tastemaker. Customers come from as far away as Ohio to shop there, Nike provides them with a custom designed shoe display and Adidas celebrated the Forum's 25th-Anniversary by creating a sneaker designed by the owner's eighteen year old son. The store has got street cred to spare.
Site chosen for Ypsilanti SPARK incubator
Ann Arbor SPARK goes east and finds and old building to house their new business incubator in the growing city of Ypsilanti. Of course, renovations are scheduled and should be up and incubating by the fall.
