Eastern Michigan University is about to become a little safer. The school is installing an emergency alert system that will send student and staff text messages and emails within minutes of an emergency occurring on campus.
Robots took over Eastern Michigan University's campus last weekend as teams participated in the FIRST Robotics Great Lakes Regional. More than 60 high schools teams from across the Midwest exhibited their robotic know-how at the competition.
Buildings are coming back to life in Ypsilanti. The latest is the Thompson Block where the signing of a key tenant will allow construction to begin within the month.
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A couple of entrepreneurs are working to build a better tent in Ypsilanti, a tent that will generate electricity with solar panels. The startup ShadePlex is ready to spread it wings this year, start raising money and hire people.
Just let Ypsi be Ypsi. That's the gist of the recently released five-year strategic plan for downtown, which mainly suggests the city focus on marketing and branding itself.
The sun is shinning on Ypsilanti, and some local residents are trying to take advantage of this. A grass-roots group is pushing forward plans to install or enhance solar systems on City Hall, Rutherford Pool and the Ypsilanti Food Co-operative.
Downtown Ypsilanti may be one of Metro Detroit's most underrated areas, but that may not be the case for long. Local officials are set to unveil a five-year plan that will partially focus on sharpening the identity of the college town.
Ypsilanti's Frog Island and Riverside parks are awash in good news lately. Washtenaw County has awarded a $20,000 grant to the parks and the City Council has approved plans to revitalize them.
The future is at stake for downtown Ypsilanti on Tuesday. Well, a bit of the near future at least. The city's Downtown Development Authority will hold a meeting Tuesday evening to begin creating a five-year plan to improve the city's central business district.
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