Making a buck as an artist is easier when rents are lower. That tried-and-true stratefy is playing out in Ypsilanti where a number of artists are taking advantage of the city's cheaper cost of living to open art galleries.
The Friends of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse hopes its train will come in one day soon. The small group of dedicated local residents working to restore the landmark building recently raised $3,000 to move the restoration along and hope to get even more soon.
The best shot for Ypsilanti to find a developer for its Water Street project could be coming up this spring. To prepare for it, city officials are putting together promotional materials and looking for help from residents in the way of video of the project site that could be posted on YouTube.
As much of the economy goes global, James Marks of Ypsilanti's VGKids finds that there's plenty of success to be found locally. Paradoxically, this success has given him both a national reputation and the opportunity to expand his business to the west coast.
It's down to two locations in downtown Ypsilanti in the bottom of the 9th inning of Ann Arbor Spark's decision process. The business incubator is set to make a decision within a month on where it will set up its Ypsilanti satellite incubator.
Is it real or a practical joke? A supposed crocodile sighting Ypsilanti on April 1 had a lot of local residents asking just that question.
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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