National rowing championship coming to Ypsi Township next year
USRowing's RowFest will come to Ford Lake in Ypsilanti Township for the first time next July, bringing infrastructure improvements to the lake and surrounding parks.
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Ypsi’s Bomber restaurant featured as one of “America’s Best Restaurants” on popular YouTube channel
Historic Ypsilanti restaurant The Bomber will soon be featured on America’s Best Restaurants, a popular YouTube channel that has spotlighted restaurants across the U.S. in over 1,000 videos since 2021.
a2Tech360 brings expanded week of tech events back to Ann Arbor, including new sustainability forum
Registration is now open for Ann Arbor SPARK's a2Tech360, a weeklong series of events celebrating local innovation, which will take place at various Washtenaw County venues Sept. 20-27.
Ypsi library to host art show, program series on Underground Railroad
The Ypsilanti District Library will host photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales’s exhibition "Through Darkness to Light," showcasing photographs that represent what enslaved people might have witnessed on their journey along the Underground Railroad.
Women journalists share COVID reporting experiences in new EMU oral history archive
A new oral history archive at Eastern Michigan University features 33 interviews with women journalists from across the globe who reported on the COVID-19 pandemic at its peak.
Wrestling bees will return to Ypsi’s Depot Town for Rumble of the Bumble street festival
Rumble of the Bumble, a pollinator-themed street festival featuring wrestling, music, and art, will return to Ypsilanti's Depot Town Sept. 7 from 2-10 p.m.
Coworking is booming in Washtenaw County as remote workers seek community and work-life balance
We recently spoke to three local businesses about how the coworking landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, and they report that coworking is hotter than ever in Washtenaw County.
EMU, Ypsi school districts partner to create new institute promoting STEM education and careers
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti Community Schools, and Lincoln Consolidated Schools established the Institute for STEM Education, Outreach, and Workforce Development earlier this year.
From bingo to free meals, Ypsi residents collaborate to restore programming at senior living complex
Chidester Place resident Emy Deshotel has been partnering with local business and nonprofit leaders to restore a sense of community that was lost after COVID-19 hit.
Youth theatre, fitness studio fill former Michigan Works! building in Ypsi
Local businesses are revitalizing the building that formerly housed Michigan Works! Southeast at 332 Harriet St. in Ypsilanti.
