Ypsilanti Community Schools hosts “Girl Magic” event to empower middle-school girls
About 90 girls participated in the event, which came together as the result of a collaboration between school staff, businesses, and nonprofits.
On the Ground
On the Ground Ypsilanti helps to tell the story of the people, projects, and innovations that are creating “what’s next” for the city and township of Ypsilanti. The intended impact is for solutions-oriented media coverage, engagement, and ultimately understanding of the community, resulting in awareness and investments that can contribute to community vitality and prosperity. The concept of On the Ground is to use an “embedded journalism” model, hiring Ypsi residents to report on their community.
On the Ground has been embedded in the city of Ypsilanti since July 2017. It is supported by Ann Arbor SPARK, the Center for Health and Research Transformation, Destination Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University, Engage @ EMU, Washtenaw Community College, Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, and Washtenaw ISD.
To learn more about On the Ground program, click here.
Ypsi Bike Co-Op nears end of successful first season
The co-op has provided free tune-ups and repairs for 310 bikes since it got started in May at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market in Depot Town, and it's planning to offer more services next year.
New businesses proliferate on downtown Ypsi’s Washington Street
Vacant storefronts have filled rapidly on the two-block downtown stretch of Washington, with eight new businesses opening in the past two years and another seven businesses in the works.
Free workshops invite Ypsi residents to create luminaries, costumes for ypsiGLOW
The nighttime ypsiGLOW festival returns for its second year on Oct. 27, and organizers want to make sure all members of the community have the opportunity to participate.
Rethinking and revamping Ypsi’s public housing
The Ypsilanti Housing Commission's housing complexes have made a dramatic transformation over the past five years as they've transitioned from traditional public housing to a public-private partnership model.
Blogger creates community project to document life in Ypsi this weekend
Mark Maynard is encouraging Ypsi residents to take photos, videos, or audio recordings of their town this weekend in order to create a digital time capsule via social media.
Ypsi artists on what draws them and what their community needs next
Artists flock to Ypsi's creative energy, historic affordability, and opportunities for professional advancement – and they're eager to keep it that way.
Ann Arbor-area flower growers band together to form Michigan’s first flower co-op
Aiming to tap into consumer interest in buying local, flowers from the 11 growers in the Michigan Flower Growers' Cooperative are now available at an Ann Arbor florist.
Digging into Depot Town’s latest resurgence
The popular Ypsi neighborhood has undergone multiple cycles of reinvigoration over decades. The latest is bringing reinvestment, new investment, and some concerns about capacity.
Ypsilanti city council approves purchase agreement for International Village project at Water Street
The vote came after a contentious, nearly six-hour session of public comment and council deliberation.
