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.
Two Ypsi-area men founded the group to help residents improve their physical, mental, and spiritual health through gardening – and they say it's just the start of a much bigger mission.
A handful of the 44 residents who spoke during a two-hour public input period voiced support for the project, but most spoke against it.
The program, which connects Ypsi High students to local unpaid internship opportunities that align with their career interests, aims to make students better prepared to enter the workforce.
The incorporation is the result of serendipitous timing for both organizations, as FLY needed a more permanent location while Riverside Arts Center was looking to add programming.
We stopped by this weekend's Ypsilanti Heritage Festival and Parkridge Summer Festival to compile a photo essay chronicling what locals love about the community they call home.
Ypsi artist Jermaine Dickerson founded the convention, which is the first major initiative for a broader movement aimed at uplifting marginalized groups through comic books.
Community debate over the debt on the troubled city property was resolved when voters approved a millage to pay it off this August, but there's considerably more history to Water Street than that – and much more to come.
The sustainability plan is starting small, but sustainability commissioners say it stands to have major implications for development projects, the city's urban poor, and local businesses.
This year more than 150 kids registered for the Summer Playground Program, which provides two weeks of educational and recreational activities at three different playgrounds.
A student-led music festival aiming to counteract some commonly held assumptions about the local music scene and give exposure to lesser-known artists is returning for its second year in Ypsi.
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