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Kate Mehuron, Emma Wuetrich, and Dennis O'Grady at EMU's Student Center.

EMU LGBT Resource Center celebrates 30th anniversary with look back at center’s historical impact

Eastern Michigan University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center has had significant impact on both the EMU and Ypsilanti communities.

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Groundbreaking at the future Eastern Washtenaw Community and Recreation Center.
Community center coming to site of former Ypsi Township school

The former Cheney Elementary School was recently sold and is being demolished to make way for the future Eastern Washtenaw Community and Recreation Center.

People coworking at BrightWorks' Forest Cove location.
Two new coworking spaces open in Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor commercial real estate company Oxford Companies recently announced the opening of BrightWorks Coworking.

Supportive Hands in Neighborhood Enhancement team members (clockwise from upper left) Eric Martin, Willie Percy, Leroy Harris, and Dominique Gardette. Team members are paid to do cleanup work in Ypsilanti Township.
Returning citizens get community cleanup jobs through nonprofit partnership with Ypsi Township

Washtenaw County-based nonprofit Life After Incarceration: Transition and Reentry is working closely with Ypsilanti Township officials to provide paid work opportunities to returning citizens and others who have been impacted by the justice system.

Students and mentors from the 2024 Voices of Youth Freedom School program.
Voices of Youth: How do Ypsi kids perceive their community?

In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, Voices of Youth Freedom School project editor Aaron Foley reflects on what he learned about how Freedom School students perceive the Ypsilanti community.

Father and son Bambo Oluwadare (right) and Akin Oluwadare (left), and their nonprofit Odindi Youth Action Village, have spearheaded the renovation of West Willow Park alongside the New West Willow Neighborhood Association.
West Willlow Park renovation breaks ground in Ypsi Township

For the past two years, the Ypsilanti-based nonprofit Odindi Youth Action Village has collaborated with the New West Willow Neighborhood Association to develop a renovation plan for West Willow Park.

Ann Arbor Sustainability and Innovations Director Missy Stults.
Climate migration to Washtenaw County is underway. How can we prepare for it?

Is Washtenaw County prepared for an influx of new residents seeking relief from worsening climate change in other regions? We asked several local experts about what the community is doing to prepare, and what more needs to be done.

Brooke Mason and Brandon Wong are the COO and CEO, respectively, of HyFi, a flood response tech startup that has office space at Office Evolution's Ann Arbor coworking space.
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.

Chidester Place resident Emy Deshotel.
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.

Members of the Peacenic Ypsi team.
Law enforcement and Ypsi Township community will unite to promote nonviolence in upcoming event

The community picnic-style Peacenic event is inspired by a recent Detroit event of the same name.

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