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An intergenerational chess event at the Ypsilanti Senior Center.

From millage to intergenerational programs, Ypsi organizations prepare for coming senior boom

More Americans will turn 65 this year than any other year in history. Here's how Ypsi senior services organizations are planning to respond to a growing population of older adults.

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Grey Grant, Hanna Hasselschwert, and Ken MacGregor.
From end of life doulas to opera, Ypsilanti embraces unconventional approaches to death and grief

In Ypsilanti, many community members are using creativity and building community to shift social perspectives on death.

The former Cheney Elementary School in Ypsilanti Township, possible future home of a community center.
Voices of Youth: Reworking the Ypsilanti area to better meet young people’s needs

In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student artist Jahshua Treadwell shares his art about how the Ypsilanti area could better serve young people's needs.

Washtenaw County nonprofit welcomes refugees and volunteers to returning Thanksgiving potluck

Washtenaw County nonprofit Washtenaw Refugee Welcome is bringing back its annual Thanksgiving Potluck this December after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The October Community Milonga at Arthur Murray Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor’s internationally renowned tango scene bounces back from COVID-19

Unknown to much of Ann Arbor is an internationally respected tango dancing community that's been hiding in plain sight for the past two decades.

Kayia and Candye Hinton at the Hinton Real Estate Offices in downtown Ypsilanti.
Ypsi real estate agency’s blog highlights history, culture of Ypsi area

A blog from the Ypsilanti real estate agency Hinton Real Estate Group aims to raise awareness of the city and Ypsilanti Township's history and current events. 

Lowertown Bar and Cafe co-owners Pete Baker and Joe Bollinger.
New bar/coffee shop aims to create neighborhood hub for Ann Arbor’s North Side

Lowertown Bar and Cafe co-owner Pete Baker hopes to see more neighborhood stores, bars, and coffee shops pop up throughout Ann Arbor, not just on the North Side.

734 Brewing Company COO and Jones Chance & Co owner Brian Jones-Chance.
From charity events to community building, Ypsi’s small business owners give back

Here's how three Ypsi entrepreneurs give back to their community in a variety of ways.

Anthony Lutz repairing a bike at the Ypsi Bike Co-op's booth at Ypsilanti's Depot Town farmers market.
Ypsi Bike Co-op offers education, advocacy, and free repair help for local cyclists

Over the past six years, dedicated volunteers at the Ypsi Bike Co-op have been working to educate Ypsi's community on bike maintenance and safety in order to get more cyclists out on the road.

Heather Wysor at Water Street.
Free walking tours highlight the “re-wilding” of Ypsi’s Water Street property

The 38-acre property has gained a complicated reputation due to development challenges, but some see it as a natural, educational space where native species can flourish.

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