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Ypsilanti District Library Social Worker Kat Layton, Head of Youth Services Jodi Krahnke, and Teen Librarian Kelly Pedersen Scott at the Ypsilanti District Library's Michigan Avenue branch.
Photo: Ypsilanti District Library Social Worker Kat Layton, Head of Youth Services Jodi Krahnke, and Teen Librarian Kelly Pedersen Scott at the Ypsilanti District Library's Michigan Avenue branch. Doug Coombe

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Longform Ann Arbor Summer Festival. Arts and Culture

Here's what's new and notable at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival for 2024

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 12, 2024
The 41st Ann Arbor Summer Festival will launch June 14, with mostly free music, film, and arts programming running through June 30 in downtown Ann Arbor.
Longform Crysta Coburn and Kay Gray at The Ladies Library building in Ypsilanti. Arts and Culture

"Ypsilanti Ghosts and Legends" feature in forthcoming book by Ypsi authors

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 12, 2024
"Ypsilanti Ghosts & Legends," a book by two Ypsilanti authors detailing hauntings and other spooky tales of Ypsilanti, is set for publication this September.
Feature Story Zara Mian. Kids and Education

Voices of Youth: Michigan teens advocate for driver's license access, youth voting rights

Ela Khasnabis UptonWednesday, June 12, 2024
In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, youth writer Ela Khasnabis Upton interviews two young people leading change in the future of Michigan politics. 
Feature Story Beth Gibbons, former executive director of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals. Sustainability

Adapting to climate change is the focus for this Ypsi-based nonprofit with national reach

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 12, 2024
The Ypsilanti-based American Society of Adaptation Professionals' members are focused on accepting that climate change's effects are already here and deciding how best to adapt.
Innovation News A cocktail at 2020's Artini event. Arts and Culture

Try cocktails inspired by Ann Arbor public art at Ann Arbor Art Center's Artini event

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 12, 2024
You can sample cocktails designed to "pair" with Ann Arbor's public art during Artini, the Ann Arbor Art Center's 15th annual pub crawl fundraiser, on June 21 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Innovation News Richard Kosmacher, senior program director, Midwest, Mobility Development Operations, plugs in one of the electric vehicles at a launch event for a new electric vehicle car-share service available at Avalon Housing properties in Ann Arbor. Transportation

Avalon Housing launches electric car-sharing program at three Ann Arbor locations

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 12, 2024
Residents at the three Avalon properties, as well as any interested community member, are welcome to use the cars at a rate of $5 an hour.
Longform New Habitat homes under construction on Firwood Street in Ypsilanti. Community Development

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on first Ypsi Township construction since 2008

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 5, 2024
Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley broke ground on three new homes on Firwood Street in Ypsilanti Township on April 15.
Longform The eastern cottonwood at 3180 Braun Road in Saline. Sustainability

Here's how to find Washtenaw County's state and national record-setting "champion trees"

Ben Connor BarrieWednesday, June 5, 2024
Washtenaw County is home to 20 state champion trees and one national champion tree, known respectively as the largest recorded examples of their species in Michigan and the U.S.
Feature Story Posters created by student artists Vaishnavi Attili and Tova Weiss. Kids and Education

Voices of Youth: Students advocate for voting rights through art

Vaishnavi Attili and Tova WeissWednesday, June 5, 2024
In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student artists Vaishnavi Attili and Tova Weiss share posters they created to advocate for voting rights.
Feature Story Ypsilanti Youth Poet Laureate Ruth Mella. Arts and Culture

Q&A: Ypsi's first Youth Poet Laureate on her inspirations and aspirations

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 5, 2024
On June 9, the city of Ypsilanti will inaugurate its first-ever Youth Poet Laureate, Ruth Mella. We chatted with Mella about what drew her to creative writing and her plans for her term as Youth Poet Laureate.
Innovation News Art from the June edition of Cinemania. Arts and Culture

Ypsi residents create free newsletter cataloging local film screenings and events

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 5, 2024
Ypsilanti cinephiles Jason Voss and Dustin Krcatovich's free monthly print newsletter, Cinemania, offers a curated schedule of upcoming Southeast Michigan film screenings and events.
Innovation News Westside Art Hop in 2023. Arts and Culture

Artists set to take over Ann Arbor's West Side as Westside Art Hop returns

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 5, 2024
Residents of Ann Arbor's West Side neighborhood will host artist booths in their garages, porches, driveways, and yards, while visitors are invited to browse and buy original artwork. 
Innovation News A Throne Labs public bathroom in downtown Ann Arbor. Healthy Communities

Ann Arbor installs semi-permanent public restrooms for 12-month pilot program

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 5, 2024
The city is working with Washington, D.C.-based startup Throne Labs to increase accessibility to clean bathrooms for residents and guests alike.
Innovation News Manzanitas Spanish Immersion Playschool in Ann Arbor. Kids and Education

Local coalition releases action plan to improve child care in Washtenaw, Livingston counties

Jenny Rose RyanWednesday, June 5, 2024
The Livingston and Washtenaw Counties Child Care Coalition, a collaboration of local child care providers, families, policymakers, and economic development professionals, recently released an action plan to improve child care in the region. 
Longform Lunchtime at Oehrli Elementary School in Montague, Mich. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 30, 2024
Michigan has become one of eight states to make free school meals available to all, creating notable benefits for students' health.
Longform Patricia Tillman-Meakins, Tracey Williams, and Becca Fleming at Packard Health Clinic at West Willow. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Community-based health projects offer care for underserved residents in Detroit, Ypsi, and Jackson

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 23, 2024
Several Michigan organizations are innovating ways to increase health care access for the state’s most vulnerable residents in their own communities. 
Longform A rendering of the future University of Michigan Center for Innovation. Kids and Education

"Our commitment to Detroit is increasing": U-M constructs new downtown Detroit center

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, May 22, 2024
To deepen connections between Ann Arbor and Detroit, the University of Michigan is constructing the University of Michigan Center for Innovation in downtown Detroit. 
Longform Norm Tyler, Susan Wineberg, and Joann Green at the Robert S. Wilson House in Ann Arbor. Arts and Culture

New self-guided tours offer a look at Ann Arbor's "living history" for city's bicentennial

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, May 22, 2024
Local history is right in the palm of your hand thanks to a new series of self-guided smartphone tours of the city. 
Longform Dawn Marentay and Rachel Blistein at Ouila's facilities in Whitmore Lake. Sustainability

From organic flowers to eco-friendly packaging, these Ypsi businesses are innovating to go green

Sarah RiggWednesday, May 22, 2024
We talked to the owners of a flower farm, a beauty care line, and a beer distributor, all based in the Ypsi area, about how they're building more environmentally friendly businesses.
Innovation News Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development Director Toni Kayumi, Manchester Mayor Pat Vailliencourt, and Manchester United Methodist Church Pastor Susan Hitts at Manchester United Methodist Church, site of Manchester's senior café Healthy Communities

Senior café offering free meals for older adults opens in Manchester

Jenny Rose RyanWednesday, May 22, 2024
The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development Senior Nutrition Program has opened a new senior café location in Manchester, offering free meals for seniors every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Hasini and Harshini Anand are members of Corner Health Center's Youth Leadership Council and mental health advocates.

 


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