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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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Adaptive recreation helps people with disabilities enjoy outdoor recreation

Patrick DunnMonday, April 29, 2024
Parks systems across Southeast Michigan are working to eliminate barriers and make outdoor recreation a more easily accessible experience for residents with disabilities.
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Washtenaw County economic report shows full COVID recovery, continued inflation, rising employment

Jaishree DrepaulMonday, April 29, 2024
The local economy's future is looking bright, according to the 2024-2026 Economic Outlook for Washtenaw County report.
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Special report: How can Michigan fix a guardianship system that fails some kids and older adults?

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, April 24, 2024
Guardianship is designed to protect those who can't care for themselves, but it doesn't always work that way. Advocates are pursuing a variety of solutions to improve the system.
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U-M's Ypsilanti Health Center to move downtown, tripling space and adding specialty care

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 24, 2024
The move will place the center in a more accessible location and allow Michigan Medicine to establish a more prominent presence in the Ypsi community.
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Positive culture helps Saline marketing firm climb Inc. list of fastest-growing Midwest companies

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 24, 2024
Metric Marketing has grown from a one-woman company to have a staff of about 40, and it's doubled revenue nearly every year since it launched. Here's how it happened.
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Weekly "freeform electronic music night" in Ypsi fosters new talent in welcoming environment

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, April 24, 2024
Every Thursday night at 734 Brewing Company in Ypsilanti, up-and-coming DJs, VJs, and electronic musicians are invited to spin records and share their talents at an event called The Fallout Shelter.
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Symposium and theater production on solo aging come to Ann Arbor

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 24, 2024
"Solo Acts: A Solo Aging Symposium and Theatrical Performance" will offer a panel discussion, breakout sessions, a free lunch, and free transportation options.
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Ypsi middle school students win big at national Black engineers' convention

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 24, 2024
YCMS' boys' and girls' teams both brought home wins, and the girls' team, Golden Grizzly, has been invited to advance to the next level in the Ten80 racing competition.
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Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, April 19, 2024
The Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program improves quality of care and quality of life for people living in nursing homes, homes for the aged, and adult foster care homes. 
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How Michigan universities are at the forefront of advancing AI technology

Layla McMurtrieFriday, April 19, 2024
Artificial Intelligence offers enormous opportunities across industries, but universities in Michigan are aware of the need to implement the technology responsibly and are leading the charge on how to do so.
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Mothering Justice "Mamas' Agenda" addresses childcare and early childhood education

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 18, 2024
A grassroots policy advocacy organization, Mothering Justice provides mothers of color in America with resources and tools to make equitable policy changes. One of its agenda items is early childhood education.
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U-M lymphoma patient's nonprofit advocates for treatment that saved her hair during chemo

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 17, 2024
Carefree Capping focuses on promoting the use of cold-capping, a treatment used alongside traditional chemotherapy to help reduce hair loss in cancer patients.
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Growing Hope plans to expand tool lending library in Ypsi

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Growing Hope will have a larger library space and a more sophisticated lending system to allow more Ypsi residents to utilize the resource.
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Washtenaw County residents share addiction and recovery experiences in "It Is Possible" campaign

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 17, 2024
Last summer, 11 county residents shared their stories of addiction, relapse, and recovery with the Washtenaw County Health Department as part of the department's "It Is Possible" marketing campaign.
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The Accidentals return to Ann Arbor with an all-female covers album

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, April 17, 2024
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Real estate company aims to create housing for median-income Ypsi residents, restore historic homes

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 17, 2024
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AAPS to salvage cut trees for use in new construction

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, April 17, 2024
Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) and Ann Arbor-based Urban Ashes are collaborating to repurpose trees cut for AAPS' new Pathways to Success academic campus expansion.
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Here's how Michigan organizations are working to reduce cancer treatment's crushing financial burden

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 11, 2024
In Michigan, several efforts are underway to help cancer patients prepare for, manage, and alleviate the financial struggles associated with treatment.
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Here's how a weekly meeting in Ypsi has fostered community collaboration for over a decade

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 10, 2024
Almost every Monday morning for over a decade, a meeting at the Parkridge Community Center in Ypsi has been connecting individuals and community organizations to one another.
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Farms are growing in Washtenaw County even as they decline nationwide. Here's why.

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 10, 2024
A decline in food-producing farms has continued in Michigan for many years since the '50s, but the trend reversed in Washtenaw County starting around 2012.
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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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