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Hope Clinic Medical Manager Ann Marie Peterson and student volunteer Anika Baldawa.
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Development News A map of projects for which the Washtenaw Area Transportation Study has requested 2024-2026 Transportation Improvement Program funding. Transportation

Washtenaw County agencies seek federal transportation funds for buses, roundabouts, bike lanes, more

Sabine Bickford BrownWednesday, November 3, 2021
The Washtenaw Area Transportation Study is requesting $43.8 million in federal funding as part of the 2024-2026 Transportation Improvement Program.
Innovation News Community feedback sessions led to Community Development Block Grant funds being used to improve the Parkridge Park playground last year. Community Development

Ypsilanti residents' input invited on county-funded improvements to Southside neighborhood

Sarah RiggWednesday, November 3, 2021
Ypsilanti residents are invited to give input on how Washtenaw Urban County should spend $200,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) income in Ypsilanti's Southside neighborhood.
Innovation News An example of an Embracing Our Differences installation. Arts and Culture

Nonprofit seeks submissions for public art promoting diversity and inclusion in Ann Arbor and Ypsi

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, November 3, 2021
Embracing Our Differences SE Michigan, a new nonprofit educational art program, is calling for submissions from across Washtenaw County for its first juried art competition.
Longform Former Edgefest festival director Dave Lynch. Arts and Culture

Looking back at 25 years of Ann Arbor's Edgefest

Eric GallippoWednesday, October 27, 2021
As its 25th anniversary festival kicks off this Thursday, Edgefest continues to attract the biggest names in new and freely improvised music to Ann Arbor.
Longform Fresh Start Clubhouse Executive Director Summer Berman. Healthy Communities

Ypsilanti resident hopes to give local people living with mental health challenges a Fresh Start

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 27, 2021
Washtenaw County's clubhouse for those living with and seeking to recover from mental illness is in transition, and Executive Director Summer Berman hopes to find the program a permanent home soon.
Development News A schematic showing planned changes for I-94 at Huron Street in Ypsilanti. Transportation

Ypsilanti expressway projects aim to make crossing safer for non-motorized travelers

David SandsWednesday, October 27, 2021
These non-motorized improvements are about to make getting around Ypsilanti a lot safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Innovation News America Reads tutors on a Zoom call. Kids and Education

America Reads tutors bring hybrid tutoring sessions and "lots of dance breaks" to Ypsilanti schools

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 27, 2021
Finding creative ways to help children learn to read fluently by third grade is the focus of America Reads tutors, who are supporting pupils at several schools around Ypsilanti.
Innovation News HeloGenika and Culturewell were the top prize-winners at Ann Arbor SPARK's Entrepreneur Boot Camp. Entrepreneurship

Ann Arbor startup aims to improve cancer diagnostics with top prize from SPARK boot camp

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, October 27, 2021
HeloGenika, an Ann Arbor-based precision genomics startup focused on cancer diagnostics, has won the $25,000 Best of Boot Camp prize at Ann Arbor SPARK's biannual Entrepreneur Boot Camp.
Longform Greg Pizzino and Crysta Coburn in their Ypsilanti home. Arts and Culture

For these Ypsi horror authors, Halloween is "24/7"

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 20, 2021
We talked with three Ypsilanti-based horror authors about what draws them to the horror genre and why they love living in Ypsilanti.
Development News Members of the Secrest family attend the dedication ceremony for the new preserve. Sustainability

New Washtenaw County nature preserve is now open to the public

David SandsWednesday, October 20, 2021
A important new conservation zone has been added to Washtenaw County's Superior Greenway. And now it's open to the public.
Innovation News Participants at last year's ypsiGLOW. Arts and Culture

ypsiGLOW community art celebration returns Oct. 29 with new location and collaborations

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 20, 2021
New collaborations with community groups and an expansion into Ypsilanti's Riverside Park are just a few new elements of the ypsiGLOW celebration, which will take place on Oct. 29.
Longform The North Branch of the Clinton River at Wolcott Mill Metropark. Sustainability

What is the new future of Southeast Michigan's parks, post-COVID?

Patrick DunnTuesday, October 19, 2021
It's widely known that COVID-19 has caused a huge surge in park usage and outdoor activity, but what does that renewed interest in the outdoors mean for the future of Southeast Michigan's parks?
Longform Meg Green. Technology and Innovation

Biased data in, biased data out: Ann Arbor tech researcher breaks down how code can harm

Monica HicksonWednesday, October 13, 2021
Bias is in every decision-making process, but in the tech world, programmers' biases may have particularly harmful effects on the people their products are intended to serve.
Innovation News A cocktail at Ypsi Cocktail Club. Entrepreneurship

New Ypsi businesses offer locally made mead and cocktails

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 13, 2021
Ypsi Cocktail Club and Maniacal Mead Co. are two of the newest businesses in the Ypsilanti area offering locally-made alcoholic beverages.
Innovation News Event organizer Cat Hadley with her children. Kids and Education

Parent advocates organize State of Childcare town hall for Washtenaw County

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, October 13, 2021
Organizers say the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to reexamine childcare issues, such as the challenge of affordability and long wait lists, that many local parents currently face.
Innovation News TruckTruck organizers with the food truck they will transform into a mobile design lab. Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor architects plan to rehab food truck as a pop-up design studio

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, October 13, 2021
Synecdoche Design Studio is planning to rehab an old food truck to be a sharable, pop-up, mobile design workshop that can support local creatives and teach maker skills. 
Longform 2021 Writers of Ypsilanti honoree Ayesha Nadeem. Arts and Culture

Meet the 2021 Writers of Ypsilanti honorees

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 6, 2021
Eight Ypsilanti-area writers who exemplify the values of community writing lab YpsiWrites – including Concentrate's own Sarah Rigg – have been named to the lab’s Writers of Ypsilanti cohort for 2021. 
Longform Spin scooters on Thompson Street in Ann Arbor. Sustainability

A beginner's guide to getting around Ann Arbor without a car

Suzette WanninkhofWednesday, October 6, 2021
The city can be a car-free paradise – it’s just a matter of finding the best way to explore. We’ve outlined the best ways to bike, scoot, and bus around town.
Innovation News Flyer for repainting event Community Development

Ypsi residents invited to help repaint vandalized Black Lives Matter mural

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 6, 2021
All are invited to help repaint the mural, which was vandalized in September, on Oct. 16.
Innovation News CultureVerse Gallery's new location in downtown Ann Arbor. Arts and Culture

Guests can try a 3D body scanner at upcoming reception for new Ann Arbor arts nonprofit and gallery

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, October 6, 2021
The opening reception is the first public event held by CultureVerse, which was founded in May and aims to use technology to expand access to art.
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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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