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Innovation News Representatives of the Trusted Advisor initiative, which won a Power of the Purse grant this year. Community Development

United Way of Washtenaw County makes grants to four organizations supporting local women

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, October 26, 2022
The United Way of Washtenaw County has awarded grants amounting to over $45,000 to four local organizations that help local women and their families.
Innovation News Washtenaw County logo Sustainability

Environmental Excellence Awards recognize Washtenaw County leaders in green infrastructure

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, October 26, 2022
Washtenaw County's Environmental Excellence Partnership Program has formally recognized the 2020 and 2022 winners of its Environmental Excellence Awards.
Innovation News Parapro and Ypsilanti resident Justin Harper is participating in a new program to gain his teaching certificate. Kids and Education

EMU and Washtenaw ISD partner on program to help parapros become certified teachers

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 26, 2022
A fourth cohort of 25 paraprofessionals just started the Paraprofessional-to-Teacher Certification Pilot Program.
Innovation News Nickels promotional art Technology and Innovation

Ann Arbor company that helps users improve credit card health raises $4 million in seed funding

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, October 19, 2022
Banks and credit unions pay for Nickels' services to help them help their customers with credit card management.
Longform Austin Yarger and Corbin Reeves at SPARK Central Innovation Center. Technology and Innovation

Making video games in the Midwest can be hard, but Ann Arbor developers find community in this group

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, October 19, 2022
Nestled within Ann Arbor's vibrant technology hub, a robust local chapter of the International Game Developers Association is creating an essential community support for both expert and novice developers.
Longform Wired Off-Road co-founder David Kloiber. Entrepreneurship

Ypsi startups find success with electric dirt bikes, on-demand delivery, and fraud prevention

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 19, 2022
We caught up with three startups based at downtown Ypsi's SPARK East business incubator to find out what's in their future.
Development News A rendering of the State Street redesign. Transportation

Ann Arbor's State Street reopens with curbless design

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, October 19, 2022
The project is the first phase of a major street renovation designed to improve safety, accessibility, and business flexibility.
Innovation News The Ypsi Mental Health Squad logo. Healthy Communities

Ypsi Mental Health Squad aims to create inclusive community for those living with mental illness

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 19, 2022
A grassroots peer support group for neurodivergent people and those living with mental illness has already attracted over 200 members in the two months since it launched.
Innovation News Yen Azzaro stands in front of her work, "Altar|Alter," at its opening in Ann Arbor. Arts and Culture

After Ann Arbor residency, Ypsi artist to show work memorializing Asian hate crime victims in NYC

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, October 19, 2022
After debuting the fruits of her recent residency at the Graduate Hotel in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti artist, illustrator, and graphic recorder Yen Azzaro is taking her work on the road for a show in New York City.
Longform EMU Senior Corporate Relations Manager John Carlson at the Career Closet. Community Development

EMU launches Career Closet offering free dress clothes for job fairs and interviews

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 12, 2022
Eastern Michigan University's University Advising and Career Development Center recently launched a Career Closet to provide free professional clothing to students and alumni.
Innovation News Participants in a past session of the Dare 2 Design program. Kids and Education

Ypsi-based program helps students solve problems from ice-cream drips to parent-child communication

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 12, 2022
Local elementary, middle, and high school pupils will have a chance to design solutions to everyday problems during the Dare 2 Design program, held weekly at SPARK East starting Oct. 18.
Longform Lana Krolikowski with one of her cat dice trays. Entrepreneurship

From science-inspired jewelry to D&D pillows, meet Washtenaw County's female makers

Jenn McKeeWednesday, October 5, 2022
Washtenaw County's many women makers are defying maker culture norms and creating everything from functional art furniture to hybrid cat/octopus plushies.
Longform Akinbambo and Akintunde Oluwadare. Community Development

Intergenerational group advocates for improvements to Ypsi Township's West Willow Park

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 5, 2022
A new community initiative to clean up and improve the park is giving West Willow residents hope for a safer park and neighborhood for all.
Development News A groundbreaking event for the new trail segment connecting the B2B Trail to the Van Buren Park trail system. Transportation

Beyond borders: B2B Trail expands to Wayne County

Brooke MarshallWednesday, October 5, 2022
A new 1.25-mile section of trail will connect the easternmost terminus of the B2B to the Van Buren Park trail system in Wayne County.
Innovation News An October First Fridays Ypsilanti event. Arts and Culture

"Ypsi in October" campaign promotes a month of spooky, autumnal events

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 5, 2022
Ypsi Real and Ypsilanti businesses are hoping to make Ypsi a destination for all things autumn and Halloween-themed this year.
Longform Teacher Kim Atkins and counselor Rebekah Ward at Lincoln Middle School. Kids and Education

Mini-grants help Washtenaw County students lead school mental health awareness initiatives

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 28, 2022
Thanks to the county's mental health millage, over 20 middle and high schools have applied for and received mini-grants of up to $5,000 to implement mental health programs for their school communities.
Longform Brandon Frye and Nashia Weems of No Label Juice. Entrepreneurship

Ypsi business changes include fresh-squeezed juice, cafe in an auto shop, and Regal Beagle revamp

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 28, 2022
We caught up with two new businesses – one selling juice, the other coffee – and an established bar and grill making some big changes.
Innovation News Art at last year's A2 Artoberfest. Arts and Culture

A2 Artoberfest returns, bringing a more intimate art fair to Ann Arbor

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 28, 2022
The event will feature 100 jury-selected artists, live entertainment, food vendors, art activities, and beverages from local brewing companies along North Fourth Avenue and East Ann Street.
Innovation News Tyrone Bridges with a car load of refurbished computers to be given away. Technology and Innovation

Ypsi Township nonprofit refurbishes computers for giveaway, seeking to bridge digital divide

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 28, 2022
An Ypsilanti Township-based nonprofit called Behavior Workshop recently gave away nine refurbished Dell computers to local low-income families.
Innovation News The satellite clerk's office at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Community Development

Ann Arbor clerk's office opens satellite locations on U-M campus for November election

Sabine Bickford BrownWednesday, September 28, 2022
The locations allow citizens, particularly students who may have just recently become eligible to vote or changed addresses, a convenient alternative to visiting the city clerk’s main office at City Hall.
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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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