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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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Innovation News The first page of Jennie D'Ooge's journals. Arts and Culture

Read 100-year-old Ypsi gossip at upcoming journal transcription event hosted by EMU and Ypsi library

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 7, 2024
The public is invited to read some century-old gossip and learn about historic transcription through an event called "Transcribe the Archives: Jennie D'Ooge's Ypsilanti."
Longform FCI Milan GED staff (Front Row L to R) Jessie Culver, Misty Shulters, and Hector Arroyo (Back Row L to R) Brett Ward, Joe Williams, and Herb Fluker. Kids and Education

Two new Michigan Works! programs prepare jail and prison inmates for new careers

Sarah RiggWednesday, July 31, 2024
Programs at the Hillsdale County Jail and the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan help soon-to-be-released inmates gain GEDs and social-emotional skills that will help them succeed once they're released.
Feature Story People watch a band play at Fun Fest. Arts and Culture

Fun Fest brings music, art vendors, and more back to Ypsi's Frog Island Park

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, July 31, 2024
The fourth annual Fun Fest will feature live music, food trucks, vendors, and a bounce house for kids.
Feature Story A poster for "Beehive." Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor's Penny Seats Theatre breaks in new home with '60s-set jukebox musical

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, July 31, 2024
The Penny Seats Theatre Company will kick off its 2024-2025 season with a musical paying tribute to female vocalists and musicians of the 1960s, presented in an unconventional new venue.
Innovation News Members of the Peacenic Ypsi team. Community Development

Law enforcement and Ypsi Township community will unite to promote nonviolence in upcoming event

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, July 31, 2024
The community picnic-style Peacenic event is inspired by a recent Detroit event of the same name.
Innovation News Staff and students from Lenawee County's SummerWorks program. Kids and Education

Youth employment program expands to Hillsdale and Lenawee counties after Washtenaw County success

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, July 31, 2024
Having offered youth employment opportunities in Washtenaw County since 2017, Michigan Works! Southeast's SummerWorks program expanded into Hillsdale and Lenawee counties this year. 
Innovation News A ribbon cutting for NAMC's new headquarters in Ann Arbor. Technology and Innovation

Ann Arbor defense mobility group opens 7,000 sq. ft. new headquarters

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, July 31, 2024
The National Advanced Mobility Consortium has expanded its headquarters in Ann Arbor, strengthening the city's role in Michigan's $30 billion defense industry. 
Innovation News The B2B trail in Dexter. Transportation

$3 million in state funds will support completion of Washtenaw County's B2B Trail

Rylee BarnsdaleThursday, July 25, 2024
Huron-Waterloo Pathways Initiative Executive Director Kiff Hamp says that there are currently 10 miles left to complete the trail.
Longform Ariane Donnelly, Anne Davis, and Tanya Andrews at the Prescription for Health booth at the Pittsfield Township Farmers Market. Prescription for Health is Washtenaw County's produce prescription program. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Prescriptions for fresh produce grow in Michigan through collaboration and new funding

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, July 25, 2024
Efforts are underway to better coordinate efforts between produce prescription programs and to create more standardized funding mechanisms for them.
Longform SCRAP Creative Reuse Ann Arbor executive director Claire Tyra. Sustainability

From trash to crafting treasure: Ann Arbor nonprofit has promoted creative reuse for over 40 years

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, July 24, 2024
SCRAP Creative Reuse Ann Arbor has been rescuing materials that would otherwise be considered junk and selling them as affordable craft supplies since 1983.
Longform Avery Williamson working in her RAC studio. Arts and Culture

Ypsi artists examine Water Street and education system through Riverside Arts Center residency

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, July 24, 2024
Ypsilanti-based Riverside Arts Center's two newest resident artists are using their art to address complex local issues like development and education, and engaging the public in the conversation.
Feature Story Tru Klassick recording with Athletic Mic League, 2021. Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor's Tru Klassick explores Black history and consciousness on new album

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, July 24, 2024
On July 27, the Ann Arbor-based hip-hop artist Taylor Michael, who performs as Tru Klassick, will headline a show at The Blind Pig to celebrate both his birthday and the release of his second full-length record, "The Halo Effect."
Innovation News Michigan Turkey Producers employee Blanca Chaidez wears Taza Aya’s worker wearable protection equipment as she prepares for her work shift. Technology and Innovation

Invisible face mask: U-M startup's device kills viruses with helmet-based air curtain

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, July 24, 2024
University of Michigan startup Taza Aya has developed an innovative and invisible "mask" that provides a defense against dangerous, airborne pathogens.
Feature Story King's Kid Christian Daycare staff members Adrian Robinson, left, Lolita Granger, center and Tamara Jones laugh Wednesday, July 17, 2024, as they play with toys in one of the classrooms in the Detroit child care center. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

MiLEAP fund provides essential equipment, upgrades for child care facilities

Sarah SpohnTuesday, July 23, 2024
Quality child care is necessary, but not always available or affordable. The MiLEAP Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund has launched a $59 million fund to provide new and expanding home-based and center-based facilities across the state.   
Longform Matt Jones, Amber Davis, Brooke Boyst, and Alexis Braun Marks outside of Halle Library during the renovation. Kids and Education

EMU library undergoes major renovation thanks to its namesake's foundation

Sarah RiggWednesday, July 17, 2024
The renovation will establish a larger and more accessible location for EMU's archives and create new facilities for EMU's growing oral history program.
Longform Binary Star at SXSW, 2011. Arts and Culture

Inside the evolution of Ann Arbor and Ypsi hip-hop

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, July 17, 2024
The sound of Ann Arbor/Ypsi hip-hop is hard to pin down, but a distinct community has arisen around it over three-plus decades. We dug into what makes the local scene unique.
Innovation News Community garden Healthy Communities

New grant program offers funds for Ypsi community gardens

Sarah RiggWednesday, July 17, 2024
Ypsilanti-based nonprofit Growing Hope's new Community Garden Grants program will offer grants ranging from $200 to $1,000 for garden projects that serve under-resourced communities in the Ypsi area.
Feature Story Michigan Health and Hospital Association represents all community hospitals in the state. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

How public health collaborations with hospitals benefit Michigan's communities

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, July 16, 2024
Yours, Mine and Ours — Public Health spoke with Lauren LaPine, Michigan Health and Hospital Association senior director of legislative and public policy about how various public health agencies and programs collaborate with hospitals across the state.  
Longform Dani Darling and London Beck (back row) with Baddie Brooks and Rod Wallace (front row) in Depot Town. Arts and Culture

Ypsi-based program creates network of support for Black musicians

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, July 10, 2024
The Amplify Fellowship launched in 2020 in Ypsilanti to support local Black artists in producing music during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's slowly become a robust community of long-term support for past and present fellows.
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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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