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Innovation News Casseia Fifelski as Scales and Olivia Allen as Ronnie in "Ronnie and Scales' Magnificent Tale." Set and puppet by Mia Irwin, costumes by Shea Dennie. Kids and Education

EMU theatre tour offers interactive performance tailored to neurodivergent students

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, February 28, 2024
Longform Kate Holcomb and Tajalli Hodge with the WashUp Ministries mobile shower facility at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse. Community Development

Food-truck ministry adds free showers at Ypsilanti Warming Center

Sarah RiggWednesday, February 21, 2024
Longform Moira Payne, AQuil Dennison, Mara Evenstar, and Russ Jones at Evenstar's Chalice. Arts and Culture

Major conference celebrating alternative spirituality comes to Ypsi Township for the first time

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, February 14, 2024
Longform Robert Harrison at his West Willow home. Equity

Campaign seeks to amend antiquated, racially restrictive deeds in Ypsi Township neighborhood

Sarah RiggWednesday, February 7, 2024
Longform Decky Alexander, Lamarr Mitchell, Maggie Whittemore, and Meagan Raupp at the Engage @ EMU offices. Kids and Education

EMU students work to ensure peers know their voting rights in advance of 2024 elections

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, January 31, 2024
Innovation News New Growing Hope garden beds at Towne Centre Place in Ypsilanti. Healthy Communities

Growing Hope expands grocery delivery and other programs for Ypsi's older adults

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, January 31, 2024
Longform An intergenerational chess event at the Ypsilanti Senior Center. Healthy Communities

From millage to intergenerational programs, Ypsi organizations prepare for coming senior boom

Sarah RiggWednesday, January 24, 2024
Innovation News YCS Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross. Kids and Education

Ypsilanti Community Schools superintendent wins national humanitarian award

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, January 24, 2024
Longform Grey Grant, Hanna Hasselschwert, and Ken MacGregor. Healthy Communities

From end of life doulas to opera, Ypsilanti embraces unconventional approaches to death and grief

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, January 17, 2024
Innovation News Friends In Deed staffers Carla Wilson, Nikia Smith, Sarah Thornburg, and Elisa Guyton. Healthy Communities

After disastrous leak, Ypsi Township nonprofit seeks help to provide furniture to those in need

Sarah RiggWednesday, January 17, 2024
Longform Linda Mealing at the NWWNA Community Garden. Healthy Communities

New oral history project spotlights stories of Ypsi's farmers and gardeners

Sarah RiggWednesday, January 10, 2024
Innovation News Brian Banks (right) interviews Brian Vincent Rhodes on the Your Career Day YouTube channel. Kids and Education

Ypsi man curates nonprofit archive of "career day"-style interviews to inspire young people

Sarah RiggWednesday, January 10, 2024
Feature Story Liberty FInancial Services founder Eboney Byrne. Entrepreneurship

Empathy is the secret ingredient in this Ypsi woman's financial services business

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 20, 2023
Longform A tarantula at the EMU tarantula lab. Kids and Education

EMU students' tarantula research in Colorado breaks new ground

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 6, 2023
Innovation News Show Love Saturdays founder Gordon "Big" Dooley shows off wares from his business, Husky Life. Entrepreneurship

New weekly holiday pop-up market in Ypsi spotlights diverse local businesses

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 6, 2023
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