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Longform Cuppy's Best Soulful Cafe owner Andrea "Cuppy" White. Entrepreneurship

Ypsi restaurants innovate to survive winter in pandemic

Sarah RiggWednesday, November 11, 2020
Longform Justin Harper talks with Derrick Jackson. Community Development

County sheriff and Washtenaw My Brother's Keeper partner to launch Police Reform Academy

Sarah RiggWednesday, November 4, 2020
Longform Front row: Event/Fundraiser Coordinator Dominique Johnson, Lahleen Johnson, Community Service Coordinator Hannah Mathia. Back row: Yaw Gayan-Apenteng, Kamela Sisson, Yolanda Ragland, Jordan Diaz, Imani Gayan-Apenteng, Elleona Ragland. Arts and Culture

After losing son to gun violence, Ypsi couple launches nonprofit to engage youth in arts education

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 28, 2020
Innovation News YpsiWrites' opening celebration in 2019. Kids and Education

YpsiWrites celebrates first year of community writing programming

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 28, 2020
Longform Daniel Wall, Kodi Amritt-Wall,and Imani skating with The 78's!! at Eastern Michigan University. Healthy Communities

Ypsi residents launch community-minded group for roller-skating enthusiasts

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 21, 2020
Longform Marquan Jackson, director of the Family Empowerment Program. Equity

Study finds disparate COVID-19 impacts on jobs, housing, and more for Ypsi-area residents of color

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 14, 2020
Feature Story One of the projects Y-Fi members worked on in quarantine was a video set to Billie Eilish's song "Bad Guy." Arts and Culture

Y-Fi youth social art movement adapts to COVID by building community partnerships in Ypsi

Sarah RiggWednesday, October 7, 2020
Longform Dave Strenski in front of a solar installation at the Thompson Block in Ypsilanti. Sustainability

SolarYpsi celebrates 15th year with ambitious plan for solar installations on 100 Ypsi homes

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 30, 2020
Innovation News Participants, including Cherisa Allen in denim jacket, at 2019's 5K Walk/Run. Healthy Communities

5K Walk/Run in Ypsi aims to raise awareness of domestic violence

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 30, 2020
Longform Gwen La Croix (center) with her sons James and Jude Payne. Healthy Communities

Ypsi area not immune from uptick in youth suicide, but help is available

Sarah RiggTuesday, September 29, 2020
Development News People skate at the Ypsilanti Township CommUNITY Skatepark. Healthy Communities

Ypsilanti Township CommUNITY Skatepark now open to public

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 23, 2020
Feature Story Bernice Ethington, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, and Ypsi, Can I Share? founder Gail Summerhill at the Washtenaw County Democractic Party dinner in 2009. Community Development

Ypsi-area residents create website, grassroots organization to encourage civic engagement

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 16, 2020
Feature Story Caroline Sanders at Chapelle Elementary Kids and Education

New pilot program aims to provide debt-free professional credential in child development

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 9, 2020
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