Building Communities

Longform Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Vice President for Community Investment Christopher Lemon, CFO Jamie Hunter, President and CEO Shannon Polk, and Impact Investing Manager Frances Todoro-Hargreaves. Community Development

Community foundation's impact investing takes chances on unconventional Washtenaw County projects

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 11, 2025
Feature Story Author Jahshua Treadwell stands at the site of a future community center in Superior Township. Community Development

Community members weigh in on new community center coming to Superior Township

Jahshua TreadwellMonday, June 9, 2025
Longform Cheers to Queers founders Marisa Quiery and Danya Youssef-Agha. Community Development

Ypsi organizations rally to support LGBTQ+ community in challenging times

Sarah RiggTuesday, June 3, 2025
Longform A Great Day in Ypsi on the steps of the downtown branch of the Ypsilanti District Library. Arts and Culture

"A Great Day in Ypsi": Residents recreate iconic 1958 Harlem photo

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, May 7, 2025
Innovation News Nancy Park in Gault Village. Community Development

Gault Village residents plan cleanup and other community events for Ypsi Township neighborhood

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, May 7, 2025
Innovation News A promotional image for the inaugural Creative Mornings Ann Arbor event, featuring speaker Hien Lam. Community Development

Creative Mornings launches free monthly community-building event in Ann Arbor

Rylee BarnsdaleTuesday, April 22, 2025
Longform Amanda Moore at Dzanc House. Arts and Culture

New Ypsi artists' hub offers workshops, gallery shows, youth programs, and more

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 16, 2025
Longform A rendering of the Equitable Ann Arbor Land Trust's proposal for development on the former University of Michigan Hospital dump site. The proposal would bring 2,165 housing units to the site after environmental remediation. Community Development

Ann Arbor nonprofit's affordability solution: Thousands of new housing units in walkable communities

Drew SaundersTuesday, March 25, 2025
Longform Odindi Youth Action Village co-founders Akin and Bambo Oluwadare. Kids and Education

Nonprofit seeks to empower young people in Ypsi Township's West Willow neighborhood

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, January 22, 2025
Longform Krystal Steward and Derrick Miller by the excavation for Bryant Community Center's geothermal installation. Sustainability

This Ann Arbor neighborhood is transforming into a sustainable energy hub, thanks to local nonprofit

Elinor EppersonWednesday, December 11, 2024
Longform Groundbreaking at the future Eastern Washtenaw Community and Recreation Center. Community Development

Community center coming to site of former Ypsi Township school

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, November 6, 2024
Innovation News People coworking at BrightWorks' Forest Cove location. Entrepreneurship

Two new coworking spaces open in Ann Arbor

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, October 30, 2024
Innovation News Supportive Hands in Neighborhood Enhancement team members (clockwise from upper left) Eric Martin, Willie Percy, Leroy Harris, and Dominique Gardette. Team members are paid to do cleanup work in Ypsilanti Township. Community Development

Returning citizens get community cleanup jobs through nonprofit partnership with Ypsi Township

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, October 9, 2024
Feature Story Students and mentors from the 2024 Voices of Youth Freedom School program. Kids and Education

Voices of Youth: How do Ypsi kids perceive their community?

Aaron FoleyWednesday, September 18, 2024
Innovation News Father and son Bambo Oluwadare (right) and Akin Oluwadare (left), and their nonprofit Odindi Youth Action Village, have spearheaded the renovation of West Willow Park alongside the New West Willow Neighborhood Association. Community Development

West Willlow Park renovation breaks ground in Ypsi Township

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, September 11, 2024
Longform Ann Arbor Sustainability and Innovations Director Missy Stults. Sustainability

Climate migration to Washtenaw County is underway. How can we prepare for it?

Jenny Rose RyanWednesday, August 28, 2024
Longform Brooke Mason and Brandon Wong are the COO and CEO, respectively, of HyFi, a flood response tech startup that has office space at Office Evolution's Ann Arbor coworking space. Entrepreneurship

Coworking is booming in Washtenaw County as remote workers seek community and work-life balance

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 21, 2024
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