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Ypsi's 9th Hour business networking events return in-person in February
Rylee Barnsdale
Monday, January 30, 2023
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Arts and Culture
Nonprofit YpsiWrites launches Writers Room pilot program to create community for local writers
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Innovation News
Technology and Innovation
Annual Tech Homecoming job fair returns to Ann Arbor with in-person and virtual events
Jaishree Drepaul-Bruder
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Longform
Technology and Innovation
Nonprofit aims to build inclusivity in Washtenaw County's tech industry
Monica Hickson
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Longform
Arts and Culture
Ypsi's Grove Studios and Ann Arbor's Leon Speakers partner to amplify Black musicians' voices
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Innovation News
Arts and Culture
From Zoom open mics to distanced concerts, Facebook group offers connections for Ypsi-area musicians
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Innovation News
Kids and Education
SummerWorks youth employment program opens applications for professional development, summer jobs
Monica Hickson
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Longform
Entrepreneurship
WCC program helps Ypsi-area women, minority, and veteran entrepreneurs creatively weather COVID-19
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Feature Story
Kids and Education
Wolverine Voices: Adjusting to stress and isolation, U-M students make the most of their school year
Karen Rubinsztain, Alexis Rayman, Madilyn Gaydos, Olivia Chen, Kevin Zheng, and Gavin Gao
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Feature Story
Entrepreneurship
New association helps Washtenaw County businesses of color recover from COVID-19
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Feature Story
Kids and Education
Wolverine Voices: Despite pandemic, U-M students find ways to connect on and off campus
Kashika Chhabra, Corinne Hinson, Paige Leistra, Madeline Simmon, Mason Steere, and Rachel Tair
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Innovation News
Entrepreneurship
Annual Washtenaw women's business group forum to focus on "redesigning the paradigm" for next decade
Emily Benda
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Innovation News
Entrepreneurship
Ypsi business owners found Association of Businesses of Color
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Innovation News
Community Development
Ypsi symposium to encourage women of color to redefine their stories
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
My Brother's Keeper builds collaboration and social capital through hip-hop album and documentary
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Innovation News
Kids and Education
Neutral Zone's Youth Driven Spaces conference moves to Ypsi
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Feature Story
Community Development
What are you most excited for in Washtenaw County in 2020?
Concentrate staff
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Innovation News
Technology and Innovation
Tech Homecoming returns to connect Ann Arbor companies to job seekers on Thanksgiving Eve
Emily Benda
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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Young Grand Rapids and Ypsilanti activists gear up for International Congress of Youth Voices
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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Champions for Change program aims to cultivate Washtenaw County's leaders of color and their allies
Jaishree Drepaul-Bruder
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
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