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From organic flowers to eco-friendly packaging, these Ypsi businesses are innovating to go green
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Photo: Kate Morris and Ginny Blades at We Adore Flowers.
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The Accidentals return to Ann Arbor with an all-female covers album
Natalia Holtzman
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Savannah "Sav" Madigan and Katie Larson, co-founders of the eclectic indie-folk-rock band, have had each other's backs through a number of major changes in recent years.
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Real estate company aims to create housing for median-income Ypsi residents, restore historic homes
Rylee Barnsdale
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
When real-estate company Yarrow launched in 2021, co-founders Dylan and Jake Cinti had a vision of restoring and maintaining some of Ypsilanti’s historic buildings while also providing housing that was attainable to the Ypsi community.
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AAPS to salvage cut trees for use in new construction
Jaishree Drepaul
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) and Ann Arbor-based Urban Ashes are collaborating to repurpose trees cut for AAPS' new Pathways to Success academic campus expansion.
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Second Wave - Michigan
Healthy Communities
Here's how Michigan organizations are working to reduce cancer treatment's crushing financial burden
Estelle Slootmaker
Thursday, April 11, 2024
In Michigan, several efforts are underway to help cancer patients prepare for, manage, and alleviate the financial struggles associated with treatment.
Longform
Community Development
Here's how a weekly meeting in Ypsi has fostered community collaboration for over a decade
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Almost every Monday morning for over a decade, a meeting at the Parkridge Community Center in Ypsi has been connecting individuals and community organizations to one another.
Longform
Sustainability
Farms are growing in Washtenaw County even as they decline nationwide. Here's why.
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
A decline in food-producing farms has continued in Michigan for many years since the '50s, but the trend reversed in Washtenaw County starting around 2012.
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
U-M professor explores childhood trauma and gender identity through new exhibit
Natalia Holtzman
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Rogério Pinto explores the trauma of his sister's death, both for himself and his large family, along with his own resulting questions about his gender identity, in "My Gender States."
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Arts and Culture
Could you make a film in 26.2 hours? Find out at a new Ypsi "Filmmaking Marathon"
Sarah Rigg
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti will return this month with a new lineup of films and a new event that challenges filmmakers to create a short film in 26.2 hours.
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Community health assessment reveals key health priorities for Washtenaw County
Rylee Barnsdale
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The Washtenaw County Health Department recently released findings from its 2023 Community Health Assessment.
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Autism expert heads up new podcast for Ann Arbor District Library
Jaishree Drepaul
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Coinciding with April's designation as National Autism Acceptance Month, the Ann Arbor District Library's Fifth Avenue Studios has unveiled a new limited-series podcast called "Autism: 10 Lessons for the Course of Life."
Longform
Arts and Culture
Photo essay: The faces of FestiFools 2024
Natalia Holtzman and Doug Coombe
Monday, April 8, 2024
As we explored Ann Arbor's annual springtime puppet parade, we asked volunteers, participants, and onlookers, "What do you love about FestiFools?"
Feature Story
Second Wave - Michigan
Healthy Communities
Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy
Estelle Slootmaker
Monday, April 8, 2024
The Patient as Caregiver project helps unpaid caregivers carry on in their roles, reducing the amount of hired care needed and helping people age at place in their homes.
Longform
Second Wave - Michigan
Healthy Communities
Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders. This coalition is working to change that.
Estelle Slootmaker
Thursday, April 4, 2024
The Michigan Oral Health Coalition brings together a multitude of Michigan oral and general health partners to collaborate on improving oral health for all Michiganders, especially those who have barriers to access.
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
Hitchcock, swing dance, drag, and more come to Ypsi Freighthouse in new UMS residency
Natalia Holtzman
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
From April 4-28, the University Musical Society will return to the Ypsilanti Freighthouse for a month of live, pay-what-you-wish programming.
Longform
Second Wave - Michigan
Kids and Education
خارطة طريق "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع" تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج "التعليم ما قبل الاب
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.
Longform
Second Wave - Michigan
Kids and Education
Tri-Share makes quality child care more affordable for working parents
Jaishree Drepaul
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
MI Tri-Share
is a first-of-its-kind cost-sharing funding model. The state, the employee, and their employer each chip in for one-third of the price of child care.
Longform
Community Development
Addressing the Gap: The need for increased mental health support for LGBTQ Michiganders
Valerie Lego
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
With all the positive work being done, the fact remains that 51% of LGBTQ Youth in Michigan are afraid to talk about their mental health with someone else.
Longform
Arts and Culture
From a one-sentence book to new saxophone works: Local orgs receive state arts grants
Natalia Holtzman
Friday, March 29, 2024
Here’s a look at just three of the Washtenaw County organizations recently awarded funding by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and their plans for their grant money.
Longform
Entrepreneurship
Apprenticeships for everyone: Non-traditional industries find effective way to train next generation
Rylee Barnsdale
Thursday, March 28, 2024
While the term may conjure thoughts of medieval craftsmen, apprenticeships are beginning to crop up in all businesses and industries to help employees build careers and employers pass on important skills.
Longform
Second Wave - Michigan
Kids and Education
PreK For All Roadmap takes a holistic approach to rolling out PreK For All
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) has released the PreK for All Roadmap plan with recommendations on how the state can achieve universal pre-K for all 4-year-olds in Michigan.
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