Building Communities

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
Innovation News Members of the Peacenic Ypsi team. Community Development

Law enforcement and Ypsi Township community will unite to promote nonviolence in upcoming event

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, July 31, 2024
Longform Binary Star at SXSW, 2011. Arts and Culture

Inside the evolution of Ann Arbor and Ypsi hip-hop

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, July 17, 2024
Longform Dani Darling and London Beck (back row) with Baddie Brooks and Rod Wallace (front row) in Depot Town. Arts and Culture

Ypsi-based program creates network of support for Black musicians

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, July 10, 2024
Innovation News An Ypsi Area Street Rods car show in 2018. Transportation

Ypsi classic car club celebrates 50th anniversary with car show

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 19, 2024
Longform Gail Wolkoff, Loviesa Brown, Cheryl Harvey, Jeanice Townsend, Creola Larkin, and Josephine Taylor at a Monday morning meeting. Community Development

Here's how a weekly meeting in Ypsi has fostered community collaboration for over a decade

Sarah RiggWednesday, April 10, 2024
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