Ypsi business owners are staying up a bit later on Fridays. Well, at least the second Friday of every month. With the spring on it's way, their hope is that they'll see more traffic, which means more money, with these extended hours.
They'll also be offering special events and prize giveaways - and everyone loves prizes - for visitors. Hope everyone has an alarm clock, it's gonna be a late night.
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"I would say it's to lure people to downtown Ypsilanti,'' said Paul Balcom, co-owner of The Rocket, one of the participating businesses. "(We want to) let the residents and consumers know that there are businesses within their downtown district that offer affordable merchandise. ... I don't believe that people that live within the city are aware that there are stores downtown. A lot of us are newer, too, so if they haven't been downtown in the last couple of years, they're unaware.''
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