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From oral history to fishing, kids share highlights of Parkridge Summer Learning Experience in Ypsi: buff.ly/GJfI15F
From oral history to fishing, kids share highlights of Parkridge Summer Learning Experience in Ypsi
On Friday, Aug. 8, almost 60 campers ages 6-13 presented the lessons they'd learned during a five-week science, technology, engineering, and math immersion summer camp at Parkridge Community Center…
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August 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
From oral history to fishing, kids share highlights of Parkridge Summer Learning Experience in Ypsi: buff.ly/GJfI15F
Green tech firms in Washtenaw County clean up PFAS, restore soil, and turn waste to fuel: buff.ly/jBz9IUM
Green tech firms in Washtenaw County clean up PFAS, restore soil, and turn waste to fuel
Washtenaw County startup companies are innovating in "green technology" with efforts that range from cleaning up PFAS contamination to converting waste into environmentally friendly fuels.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Green tech firms in Washtenaw County clean up PFAS, restore soil, and turn waste to fuel: buff.ly/jBz9IUM
EMU's Bright Futures after-school program faces federal funding rollercoaster and uncertain future: buff.ly/S7j2LGn
EMU's Bright Futures after-school program faces federal funding rollercoaster and uncertain future
The program, which supports more than 5,000 students in 22 schools, has had its funding temporarily restored through summer 2026, following a national hold on nearly $7 billion in federal funding.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
EMU's Bright Futures after-school program faces federal funding rollercoaster and uncertain future: buff.ly/S7j2LGn
Ann Arbor folk duo Annie and Rod Capps celebrate nostalgia and fun on 10th album release: buff.ly/nr5XATi
Ann Arbor folk duo Annie and Rod Capps celebrate nostalgia and fun on 10th album release
Ann Arbor-based folk duo Annie and Rod Capps are preparing to celebrate their upcoming album, tentatively titled "Enjoy The Ride", with a double album release performance at The Ark on Aug. 21…
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August 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Ann Arbor folk duo Annie and Rod Capps celebrate nostalgia and fun on 10th album release: buff.ly/nr5XATi
Fun Fest set to return to Ypsi's Frog Island Park this weekend:
Fun Fest celebrates 5 years of music, arts, and more in Ypsi's Frog Island Park
Ypsilanti's Frog Island Park will come alive with music, food, and community spirit as Fun Fest returns for its fifth year on Aug. 9, from noon to 9 p.m.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Fun Fest set to return to Ypsi's Frog Island Park this weekend:
Check out the latest venture from Miss Kim owner Ji Hye Kim:
Miss Kim owner opens new Ann Arbor restaurant focused on vegetarian Asian food and affordable prices
Featuring fresh and flexible vegetarian-focused fare in a welcoming, casual setting, the new restaurant is a fun and easy way to experience the talents of a five-time James Beard Award-nominated chef.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Check out the latest venture from Miss Kim owner Ji Hye Kim:
CTE classes offer career experience in Washtenaw County high schools. Here's how to sign up for them: buff.ly/8eY3k6c
CTE classes offer career experience in Washtenaw County high schools. Here's how to sign up for them
More than 70 state-approved career and technical education programs provide practical learning experiences across numerous fields such as skilled trades, technology, culinary arts, and engineering.
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August 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
CTE classes offer career experience in Washtenaw County high schools. Here's how to sign up for them: buff.ly/8eY3k6c
Ann Arbor tech festival a2tech360 returns for 10th year: buff.ly/VCX1sff
Ann Arbor tech festival a2tech360 returns for 10th year
The annual, family-friendly celebration of local tech innovation and the talent driving it takes place Sept. 24-Oct. 3.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ann Arbor tech festival a2tech360 returns for 10th year: buff.ly/VCX1sff
Ypsi school research plays a role in case against cutting or eliminating Head Start program: buff.ly/zIMXqtt
Ypsi school research plays a role in case against cutting or eliminating Head Start program
When President Trump's administration announced possible cuts to federal education spending this year, research from Ypsilanti was cited to push back against eliminating the Head Start early…
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August 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ypsi school research plays a role in case against cutting or eliminating Head Start program: buff.ly/zIMXqtt
Fun Fest celebrates 5 years of music, arts, and more in Ypsi's Frog Island Park:
Fun Fest celebrates 5 years of music, arts, and more in Ypsi's Frog Island Park
Ypsilanti's Frog Island Park will come alive with music, food, and community spirit as Fun Fest returns for its fifth year on Aug. 9, from noon to 9 p.m.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Fun Fest celebrates 5 years of music, arts, and more in Ypsi's Frog Island Park:
Miss Kim owner opens new Ann Arbor restaurant focused on vegetarian Asian food and affordable prices:
Miss Kim owner opens new Ann Arbor restaurant focused on vegetarian Asian food and affordable prices
Featuring fresh and flexible vegetarian-focused fare in a welcoming, casual setting, the new restaurant is a fun and easy way to experience the talents of a five-time James Beard Award-nominated chef.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Miss Kim owner opens new Ann Arbor restaurant focused on vegetarian Asian food and affordable prices:
Ypsi clinic provides free health care and supportive environment for low-income residents:
Ypsi clinic provides free health care and supportive environment for low-income residents
In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Shruti Attili digs into the work of Ypsilanti's Hope Clinic.
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August 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ypsi clinic provides free health care and supportive environment for low-income residents:
An Ann Arbor business owner has received a major accolade for energy efficiency in her newly built pickleball facility:
Ann Arbor pickleball facility wins statewide energy efficiency award
The award honors Wolverine Pickleball CEO and co-founder Christie Howden for making environmentally conscious choices during the building of her 39,000-square-foot pickleball facility.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
An Ann Arbor business owner has received a major accolade for energy efficiency in her newly built pickleball facility:
Listen to our latest WEMU radio segment, focusing on 826michigan's move from Ann Arbor to Ypsi! www.wemu.org/show/on-the-...
July 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Listen to our latest WEMU radio segment, focusing on 826michigan's move from Ann Arbor to Ypsi! www.wemu.org/show/on-the-...
Washtenaw Dental Fund marks 10 years of serving low-income patients at Ypsi clinic: buff.ly/2hgPYcr
Washtenaw Dental Fund marks 10 years of serving low-income patients at Ypsi clinic
Dental care was identified as a priority in multiple Washtenaw County Health Department community health assessments, which directly led to the establishment of the clinic in 2015.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Washtenaw Dental Fund marks 10 years of serving low-income patients at Ypsi clinic: buff.ly/2hgPYcr
Ann Arbor pickleball facility wins statewide energy efficiency award: buff.ly/qUCV5wF
Ann Arbor pickleball facility wins statewide energy efficiency award
The award honors Wolverine Pickleball CEO and co-founder Christie Howden for making environmentally conscious choices during the building of her 39,000-square-foot pickleball facility.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ann Arbor pickleball facility wins statewide energy efficiency award: buff.ly/qUCV5wF
Event challenges Ypsi residents to use no plastic for 5 days: buff.ly/MY1mV86
Event challenges Ypsi residents to use no plastic for 5 days
Ypsilanti residents and businesses are invited to participate in the five-day Ypsi Plastic-Free July Challenge, sponsored by Ann Arbor nonprofit ZeroWaste.Org, July 28-Aug. 1.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Event challenges Ypsi residents to use no plastic for 5 days: buff.ly/MY1mV86
Struggling with tariffs as a Washtenaw County business owner? Help is available:
Online resource center offers help for Washtenaw County businesses struggling with tariff impacts
In an effort to support Washtenaw County companies impacted by tariffs, Ann Arbor SPARK has created the Tariff Resource Center, a website offering policy updates and tools to help businesses navigate…
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July 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Struggling with tariffs as a Washtenaw County business owner? Help is available:
What happens to AAPS' recyclables? Students take action to counter an old rumor: buff.ly/GF757EH
What happens to AAPS' recyclables? Students take action to counter an old rumor
Ann Arbor Public Schools students have likely heard that the district doesn't recycle. While this may hold true to a certain extent, there might be more behind the issue than they realize. Student…
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July 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What happens to AAPS' recyclables? Students take action to counter an old rumor: buff.ly/GF757EH
Washtenaw County health professionals anticipate "devastating" effects of Medicaid and Medicare cuts: buff.ly/ghhjWb7 @packardhealth.bsky.social @cornerhealthcenter.bsky.social
Washtenaw County health professionals anticipate "devastating" effects of Medicaid and Medicare cuts
Eleven million Medicaid recipients nationwide are now in danger of losing their health insurance, and Medicare is also expected to see major budget cuts. So what does all of this mean for Washtenaw…
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July 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Washtenaw County health professionals anticipate "devastating" effects of Medicaid and Medicare cuts: buff.ly/ghhjWb7 @packardhealth.bsky.social @cornerhealthcenter.bsky.social
U-M library digitizes a century of Michigan postcards, from 1840s on: buff.ly/QtncUw8
U-M library digitizes a century of Michigan postcards, from 1840s on
Featuring locations across the state and dating from the 1840s to the mid-20th century, the 66,470 postcards document personal family moments, local news events, towns that no longer exist, and…
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July 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
U-M library digitizes a century of Michigan postcards, from 1840s on: buff.ly/QtncUw8
Online resource center offers help for Washtenaw County businesses struggling with tariff impacts: buff.ly/FuMhlkh
Online resource center offers help for Washtenaw County businesses struggling with tariff impacts
In an effort to support Washtenaw County companies impacted by tariffs, Ann Arbor SPARK has created the Tariff Resource Center, a website offering policy updates and tools to help businesses navigate…
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July 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Online resource center offers help for Washtenaw County businesses struggling with tariff impacts: buff.ly/FuMhlkh
Ann Arbor comedians create showcase for underrepresented voices in comedy: buff.ly/83Mt9Ll
Ann Arbor comedians create showcase for underrepresented voices in comedy
Turtle Cat Comedy, a monthly showcase founded this year by local comedians Finn St. John and Kassandra Frost, brings a diverse lineup of talent to Ann Arbor's hear.say brewing and theater on the…
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July 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ann Arbor comedians create showcase for underrepresented voices in comedy: buff.ly/83Mt9Ll
WCC offers high school students opportunity to try future careers firsthand through CTE programs: buff.ly/tx92Fcn
WCC offers high school students opportunity to try future careers firsthand through CTE programs
Washtenaw County students can pursue career prospects in career and technical education programs available through Washtenaw Community College.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
WCC offers high school students opportunity to try future careers firsthand through CTE programs: buff.ly/tx92Fcn
New documentary examining Ann Arbor's history of disability rights advocacy to premiere @aadl.org :
New documentary examines Ann Arbor's history of disability rights advocacy
Director Zach Damon, a disability rights advocate and person with cerebral palsy, says his film is for "anyone who wants hope."
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July 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New documentary examining Ann Arbor's history of disability rights advocacy to premiere @aadl.org :