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Downtown Restaurant Blends Beer & BBQ for St. Patty’s Day Opening
Red Rock Downtown Barbecue was open for business Saturday, March 17. It’s been more than two years in the making, but...
Ypsilanti Interim City Manager suddenly resigns
Less than one month on the job, John Hansen has resigned as Interim City Manager effectively immediately. According to a...
Goodbye from Cafe Luwak
Right before Thanksgiving Forrest and I sat down and discussed what to do with the café, and with tears in our eyes, we...
Obit: Shirley E. (Moser) Barnes
Shirley E. (Moser) Barnes born: August 1, 1929, Bassano, Alberta, Canada died: November 26, 2010, Sun City, Arizona graduated: ...
EMU Baseball Signs Two to National Letters of Intent
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University head baseball coach Jay Alexander announced the signing...
Troubled Brandy’s liquor store shut down by city
Brandy’s Market on West Michigan and Summit in Ypsilanti has been shut down by the city after a month long investigation...
Political Cartoon August 2, 2010
With the Primary election on Tuesday, the Little Mayors are back. They are making a list and checking it twice. Read More →
Picture of the Week - Ypsilanti police get new patrol car(t)
The Ypsilanti Police took possession of a new Patrol Cart this afternoon. The cart will be used during festivals and special...
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A Talk on Ypsilanti’s Vanished Gardens
We walked up the three grey wooden steps of the stately-on-a-small-scale Grecian-style home and opened one of the narrow, tall storm doors. We’d come to the right place: lights yellowed...
Don’t Fall for the ‘Bohemian Oats’ Swindle
“Say there, brother, don’t mean to interrupt your threshing. Got a minute? Nice to lean on this fence for a minute after going around the township all day. “Now, sir, what would...
Ypsilanti’s Venerable Ark
The Ark stood across the street from the present-day Deja Vu. Think back for a moment to the long-ago days of Sunday school. Quiz: Name a large and ancient wooden structure that had...
Weird, Vanished, and Forgotten Jobs from 1892 Ypsilanti
The west side of North Huron, 1893. Could we time-travel to 1892 Ypsilanti and stroll around town, we’d notice differences in the streetscape and in the fashions. But the single...
The Candy-Man’s “Shotgun Divorce”
At first it was just a job in the candy store at 15 North Huron, and an easy and safe one for a girl in 1911, compared to the jobs for girls in the recently-closed knitting mill over...
Depression-Era Ypsilanti Cooperates to Combat Its Children’s Rickets
Some of the Depression’s hardest-hit victims in Ypsilanti were its youngest. In 1933, the city’s municipal Welfare League and the Red Cross provided needy families with food, stove...
The Trials of a City Directory-Writer in 1883
Depot Town-area grocer George Neat's ad touted a variety of sugars and canned goods. In the days before online people-finding search engines or even the yellow pages, yearly city...
Ypsilanti’s Glaswegian Cobbler-Inventor
Archibald's signature on his 1874 patent application for "McNicol Cement." The Scottish-born immigrant contribution to 19th-century Ypsilanti life is undersung. Farmer-poet...
Read More PostsTroubled Brandy’s liquor store shut down by city
Brandy's Market on West Michigan and Summit in Ypsilanti has been shut down by the city after a month long investigation by the City of Ypsilanti Police and the Michigan Liquor Control ...
Political Cartoon August 2, 2010
With the Primary election on Tuesday, the Little Mayors are back. They are making a list and checking it twice.
Materials Unlimited Building for sale for $845K
Ypsilanti institution Materials Unlimited building and business are for sale. The building at 2 West Michigan Avenue in downtown Ypsilanti is on the market for $845,000. Reynold Lowe, owner, said the ...
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It Takes A Town To Make A Video - How Was I To Know?
This is the story of the making of a music video. Before reporting how it was made, YpsiNews.com is proud to report where it was made - In Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilantian Ken MacGregor is a strong proponent of supporting local businesses. With this music video he is trying to do his part to bring national, perhaps even global, attention to... [Read more of this story]
EMU debates concealed guns on campus
EMU Student government hosted a debate over propsed changes to Michigan’s Concealed Carry laws. Representatives from the NRA and the EMU Police department argued for and against the concealed carry of firearms on campus. Advocating for concealed carry was Reid Smith, a member of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, and Professor David Coy,... [Read more of this story]
Daniel Throop Revolutionary War Veteran Memorial
A new headstone and memorial mark the long lost grave of a Revolutionary War veteran. Over three hundred people attended the memorial service for Capt. Daniel Throop (prounounced Troop) at Judd Cemetery in York township on Friday. Throop served in the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Light Horse, and according to records fought in the Battle of Lexington... [Read more of this story]
Video: Future of the Autos and retraining in Michigan
Congressman John Dingell (D, Mi-15) hosted U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis for a round table meeting at Eastern Michigan University about the ‘autos’ and worker retraining. The meeting was timely given the announcement on Monday that GM was closing the Ypsilanti Township Willow Run transmission factory at the end of 2010. Also... [Read more of this story]
Video: Watch entire Ypsilanti Human Relations Committee meeting May 28, 2009
The Human Relations Committee met on Thursday, May 28, 2009 and voted to ask the Ypsilanti City Council to change the name of the Ypsitucky music festival. Related Stories Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission asks City Council to change name of Ypsitucky music event Video: DTCDC Director speaks after HRC recommends name change for Ypsitucky event Read More →
Video: DTCDC Director speaks after HRC recommends name change for Ypsitucky event
Erik Dotzauer, Executive Director Depot Town Community Development Corporation, talks with reporters after the Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission meeting. The HRC had earlier passed a resolution suggesting the City Council meet with the DTCDC to change the name of the Ypsitucky Jamboree. View letter to HRC from DTCDC from May 20, 2009. Read More →
Video: Watch complete Ypsilanti Human Relations Committee Ypsitucky meeting
The Human Relations Committee met on Monday to hear both sides of the continuing debate over the use of the word Ypsitucky to promote a Labor Day music festival sponsored by the Depot Town Community Development Corporation. Officials from the DTCDC told the commission it was too late to change the name, they were already promoting the event. The commission... [Read more of this story]
Video: Commission meets on Ypsitucky name for music festival, decides on nothing
The Human Relations Committee met this evening to hear both sides of the continuing debate over the use of the word Ypsitucky to promote a Labor Day music festival sponsored by the Depot Town Community Development Corporation. The commission decided to schedule another meeting as soon as possible to continue the discussion. Officials from the DTCDC... [Read more of this story]
Video: Freighthouse receives $500,000 grant
Ypsilanti will restore historic railroad freighthouse for community use Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced during a ceremonial check presentation that a historic railroad freighthouse in Ypsilanti will soon see new life as a community center, farmers market, café and historic education center. The city of Ypsilanti will restore the historic... [Read more of this story]
Washtenaw Community College votes to reject offer to buy Country Club
In a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees of the Washtenaw Community College, the board has decided to reject the offer to purchase the Washtenaw Country Club. While several of the board members wanted to purchase the property saying that it was a good deal, they said the perception was it was a bailout of the country club. Vice-president Pamela... [Read more of this story]
Video: Ypsilanti City Council March 3, 2009
Tonight’s City Council forecast: Snow Snow and sidewalk shoveling was the highlight of tonight’s City Council meeting. Richard King, chair of the ann Arbor/Ypsilanti LDFA Smartzone gave his annual report. Ann Arbor City Council Steve Rapundalo who also serves on the LDFA board joined the festivities. Ypsilanti City Council Packet, March... [Read more of this story]
Video: Superior Twp Mar 2, 2009
Superior Township Board of Trustees announced this evening that future meetings will move to Wednesday’s at 7:30p. Here is the schedule of upcoming meetings. Superior Township still releases their agendas and minutes as a Word document rather than a PDF. We converted the document to PDF and have made it available. It would be very helpful if... [Read more of this story]
Video: Ypsilanti City Council Feb 17, 2009
City Council meets about Chickens, the Beal Amendment, State of the City, and Housing Commission Topics this evening included State of the City by Mayor Paul Schreiber (Dem), Chickens in the City, the Beal text amendment which was denied, and Housing Commission. The meeting was 3 hours and 48 minutes. City Council Agenda, Feb 17, 2009 Read More →
Video: Ypsilanti City Council Dec 16, 2008
Former Mayor Cheryl Farmer rejected for position on Ethics board. Brandy’s Party Store The main topic of the second regular December meeting of the Ypsilanti City Council was an impromptu hearing on Brandy’s Liquor Shoppe. Brandy’s, old timers call it Forbes Party Store, on West Michigan and Summit has been the subject of numerous... [Read more of this story]
Video: Ypsilanti City Council Water Street Update Dec 15, 2008
City Council convenes special meeting to discuss Water Street. The Ypsilanti City Council held their monthly Water Street update. Water Street Presentation by City Staff City Manager Koryzno gave an overview of the direction given by City Council regarding Water Street. Assistant City Manager McGrath reported on progress with the Water Street project... [Read more of this story]
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