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Ypsilanti selected among 7 Michigan cities for downtown development program

By Laura Meriweather · Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Recast Leaders, a program led by DC-based consulting firm Recast City, has selected Ypsilanti for a 10-month downtown development program that seeks to put small businesses in vacant storefronts.

Several chairs are sitting behind a brown desk with microphones on it. There is a teal blue wall with a clock. Underneath is white text that says "City of Ypsilanti", then a big Y in an oval, and under that is the text "Pride. Diversity. Heritage."

Ypsilanti City Council approves emergency moratorium for data center zoning

By AnnaBelle Favre · Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The Ypsilanti City Council voted on an emergency moratorium for 60 days to halt zoning permits for data centers.

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Ypsilanti passes Leave the Leaves resolution

By Lauren Holloway · Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

Ypsilanti is encouraging residents to "leave the leaves" and support local ecosystems and pollinators.

Ypsilanti partners with Rx Kids to provide direct cash support for new parents

By AnnaBelle Favre · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

Pregnant parents and families will have the opportunity to receive direct cash assistance starting Dec. 1, 2025, as part of a partnership between Rx Kids and the City of Ypsilanti.

Ypsilanti City Council calls closed session amid Arbor One Apartments litigation

By Ameera Salman · Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025

Ypsilanti City Council will hold a closed session during their Jan. 21 meeting to discuss strategy for upcoming litigation against them.

Ann Arbor’s Earthen Jar to transform vacant Ypsilanti storefront

By Colae Eason · Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025

Vegetarian Indian cuisine restaurant Earthen Jar will open a new location in Ypsilanti with the help of state funding grants.

Ypsilanti leaders support resolution for permanent shelter, unarmed crisis response

By Ameera Salman · Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025

Ypsilanti City Council passed two resolutions to support public services.

Voters approve Washtenaw County ballot measures to ensure funding for community services

By Colae Eason · Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024

Ypsilanti voters have weighed in on Washtenaw County ballot measures, contributing to passing ballot measures that will fund emergency communications, veterans’ relief, elderly services, mental health services, public safety, and special education.

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Ypsilanti voters to weigh in on five Washtenaw County millages

By Colae Eason · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024

Ypsilanti residents can expect to see five Washtenaw County millages on the ballot this November. The ballot measures ask residents to vote on the status of property tax millages that will fund emergency communications, veterans’ relief, elderly services, mental health services, public safety, and special education.

YpsiWrites announces 2024 Writers of Ypsilanti award winners

By Colae Eason · Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

YpsiWrites, a non-profit that promotes and supports writers in Ypsilanti, has introduced the 2024 winners of their annual Writers of Ypsilanti awards.

Libertarian candidate Mark King seeks seat on Ypsilanti’s city council

By Colae Eason · Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

Libertarian Mark Alan King is running for Ypsilanti's Ward 3 city council seat.

The corner of Ypsilanti City Hall building at 1 South Huron St. during daylight hours shows two windows a a 90-degree angle, and the stone foundation.

YpsiBIG ballot initiatives won’t appear November ballot due to deadline confusion

By Colae Eason · Friday, Sept. 20, 2024

Ballot initiatives petitioned by the Ypsilanti Ballot Initiative Group, or YpsiBIG, will not be on the ballot in the upcoming November election.

Ypsilanti City Council Recap: Jan. 23, 2024

By Victoria Smith · Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024

The Ypsilanti City Council met on Jan. 23 where they voted to appoint both the City Manager and vacant Ward 2 positions.

Ypsilanti City Council passes resolution to deprioritize entheogenic plants

By Victoria Smith · Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024

The passed resolution will make arrests and investigations surrounding entheogenic plants to become the lowest priority of the City’s law enforcement.

Ypsilanti City Council approves new Gaza ceasefire resolution

By Marie White · Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023

Ypsilanti Council passes Gaza ceasefire resolution as supporters and protestors attend meeting.

Yankee Air Museum to relocate at Willow Run bomber plant

By Kenneth Bowen · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

A piece of history contiguous with Ypsilanti will be preserved for future generations because a remnant of the industrialized war effort from the World War II-era has been saved from destruction. After raising more than $5 million, the Yankee Air Museum will relocate into the old Willow Run bomber plant, and the move is scheduled to take place in the summer of 2017.