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Debbie Dingell secures federal funding, over $1M for Ypsilanti projects

By AnnaBelle Favre · Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell secured over $1 million for two Ypsilanti projects: the YCUA Water Main Improvement Project and the City of Ypsilanti Cross Street and Prospect Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project.

A dozen or so people sit in the audience of Ypsilanti City Hall, holding signs that say "Ypsi thrives when art survives."

Ypsilanti Planning Commission approves Dzanc House zoning resolution

By Gray Connor · Monday, Feb. 23, 2026

The Ypsilanti City Council is expected to vote on a zoning law amendment passed by the city's Planning Commission, following Dzanc House's former shutdown notice.

Eastern Michigan University students respond to snow days

By Lauren Holloway · Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026

Eastern Michigan University officials explain how school closures are decided during inclement weather, while EMU students share opinions about closures and winter conditions.

Eastern Michigan University alum, Brendan Kelly

'Teed it up perfectly': EMU prepares for presidential transition

By Lilly Kujawski · Friday, Feb. 20, 2026

Two-time Eastern Michigan University alum Brendan Kelly is now EMU's president-elect, set to take over in the spring.

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Ypsilanti residents selected for Water Street citizen participation committee

By Lilly Kujawski · Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026

Eight members of the public were selected from a pool of 28 candidates to serve on the Ypsilanti Water Street redevelopment ad hoc committee.

EMU alumna Jasmine Jones to compete in Winter 2026 Olympics

By AnnaBelle Favre · Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026

Eastern Michigan University track and field alumna, Jasmine Jones, speaks with The Echo about what it is like to compete as an Olympian.

Multiple people sit in rows of chairs and at a table perpendicular to the chairs at an Ypsilanti City Council meeting, with one person holding a sign that says, "No ICE."

'We need it now': Ypsilanti Council limits use of city resources for immigration enforcement

By Lilly Kujawski · Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026

Ypsilanti City Council unanimously approved a resolution establishing a policy prohibiting the use of city resources, funds or personnel to assist in civil immigration enforcement.

9 members of City Council staff sit around a table inside City Hall while listening to public commentators.

Ypsilanti City Council to vote on civil immigration resolution

By Lilly Kujawski · Monday, Feb. 16, 2026

Ypsilanti City Council will consider a resolution at its next meeting to limit the scope of civil immigration enforcement action in the area.

The Echo Q&A Series: Toni Pressley-Sanon talks history and community

By Laura Meriweather · Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026

The Eastern Echo sat down with Toni Pressley-Sanon, a professor of Africology and African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University, to reflect on the program's past, present and future at EMU.

People clap and smile as Nate Ford, Art Timko, and James Smith hold oversized scissors and cut the green ribbon.

WEMU celebrates new office in Halle Library

By Gray Connor · Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026

Halle Library will now house WEMU, NPR's local jazz, blues and news station.

License plate car tags from Ohio, Maine, Ontario, New York, Indiana, and Illinois have been cropped and edited together into one image.

EMU's 'all are welcome here' philosophy ties in with tuition model

By Lyndsay Tusen · Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026

Eastern Michigan University offers undergraduate students a flat tuition rate whether they are in-state, out-of-state or international. From fall 2014 to fall 2025, student enrollment has decreased, but the percentage of students enrolled whose residence is outside Michigan has remained relatively the same.

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Washtenaw Optimal Wellness helps Ypsilanti residents live healthier, Blue Zone lifestyles

By Ky'anna Coats · Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

Blue Zones are identified as longevity hotspots, or places with a high concentration of people who exceed the age of 100 and who have few chronic diseases stemming from unhealthy lifestyles. Washtenaw Optimal Wellness is on a mission to establish Ypsilanti as one of them.