Seed Starting Squad helps community, teaches skills
Mar. 11, 2010 · 11:48 a.m.
The area surrounding Growing Hope’s greenhouse was covered in blankets of white snow.
It seems like it should be impossible for anything to grow in Michigan...read more
Lots to do on St. Patrick’s Day in Ypsilanti
Mar. 8, 2010 · 1:20 p.m.
Ypsilanti will soon be covered in images of shamrocks and pints of Guinness, as there are several activities lined up all around the city to for St. Patrick's Day....read more
Dreamland Tonight debuts
Mar. 2, 2010 · 10:22 a.m.
Most popular talk shows are hosted in a few cities, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.
Ypsilanti can now be added to that list with the debut of Dreamland Tonight,...read more
Local writer pens book on Ypsilanti history
Feb. 26, 2010 · 4:27 a.m.
Laura Bien spends hours poking through artifacts at the Ypsilanti Archives.
Often she’ll uncover something small, but fascinating – a photo of a local family,...read more
Cafe Luwak wins Chili Challenge
Feb. 23, 2010 · 10:29 a.m.
The Corner Brewery was crowded.
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Depot Town Cruise Nights began last week and will continue every Thursday evening through September 17.
Thursday car show gets underway
Jun. 22, 2009 · 10:10 a.m.
When they took over Depot Town Cruise Nights 13 years ago only a handful of classic cars came each week to the small event held in the parking lot behind Aubree’s.
Now, Linda French and Mickey Ichesco say they have to turn cars away when they pull up to park on Cross Street in Depot Town. It was no different Thursday at the first Depot Town Cruise Night of the season.
The rain clouds made way for sun and hot weather as hundreds of people came out for the event.
Many familiar faces and cars were there including Nelson Amos’ little blue Mazda Miata and Doyle Julian’s 1956 Ford. But there were also some new vehicles in the crowd. Pat Hindmon brought her 1947 Flexible and gave tours of the bedroom and kitchen inside.
“We just have a lot of fun down here,” Ichesco said shouting over a Beach Boys’ tune blaring from the Disk Jockey’s speakers.
There will be no shortage of activities this year either. Depot Town Forward, the group that organizes cruise nights, intends to post a calendar of events on its Web site in the coming week. French said activities this summer include cloggers, a Doo-wop group as well as “Mater” and “Doc Hudson,” inspired by the Disney Pixar movie “Cars.”
Shankwiler 123 Gallery is organizing children’s events every week in the boulevard between Apple Annie’s Antiques and Depot Town Tattoo. Cats Meow Face Design will offer face painting in front of Fantasy Attic and, as always, there will be plenty of hula hoops available for the children’s hula hoop competition at 7 p.m.
While she waited for her three-year-old daughter to get her face painted, Ypsilanti resident Silvia Gonzalez said her family comes to cruise nights almost every Thursday.
“My husband loves the cars and it gives us something to do,” Gonzalez said.
French said you don’t have to be a car enthusiast to enjoy cruise nights.
“It’s like date night down here,” she said. “It’s something to do, it’s free and it kind of brings the community together.”
Cruise Nights are scheduled through September 17, every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (weather permitting) on Cross Street between Hamilton and River streets in Depot Town.
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