Volunteers prepare for Ypsi PRIDE Day
May. 13, 2010 · 7:09 a.m.
Each year, residents in and around the city of Ypsilanti carry on a tradition started by a group of community members enrolled in a city leadership program, a sort...read more
Bicycles zoom as flowers bloom
Apr. 30, 2010 · 2:11 p.m.
The weather has turned, the trees are budding and the flowers are popping out of the ground; time for a cruise through town. But don’t be so quick to hop in the...read more
Sheriff Clayton visits Ypsilanti Township
Apr. 29, 2010 · 12:59 p.m.
About 50 Ypsilanti Township residents gave the Washtenaw County Sheriff Office their input about law enforcement in the community Tuesday evening.
The information...read more
Local photographer raising funds for Ypsi Project exhibit
Apr. 20, 2010 · 2:20 a.m.
Ypsilanti has many faces, and Erica Hampton wants to share a few of them with you.
Over the past year, Hampton created the The Ypsi Project, a series of portraits...read more
Savoy taking shape as live music venue
Apr. 17, 2010 · 2:38 p.m.
Ypsilanti's newest concert venue is preparing for its grand opening weekend April 23, more than a month after its soft opening March 13.
Formerly Club Divine,...read more
Photo by Jenny Williams
Nolan Wheeler, the 15-month old lion who won the costume contest in his age group, waves from above the shoulders of his father, Ken
Oct. 31, 2008 · 5:00 p.m.
Downtown Ypsilanti was over-run by hundreds of tiny terrors last evening.
Despite some changes to the event, this year's Halloween Fall Fest packed the streets with children dressed in their costumes in hopes of filling their bags with candy.
Unlike past years, when Michigan Avenue is closed and children trick or treat local businesses, children collected candy from station on Washington Street and the Ypsilanti District Library. Along with the costume contest and candy staples, this year the Dreamland Theater put on a puppet show. Another returning favorite was the haunted house that takes over Club Divine
The changes were made this year because the Downtown Association of Ypsilanti, the group that puts on the event, would have had to pay a fee to close Michigan Avenue. Because it could not take on the cost, Washington Street from Pearl Street to Michigan Avenue and from Ferris Street to Michigan Avenue, was closed.
Events, activities and candy were available at all sections of the event.
"Actually, it has way more of a carnival feel," said DAY member Denise Cutlip, who was running the costume contest. "This is a lot of fun.
Another DAY member, Kevin Hill, said he is happy with the event as well.
"It's going well," he said. "Extremely well."
Hill said about 50 volunteers from around the community helped put the event on, not to mention the efforts of those that planned the event.
"I think the committee did an excellent job sustaining an event, that due to the changing economic times, was in danger of not being here."
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