Ford Lake Frozen Leap returns
Feb. 5, 2010 · 12:05 p.m.
Organizers of the second annual Ford Lake Frozen Leap hope to double the amount of money raised from last year with all proceeds benefiting the American Heart Association....read more
Ypsilanti kombucha tea business takes off
Feb. 4, 2010 · 1:07 p.m.
Coffee shops and cafes have long reined supreme for social gatherings and the free Internet hot spot for students. However, some customers have recently found their...read more
"Shoulder to the Wheel" offers entertaining look at American experience
Jan. 30, 2010 · 12:10 p.m.
What is the American experience? What era in American history defines the American experience? How does the American experience look through different perspectives?
These...read more
Simply deVine closing doors in February
Jan. 29, 2010 · 12:32 p.m.
On a gloomy winter morning a going out of business sign hangs over the store front of Simply deVine.
The inside of the store is much more cheerful than the sign...read more
U.S. Census kicks off in Ypsilanti
Jan. 22, 2010 · 3:08 p.m.
The 2010 U.S. Census kicked off Tuesday in Ypsilanti and it comes with 1,000 jobs in the area for those who could use the work.
Toine Murphy, a partnership specialist...read more
Community members were packed into the renovated lobby of the Riverside Arts Center as organizers cut the ribbon for the new elevator.
RAC ‘in good shape’ despite funding cuts on state level
Feb. 17, 2009 · 1:51 a.m.
The Riverside Arts Center was packed Thursday evening as the community celebrated more than $600,000 in renovations and construction to the facility.
The RAC organized a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the renovation of the lobby and the installation of an elevator connecting the Center with the DTE Energy building.
Approximately $575,000 was invested to construct a glass-encased elevator connecting the two buildings. Another $50,000 was brought in for reno-vations to the lobby including a new ticket booth that was once housed in Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor.
A large portion of the project was paid for with grant money provided through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
However, the celebration was bittersweet Thursday evening as Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration announced large cuts in arts funding earlier in the afternoon.
The Governor’s office announced it is eliminating the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries, which oversees the Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. The MCACA awarded $7.9 million in grants to 290 organizations throughout the state in 2009.
That number is expected to be reduced to about $1 million according to Jennifer Goulet, president of ArtServe Michigan and RAC board member.
However, LaRue said he thinks the RAC is in good shape to weather the storm.
“We are a very lean organization… but some organizations with a lot of fixed costs are in worse shape then we are,” he said.
Although LaRue said the RAC would still have to turn to the community “now more than ever” for program funding.
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