Tag Archives: Parkridge Community Center

Protecting Ypsilanti’s community-owned assets from the Emergency Financial Manger… Have we done everything that we can to prepare?

By Mark | March 3, 2012

A little while ago, in an exchange with Jill Morey, the director of the Ypsilanti District Library, the subject came up of what would likely happen to the downtown library building, should an Emergency Financial Manager be appointed to takeover the City of Ypsilanti, and charged with liquidating our communal assets. Thankfully, we were told [...]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged community assets, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, Friends of Rutherford pool, Friends of the Freighthouse, income tax, Jill Morey, local income tax, Pontiac, Project Grow, public school challenges, Richard Murphy, Riverside Arts Center, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street, Ypsi neighborhood associations, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsi Senior Center, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 26 Comments

Interview with Community Records founder Jesse Morgan

By Mark | December 30, 2011

We’re fortunate in the Ypsi/Arbor community in that we have several great non-profits serving kids. To name just a few that are actively working in the area of creative expression, we’ve got 826 Michigan (creative writing), The Wild Swan Theater (theatrical performance), FLY Children’s Art Center (visual arts), and Community Records (musical performance). I believe, [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Akili Jackson, at-risk youth, Bright Futures program, community assets, community building, Community Records, EMU, FLY Children's Art Center, interviews, Jesse Morgan, Justin Fenwick, Keep Ya Head Up, local non-profits, MC Invincible, MC Kadence, Meredith Monk, music, music for kids, music venues, Ozone House, Ozone House Drop-In Center, Ozone House Youth and Family Services, performance art, performance venues, PMRC, Respect Me, Schwaben Hall, seeds, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Street Outreach, Tipper Gore, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo School for the Arts, Wild Swan Theater, WIllow Run high school, WorkZone, Yin Yang We, Youthville, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school | 2 Comments

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