As Mittenfest is right around the corner, and since we haven’t heard from our friends at the kids’ literacy and creative writing non-profit 826 Michigan in a while, I thought that I’d reach out to Executive Director Amanda Uhle, and ask what’s new. Here’s our exchange. MARK: It’s been a while since we’ve had anything […]
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826 Michigan, growing to meet demand in Ypsi’s public schools, looking forward to Mittenfest VI
Posted in Ann Arbor, Education, Ypsilanti Also tagged 826, 826 Michigan, Adams Elementary, Amanda Uhle, buy local, creative writing, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan Writing Project, Erickson, How To Rise, interviews, Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair, Lincoln Consolidated, literacy, local non-profits, Mittenfest, Perry, Savannah Charles, tutoring, Woodruff's, Ypsi Public School District, Ypsilanti high school, Ypsilanti Middle School 3 Comments
Get photographed, and do some good in Ypsilanti
Remember how I told you a while ago about an ambitious undertaking by local photographer Erica Hampton called The Ypsi Project? Well, she’s still at it. Her goal, as you’ll recall, was to take 365 portraits in the city over the course of the year. I don’t know how many she’s done thus far, but, […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Andrew Clock, Depot Town CDC, Education Project for Homeless Youth in Washtenaw County, Erica Hampton, homelessness, Mike Ambs, opportunities to volunteer, Peri Stone-Palmquist, photography, portraits, Riverside Park, school supplies, The Jamboree, The Ypsi Project, WISD 8 Comments