Help Save Heritage Festival

I have to say that one of the best things about Ypsilanti is how easy it is to get involved in the community. This is a place where one person really can make a difference, and that good ideas and positive thinking are encouraged and embraced.

Last Tuesday night The Heritage Festival Committee invited the community down to the Spark East building on Michigan Ave to ask for the communities help. The room was literally packed with supporters that want to help.

To give you a little history the Heritage festival is a annual free family fun event held in the city. In recent years it has lost some of its past glory and the opportunity to re-invent the event has been placed at the communities doorstep.

All of the previous council members save one are leaving the group opening the door for innovation. At the meeting on Tuesday the leaving council members talked to the group about the duties of their positions and where the event stood presently.

After the discussion and questions the groups were divided into areas of interest and were asked to form committees. They really allowed the individuals in Ypsi to make a change, and some absolutely great ideas came out of this brainstorming.

I am going to join the Entertainment committee and we have already came up with some absolutely great plans for next year. I will keep you updated, look forward to a rockin Heritage Festival!!!!

Ypsi's Got Talent Review

The 3rd Annual Ypsi's got talent ROCKED!!!! Hosted by the Ypsi Jaycees and Emceed by yours truly Coach T the event was fun, diverse, and original to say the least.

The event started with a awesome local artist Tim Dunn, who happens to moonlight as a Ninja (jk). He rocked out with his awesome shiny gituar and gave the crowd a thrill. There we 9 acts in all on this Friday night at the Tap Room in downtown Ypsi.

Other highlights were a spirited performance by Beemcee and Nino of the group FOW. The lyrical skills were matched with thier dynamic sound and coordinated performance. Definately a crowd favorite, to say the least.

The grand prize went to the dance troupe Patchwerk. I literally felt like I was on ABDC I was waiting for Mario Lopez to walk in. The group of ten dancers lit up the small space on the Tap Room floor. The dance styles ranged from ballet to hip hop.

The final artist Danielle put on a awesome Killing me Softly. The crowd was so into it they actually out sang her at moments.

Other highlights were when I played the Ghostbusters theme, and literally everybody in the crowd was yelling out GHOSTBUSTERS, good times.

What is Ypsilanti Open House

What is Ypsilanti Open House?!?!?!?

To quote one of my favorite shows the A Team "I love it when a plan comes together". For the last few months agencies from around the beautiful city of Ypsilanti have been working together to show the public what a great city we have.

This event is in its 3rd year and takes place in the city of Ypsilanti this Saturday October 15th from 12-4. There are many facets to this event and many parties that champion the city are involved. In summation this event was created to show new people to the area all the great things that the city has to offer.

Want to check out some houses? We will have almost 30 open houses in the city from 12-4 pick up your maps and the downtown Key bank on Michigan Ave. or simply visit the website http://openhouse.ypsi.com/.

Want to learn about the nuances of home buying? Please visit the Key bank center we will have lenders and Realtors on site to answer your questions about home ownership.

Ready to buy and need some assistance? We are holding a Washtenaw Housing Education Partners class at the Key Bank, and when passing they will offer down payment assistance http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/extension/CommDevelopment/WHEP%20Pre-purchase.

Just interested in seeing what the city has to offer and getting some eats? Take a tour guided bus tour around the city and get a EMU discount card to use at local eateries and shops.

Come give Ypsilanti a look we know you will like what you see :D