renovation

The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority (DDA) have opened up bids for construction planners to renovate the Ballard Street Parking Lot. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley is currently building, or renovating, six homes in Ypsilanti Township to help increase the amount of workforce housing in the area. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority says it has an updated plan for the Ypsilanti Transit Center reconstruction project. We get that report from WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert.

Eastern Michigan University's Halle Library is receiving a makeover thanks to a donation from its namesake. With this move, the university's oral history program will soon grow into a center of its own. EMU Archivist and Library Department head, Alexis Braun Marks, joined Rylee Barnsdale for a conversation on what this will mean to the school and community-at-large.

Renovations plans draw from patron feedback. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

A new bill package before the Michigan House Health Policy Committee is taking aim at lead dust exposure during renovation and repair projects. Colin Jackson has more.

Eastern Michigan University’s Roosevelt Hall is among the projects that will receive funding from the supplemental spending bill Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed this week. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.

The aging Ann Arbor water treatment facility is going to change. The 10-year project is one of the most substantial infrastructure improvements Ann Arbor has undertaken and is estimated to cost $100 million. Where are we in the process, and what comes next? Glen Wiczoric is Senior Utilities Engineer at the facility. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss progress and the ongoing challenges of keeping the drinking water supply safe and free of contamination.

Eastern Michigan University is in the middle of a $200 million project they call "Welcome Home 2025." It's a plan to upgrade and expand all student housing on campus to make campus living more welcoming for students. WEMU's Cathy Shafran and Rylee Barnsdale from Concentrate Media bring you an in-depth look at the ongoing project with EMU Student Government President, Auryon Azar.

The Michigan State Capitol Commission on Monday heard news about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could affect plans for a new visitor center. Colin Jackson has more.