Ypsilanti City Council

The City of Ypsilanti is placing a moratorium on new marijuana businesses. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Ypsilanti City Council is planning to voice its opposition to red light traffic cameras at Tuesday night’s meeting. WEMU's Josh Hakala has more.

Ypsilanti's incumbent Mayor has lost her bid for reelection. 1st Ward city councilwoman, Nicole Brown easily won the Democratic Primary race on Tuesday.

Reccently, Ashanti Allona Harris fell short in her effort to fill a 3rd Ward vacancy by winning appointment to Ypsilanti City Council. Now, she'll try and earn that seat in the November general election. WEMU's Josh Hakala explains.

There are three candidates seeking to serve as the Mayor of Ypsilanti in a runoff to be decided in August. All three have experience as elected officials, and all agree they have a good working relationship and similar goals and aspirations for the city. That leads some to beg the question: Why run against one another? WEMU’s Josh Hakala went in search of the answer.

Ypsilanti City Council voted Tuesday night to table a public hearing on a proposed affordable housing development until its August 9th meeting. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Evan Sweet was chosen to fill the open seat on the Ypsilanti City Council Thursday night. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has more on the proceedings.

Ypsilanti City Council has an open seat to fill and will interview three candidates at tonight's special meeting. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has a preview.

We are moving closer to the day when the defunct Peninsular Paper Dam will be removed from the Huron River. The plan has been in the works for some time, while plans continue to preserve an historic Ypsilanti building and create a public gathering space. Huron River Watershed Council executive director, Rebecca Esselman, joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss progress and next steps on dam removal and the restoration of natural flow in that part of the river.

Since June 2021, two Black Lives Matter murals adorned downtown Ypsilanti and Riverside Park. The idea was to inspire community unity in the call for an…