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Kalamazoo asks residents to take a close, personal look at streets on walking audit for ‘Design It! Downtown’
A lively Downtown Kalamazoo walking audit highlights community-driven ideas and upcoming “Streets for All” improvements aimed at creating a safer, more welcoming, and pedestrian-friendly city center.
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Kalamazoo Choral Arts and Queer Chorus of Kalamazoo join forces for a powerful choral tribute to healing and hope
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Kalamazoo asks residents to take a close, personal look at streets on walking audit for ‘Design It! Downtown’
A lively Downtown Kalamazoo walking audit highlights community-driven ideas and upcoming “Streets for All” improvements aimed at creating a safer, more welcoming, and pedestrian-friendly city center.
Voices of Youth: ‘You’re not really learning’ — AI raises concerns about cheating and critical thinking
High school students and educators in Kalamazoo warn that growing reliance on artificial intelligence tools in classrooms may undermine critical thinking, encourage cheating, and impact creativity and mental health.
From ancestral trails to two-way roads: How Kalamazoo streets keep changing with the times
Kalamazoo’s shift from one-way to two-way streets reflects centuries of evolving transportation as the city reimagines a more walkable, people-centered downtown.
Metro Transit leader Rob Branch honors father’s legacy through lifelong fleet-tending career
In Kalamazoo, longtime Metro Transit leader Rob Branch turned lessons from his father and a passion for skilled trades into a 40-year career overseeing fleet operations that keep the community moving.
The Landing Place shelter for homeless families is set to open in Kalamazoo County
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The Hub behind Southwest Michigan’s next wave of entrepreneurs
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Planet Z: Western Michigan University students voice concerns over Asylum Lake Preserve’s future
Many underestimate how important wild, natural places like the Asylum Lake Preserve are to nearby college students. The potential transfer of the preserve raises questions and concerns about its stewardship and transparency.
Voices of Youth: Six ways to improve climate change education in Kalamazoo Public Schools’ high schools
According to a recent survey, many Kalamazoo Public Schools students feel undereducated about climate change and want more comprehensive instruction that covers its causes, impacts, and solutions.
Keys to the future: Young jazz phenom Esteban Castro hits the Gilmore stage in Battle Creek
Jazz prodigy Esteban Castro returns to the Gilmore International Piano Festival in Battle Creek as a 2026 Young Artist Award winner, bringing a career that began on a toy piano to the Kool Community Center.
How a small Quaker Meeting has helped shape Kalamazoo for nearly 80 years
In Kalamazoo’s Douglas neighborhood, the Kalamazoo Friends Meeting blends silent Quaker worship with decades of local activism, from peace advocacy to community care at Adda Dilts Peace Park.
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From ancestral trails to two-way roads: How Kalamazoo streets keep changing with the times
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Kalamazoo asks residents to take a close, personal look at streets on walking audit for ‘Design It! Downtown’
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Battle Creek volunteer Kathy Antaya: Advocate and champion for people who are poor or discriminated against
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