Gift card stimulus program is helping retailers over a rough patch in downtown Kalamazoo
Successful gift card stimulus program provides an incentive for customers to buy now and shop later at 70 downtown businesses.
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Staying connected during quarantine is focus of Nonprofit Network
Nonprofits across the state are finding ways to connect so they can share their best ideas on helping those they serve.
What do you do when ‘social distancing’ isn’t an option?
Large gatherings are banned, but the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission exists to put a roof over the heads of lots of people.
New authentic Mexican restaurant coming to Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood
New Mexican restaurant gets ready to move into space in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood after Jersey Giants moves on.
Experienced, long time businesses and those getting started all call Edison home
Kalamazoo’s largest community keeps plugging away.
Efforts mount to get everyone counted in Kalamazoo
Some community leaders worry that whole households will avoid the 2020 Census and that could be particularly the case in neighborhoods such as Kalamazoo's Edison. But many groups are working to make sure everyone is counted.
It’s 80 years and counting for George’s Appliance Co. in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood
The independently-owned George’s Appliance Co. on the southern edge of the Edison Neighborhood in Kalamazoo says business has never been bad.
New work skills, a good lunch and a fresh cup of coffee are on the menu in Kalamazoo’s Edison
KPEP is set to give a vacant building in the Edison Neighborhood a new face as it creates job training and employment opportunities.
Curtain is going up on new theater in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood
Kalamazoo's newest comedy troupe, Dormouse Theatre, makes its home in the Edison Neighborhood and its work will make you laugh and think.
Life’s a beach, a picnic, a reunion, and a makeover in Kalamazoo’s Oakwood Neighborhood
What's ahead for Oakwood in Kalamazoo in 2020? We take a look.
