The Villas: Reach Sober Living expands to offer independent living for men in recovery
Reach Sober Living, Inc. is expanding its sober home options, building more bridges for those crossing from addiction to recovery and a new sober life.
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Kalamazoo’s Holiday Lights Ride blends seasonal joy with winter street challenges
The Holiday Lights Ride brought bikes, music, and seasonal joy to downtown Kalamazoo, even as icy streets underscored the challenges of winter riding.
Wheel the World puts Kalamazoo on the map for accessible travel
Wheel the World’s accessibility audit has positioned Kalamazoo as a national leader in inclusive travel, benefiting both visitors and local residents.
The GOAT with the Nikon: Inside the unfiltered life of Fran Dwight
Fran Dwight, Second Wave photographer and newly named Community Medal of Arts award recipient, channels her introverted insecurity into a fearless, community-rooted body of work that captures Kalamazoo with honesty, empathy, and decades-deep artistry.
A former boarding house in Kalamazoo will come back to life as housing for those currently without a home
Kalamazoo Housing Advocates plans to open ten transitional housing rooms at 531 Bryant in November 17. Tenants must be unhoused and willing to participate in KHA's programs.
Madness, joy, and freedom: “The Colored Museum” Is a ‘love letter to Black people’
A bold collaboration between Face Off Theatre Company and the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, "The Colored Museum" revives George C. Wolfe’s sharp, satirical look at Black identity — offering both celebration and confrontation as it challenges audiences to see why its message still matters in 2025.
Curtain rises again: New owners aim to revive Kalamazoo’s State Theatre for second act
A Texas Corners couple has purchased Kalamazoo’s historic State Theatre and plans a multimillion-dollar restoration to bring the 1927 landmark back to life for its 100th anniversary.
Formerly unhoused, Bill Brown now builds trust and hope with Kalamazoo’s unhoused
For Bill Brown, it’s important to be out there first thing in the morning when the homeless wake up cold and hungry, wondering what they are going to do. He offers hand warmers, gloves, hats, and food bags. He gives them hope.
From Broadway to Kalamazoo: ‘Come From Away’ brings radical kindness — and sold-out shows — to Farmers Alley
Farmers Alley Theatre’s record-breaking production of "Come From Away" is uniting Kalamazoo audiences through a powerful true story of compassion, community, and radical kindness in the face of crisis.
Chamber orchestra of horrors resurrects silent, scary movies in Kalamazoo — with a creepy twist
A quirky Kalamazoo chamber ensemble, Silent But Deadly, brings new life — and eerie original scores — to silent horror films in a spooky, immersive Halloween-season concert blending classical music, DIY sound effects, and vintage creepiness.
