Be responsible to your neighbors. Treat them with respect. Those are two of the things that neighbors share in the five-block area of the West Douglas neighborhood in Kalamazoo that those who live there have nicknamed The People's Republic of Prospect.
A small group of people gathered on the steps of the Kalamazoo County Courthouse after the guilty verdict was reached in the trial of the police officer who killed George Floyd. They were talking about what's next for Kalamazoo and the nation.
Jerry Campbell captured images of life in and around Kalamazoo for more than 50 years as a staff photographer for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Here are a few things we remember.
Take a tour up and down the hills of the West Douglas/Fairmont Neighborhood in Kalamazoo with On the Ground and see what the neighbors say are their favorite reasons for living there.
As a historical survey of the Edison Neighborhood gets underway residents can expect to see surveyors taking pictures of every house and commercial building in the area.
Vaccines are not the only way to ward off COVID-19. A Kalamazoo doctor is among those spreading the word on the value of alternate treatments, monoclonal antibodies, for those who have tested positive for the virus. It helps keep them out of the hospital and reduces deaths.
Kalamazoo County's COVID Emergency Rental Assistance will help renters stay in their home with $17 million in federal dollars.
The City of Kalamazoo has had a program since 1992 to rid its water system of lead service lines. Work on the project accelerated in 2017 and in the spring of 2022 will be moving on to what it calls the North Kalamazoo effort. Two informational meetings on the work are set for April for community members to learn more about what is planned.
A shift from sit-down dining to takeout in family portions and curbside pick-up, plus the support of Kalamazoo diners from across the city, have helped Comensol's keep the lights on.
Everyone wants more affordable housing but these days it’s not that easy to build, a Kalamazoo developer who put together The Creamery project in the Edison neighborhood says.
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