You may know how to perform CPR, but do you know how to Stop the Bleed? A training program with the potential of saving lives is being offered nationally and in Kalamazoo by Bronson teaches people how to respond when faced with traumatic injuries.
When young people are kicked out of their homes after they come out to their parents they are vulnerable to many traumatic experiences. OutFront Kalamazoo's Host Homes program is designed to help them.
What would happen if people decided they won’t tolerate gun violence any longer and work with the police to provide investigators with information to convict those involved? Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officials say that is what it will take to curb unrelenting gun violence.
Three new businesses have opened in recent weeks in the area along Portage Street, southeast of downtown Kalamazoo, and another is soon to open. It's all part of the ongoing evolution of Washington Square in Kalamazoo.
Boutiques, a roller rink, more owner-occupied housing, converting old homes into art centers or a museum, and the establishment of a Black History Museum are all part of a plan for Kalamzoo's Northside that residents hope will help direct development in a way that benefits the neighborhood.
Imagine the parade standing still and the observers walking by. That's the plan for the 2021 socially distanced Do-Dah Parade in downtown Kalamazoo as part of the traditional kickoff for summer in the city.
At Mountain Home Cemetery grave markers in gothic revival style and tree stump replicas, globes, and towering obelisks signify the final resting place of Kalamazoo's rich and famous as well as the little known but also important residents.
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.
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