Enjoying and learning from our own and other cultures through music is what the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music is all about. Jane Parikh talks to Executive Director Elizabeth Start about the way the festival brings the world to Kalamazoo.
As Halloween approaches, Art and Body Studios is about to enter its busiest time of year. Anna Wilinski and Santiago Massano talk to Jane Parikh about the face and body painting business they are growing in Kalamazoo.
It's not uncommon for traveling musicians to grab a place to sleep on somebody's floor. Tony Roth and his wife Joyce Walker have created a welcoming space in the Stuart neighborhood where a group of musicians can rest, relax and even stretch out on a bed with real sheets and pillows. Jane C. Parikh talks to the couple about why they open their home to people they've never met.
What A Do Theatre in downtown Battle Creek is starting has big plans for its future and it believes the downtown can grow with it. Ed Creech, managing director of city's newest entertainment organization, talks with Jane Parikh about how arts and culture make a difference.
Southwest Michigan displays to advantage when a new business leads bikers through the area. Jane Parikh talks to the owner of Bike Tour Vacations about the business of biking and how the beauty of local scenery fits into his plans.
A total renovation, including a new addition done with sustainability in mind, will bring the building that once housed Kalamazoo's first city hall into the 21st Century. Jane Parikh talks to Catalyst Development's Patti Owens to find out more about the project creating a buzz downtown.
In Battle Creek they're on a mission to make the downtown more vibrant. Two new restaurants going in fit nicely in those plans. Jane Parikh talks with the owners of East Egg and Tavern on Michigan to find out more about their business model and how it fits in the Cereal City.
As thousands of runners aim for their personal best in the first Kalamazoo marathon, they serve as role models for a lifestyle that's on the move. Jane C. Parikh talks with people who are passionate about a city that's a place where it's easy for children and adults choose to move and to make better decisions about eating, too.
Jim Cosby didn't have a job, so he went out an made one for himself. Jane C. Parikh talks to Cosby about his Battle Creek-based business that uses his own process to keep paint out of the landfill.
Which of these is not like the others: New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C. and Kalamazoo? Jane Parikh talks to BIA president Brian Schrader to find out how the Kalamazoo office became one of the largest for the company that provides technology to keep lawsuits from bogging down in paperwork.
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