Local veterans to be honored during Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra concert
The Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra's performance, "American Veteran," on Nov. 2 will honor local veterans both through musical selections and an accompanying slideshow.
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Get your Punk on in Battle Creek
“Everybody knows what a flea market is. When I was growing up there was a flea market in a parking lot that had everything from car parts to clothes to records. We are doing that same thing with an edge to it."
Revolutionary Love Project comes to Battle Creek to create a space of love for the community
Revolutionary love is when, “We are brave enough to look upon anyone around us and say, 'You are a part of me I do not yet know. I will let your story into my heart. I will let your grief into my heart, and I will fight for you when you are in harm’s way.'”
Students are jumping on the marching bandwagon at Battle Creek Central High School
Battle Creek Central High School's Marching Band Alum Fred Jankowski takes the reins as the new band director and is focused on rebuilding the program after losses to the program during the pandemic.
Former Albion wrestling standout comes out of the closet and wrestles with the truth
“I had a private life and a public life and I decided who knew what. Now that the book is out I have a recorded legacy of my authentic truth.”
25-year retrospective celebrates one of Battle Creek’s longest-running art galleries
What started as art displayed on walls in a public space became one of Battle Creek's longest-running art galleries. A 25-year retrospective is planned for Oct. 18 at Commerce Pointe Art Gallery.
World’s Biggest Rice Table: Village Network of Battle Creek connects cultures through rice
"At the core of the various rice dishes there was one common denominator: rice. We believed that this would help us all see that at the core we are the same.”
Fantastic Beats to open Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 season
The Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra's opening concert on Oct. 5 will feature "Fantastic Beats," including the “Game of Thrones” orchestra suite, “Star Trek Into Darkness,” and “Symphonic Suite from Lord of the Rings."
Calhoun County makes first disbursement of opioid settlement funds
“I work at ground zero not one person who walks in that SHARE Center is on a winning streak," says Matthew Jones, a recovering heroin addict and Peer Support Recovery Coach.
Battle Creek personal fitness trainer sets his own PR serving clients for 40 years
With 40 years of experience, Personal Trainer Troy Huggett has developed his own formula for personal fitness — and his high-intensity training method takes only 15 minutes two or three times a week.
