Think small, go far: Save gas with this one fun trick!
As gas prices climb, Kalamazoo residents are exploring e-bikes and other micromobility options to save money, improve transportation efficiency, and rethink how they get around safely.
Mark Wedel's Latest Articles
Connecting Chords offers a passport to global music in Kalamazoo
Connecting Chords brings an eclectic mix of global music, dance, film, and cultural traditions to Kalamazoo, continuing a 25-year mission of connecting audiences through the shared power of art.
Blue Horizon Real Estate works to be part of the solution to the affordable housing shortage
Marissa Harrington, founder of Blue Horizon Real Estate, advocates for breaking down communication silos among Kalamazoo’s housing stakeholders to address systemic barriers to affordable homeownership.
Not sad, just transcendent: 17 years of Kalamashoegazer
Kalamashoegazer, Kalamazoo’s 17-year-old celebration of dreamy, guitar-heavy shoegaze, proves the genre is less about standing sadly in a corner than getting lost together in a transcendent wall of sound.
Feeling slowed down? That’s the point. Kalamazoo crashes drop 25%.
Kalamazoo’s traffic calming makes roads safer for everyday mistakes, while enforcement targets truly dangerous driving.
River’s Edge Apartments expected to help relieve demand for housing
This is one of the largest projects to date that Kalamazoo County has contributed to.
Elbows up, hearts open: One Kalamazooan’s ride across a bridge built to connect
Kalamazooan Mark Wedel bikes the new Gordie Howe International Bridge, discovering history and connection as he pedals across the border from Detroit to Canada.
How a neglected alley became Kalamazoo’s midweek party
From youth rock bands to funk, hip-hop, reggae, and blues, Beats on Bates has turned a humble alley into the soundtrack of Kalamazoo's summer Wednesdays.
With a new apartment building in the Vine Neighborhood, Open Doors now serves about 100 households
Vine is a perfect neighborhood for Open Doors, with local shopping, culture, and services nearby.
Short-term pain, long-term gain: Kalamazoo begins biggest Downtown street transformation in 60 Years
Construction is underway on Kalamazoo's long-planned Streets for All project, with city leaders and downtown businesses acknowledging years of disruption while promoting the $100 million overhaul will create a safer, more accessible, and more vibrant downtown.
