Remy’s person gets a home with help from local advocate
Remy is not homeless anymore and neither is Yancy Barrett, her person. He says caring for Remy has helped save his life.
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Old industrial building becomes shared business location on Kalamazoo’s east side
The former detailing shop can accommodate Patrick Hershberger's and Chad Burke's respective businesses with room for paint storage and studio space, maybe a gallery space to show his work; it also has high ceilings for multiple shelves of bikes, and areas for bike mechanics, painting, and bodywork.
Kalamazoo neighborhoods, natural places and more inspire ‘Music in Place’ compositions, performances
Like some Kalamazoo neighborhood spots, natural places, cemeteries, etc., the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music's Music in Place project has just been quietly existing, waiting for people to discover what's special about it.
There will be music in the streets when the first Edison Jazz Fest gets underway in September
The Edison Jazz Fest will bring national and local jazz luminaries to Kalamazoo to perform in the neighborhood Sept. 12-18. The Dormouse Theatre, Jerico, La Luna Recording, and The Creamery's rooftop garden will be the venues.
Big plans for small homes where the houseless used to live in Kalamazoo
Home Start Initiative, a plan for cooperative living near the site of the Ampersee homeless encampment, hopes to be sustainable, correct injustices, and give women and children shelter. But they need $4 million.
Local Kalamazoo landlords pressured by inflation also feel pressure to provide affordable housing
A group of Kalamazoo landlords talk about their role in creating and maintaining affordable housing in an economic environment where their costs are rising.
A work in progress: City of Kalamazoo takes a big step in guiding how we roll
The City of Kalamazoo has begun to transform major arterial roads into city streets. We hear from traffic engineer Dennis Randolph and City Planner Christina Anderson about the how and why, and go for a ride with transportation engineer/non-motorized activist Dustin Black to get the pros and cons of the new Westnedge and Park.
Landlord rehabs dilapidated Kalamazoo properties, charges low rent to make stronger neighborhoods
Through city and federal grants, and cost-saving measures, a local landlord keeps rent low, provides housing security, and hopes to make a small dent in Kalamazoo's housing crisis. Jake Tardani's been called a landlord with a mission.
A ‘Peace Smoke’ in Edison brings a community to resources for healing from gun violence
The Gun Violence Resource and Resilience Rallies in Kalamazoo bring in people to learn about resources in not only prevention of gun violence, but to help those directly and indirectly impacted by it.
Artists in Kalamazoo’s Vine neighborhood find a way to work together at Critique Night
"In my experience, and in the experience of lots of artists that I know, a critique night is a fun, relaxed kind of thing where we can come together and show each other our work, and get feedback on that," Ellen Nelson, event organizer, says. The Vine neighborhood has a lot of creativity because it is fostered there, she adds.
