Kalamazoo Collective Housing offers an alternative to the downside of being a renter
Kalamazoo Collective Housing will open two new houses in the fall and is currently accepting applications.
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JumpstART Weekend gets ready to welcome everyone to downtown Kalamazoo for summer art and fun
The events get rolling Wednesday, June 1. The 71st Annual Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair will be back at Bronson Park. Art on the Mall will be back and bigger on the Kalamazoo Mall on June 4. The Do-Dah Parade will be do-dah-ing along downtown roads that day. And everyone will be showing their pride in person at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place for Kalamazoo Pride 2022. Concerts in the Park and Beats On Bates -- which were in-person last year -- will be back, too.
Making memories at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
With National Endowment for the Arts funding, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center creates a letterpress book, "Truth Comes Slowly," featuring linoleum cut illustrations by Mary Proenza and a short story from Los Angeles writer Jervey Tervalon about his family's involvement in a moment of gun violence when he was a child, plus other projects.
How environmental justice can factor into the development of affordable housing in Kalamazoo County
A panel discussion on Environmental Justice and Housing Stock in Kalamazoo County: Location, Equity of Cost, Energy Efficiency, Support Services, with community housing advocates was recently hosted by the League of Women Voters. Second Wave's Mark Wedel was there.
Spring means it’s time to turn the bikes toward Lake Michigan for the Kal-Haven Trailblazer
On May 7, bikers will return to the Kal-Haven Trail to celebrate spring, Michigan, wheels, and gears. The Trailblazer, an annual community ride on the Kal-Haven Trail, will be back after being put on hold by COVID.
‘Bleeding Out’ book discussion turns to ways to curb gun violence in Kalamazoo this summer
"What are we going to do this coming summer? What are some short-term recommendations we can offer our community and our leaders?" Walker Institute director Luchara Wallace voices the urgency behind the question. Read on to find out what is being done.
Kalamazoo leaders, police, anti-violence nonprofit representatives take on gun violence
Second Wave listened in as Western Michigan University's Walker Institute led discussions on the ideas put forward in "Bleeding Out" and examines what police and community members alike can do about gun violence.
StoryCorps goes in a new direction to help people realize what they have in common
Is it possible to get two strangers from opposite sides of the many divides in this country to talk, and not be at each other's throats? For StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay this is a necessity. "It's our dream that we convince the country that it's our patriotic duty to see the humanity in people with who you disagree."
Walkers help HRI exceed goal to raise funds for services helping people stay housed, or get housing
In 2021 Housing Resources, Inc., served 2,608 Kalamazoo County households who were facing eviction, housing crisis, or homelessness -- $11.1 million in financial assistance for emergency housing-related costs. And even more in COVID relief for renters. They are expecting even greater need for 2022.
A cold, wintry Saturday in March? Must be time to get in shape for the Kalamazoo Marathon
Just because it takes a serious workout to get in shape for the Kalamazoo Marathon doesn't mean it can't be fun. That's where Run Camp comes in.
