With a new executive director, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre gets ready to turn on the footlights again
Facing a choice between continuing her career as a lawyer and heading a community theater in a challenging time, Laura Zervic went with what she loved.
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Creating a space in Kalamazoo where all runners feel comfortable running in public
A big part of the motivation behind Run This Town is the need to make all runners in Kalamazoo feel comfortable running in public, organizers say.
Voices of Youth program offers Kalamazoo-area young people a chance to be heard
Policies at all levels affect the day-to-day life of all young people. Today's youth are making it known they want a say in those policies. The Voices of Youth program offers youth of Kalamazoo County the opportunity to use journalism to express their views.
Neighbors worry about plans for Portage Road. City says changes will come slowly and are needed.
Rumor and misinformation have riled up residents who live near a narrow corridor of businesses and homes between West Lake and Austin Lake on Portage Road. A City of Portage steering committee has been studying the best way to make it safer.
Kalamazoo’s State Theatre returns with State on the Street where musicians play from the marquee
The State Theatre is doing what it can to bring back live entertainment and to remind people that it's still a vibrant venue -- as vibrant as a global pandemic allows.
New nonprofit owners of First Baptist Church dream, plan future as venue in downtown Kalamazoo
Together the group of nonprofits is working to transform the historic First Baptist Church in downtown Kalamazoo without losing its character and in a way that is financially feasible.
50-year-old Kalamazoo group has new name, same mission: People from different lands sharing ideas
In the past 50 years, Colleagues International, now Global Ties Kalamazoo, has hosted thousands of international visitors from more than 100 countries in settings that let them get to know someone as a person.
Immigrants in Michigan are eligible to receive the vaccine against COVID-19 regardless of status
If you are an undocumented immigrant in Kalamazoo County who has been affected by COVID-19 the MI Gente fund can help. And you are eligible to be vaccinated, too.
Regional Area Show juror excited about KIA’s work on different ways to engage various audiences
This year's juror for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts regional Area Show, Larry Ossei-Mensah, has developed an eye for art by people who might not have the elite connections or other privilege that could lead to a successful career in art.
‘Radical honesty’ leads to friendship that makes writing ‘All American Boys’ together possible
Two authors from two different Americas meet on a book tour, become friends, and write an award-winning book together. They will discuss 'Antiracism and You' on March 16.
