Day of the Dead observances grow in Kalamazoo as more understand traditions behind the celebrations
A Mexican tradition of welcoming the spirits of departed loved ones will take place at Art Hop Nov. 1 and the Kalamazoo County Expo Center on Nov. 2.
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Can four Kalamazoo-area nonprofits working together improve services to those they assist?
A plan two-years in the making has come together. Now four organizations that help adults and children reach their potential in the Kalamazoo area are working with one another.
Ride of 275 miles from Great Lake to Great Lake draws the biking faithful
The Great Lake-to-Lake Trails plan includes five routes through both peninsulas, linking the big Lakes. So far, Trail #1 is about 70 percent trail. And 70 people recently took the first ride on the 275-mile route.
Area artists, 25 local groups come together as KIA hosts only Midwest stop of ‘Black Refractions’
12 weeks. 200 pieces of art. Nearly 40 events. Participation by more than 25 community organizations. As the KIA brings in the touring exhibit from The Studio Museum in Harlem, Black Refractions, and two related exhibits the community celebrates what we have in common.
A conversation with Imams about the past, present, and future of building community
Imam Warithudeen Mohammed II has a message of love. He talked about that and more when he visited Kalamazoo recently.
How the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo plans to infuse art and culture across the region
This is how the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is tackling the big questions of arts in the community.
Players from across the country expected at Milwood Little League reunion
For more than 60 years the Milwood Little League has been teaching youngsters what's fun about the game. They will return from across the country for a reunion game this weekend.
Kalamazoo pays tribute to Pottawatomi and the land they belonged to
The Pottawatomi band of Chief Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish and City of Kalamazoo work together to find ways to inform the public about the area's history.
An update on the trail that will connect Great Lakes and small businesses
Here's why Mayor Lori West of Galesburg is excited about a piece of the KRVT that's expected to be completed in the spring of 2020.
With audio descriptions of what’s onstage, Civic Theatre presents ‘theater for all’
The Civic Theatre asks patrons to finish the sentence "I could enjoy your theatre more if..." and when some said they wanted to better understand what they could not see the Civic responded with audio descriptions for those with limited vision and blindness.
