Four griddles and a dream: Full of Crepe finds its sweet spot in St. Joe
A family-owned creperie, Full of Crepe, has brought sweet and savory crepes — and a touch of Italian espresso — to downtown St. Joseph, quickly becoming a local favorite.
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Breaking bread and building community at senior lunches
Milestone Senior Services provides free weekday lunches at 15 locations across Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, serving nearly 600 older adults daily in a program designed to combat social isolation and nutritional risk through shared meals and community connection.
New Michigan program provides support, services for adults who want to stay in their homes
A new state-funded Michigan program is helping adults stay in their homes by offering free, personalized counseling on long-term care, and community-based support services.
Think pancakes? Think again: Precision Syrups expands Michigan’s taste for craft flavor
Precision Syrups, a St. Joseph–based specialty food startup, has rapidly expanded from a home-based cottage business to commercial production, tripling sales by targeting craft beverage and culinary markets.
Where every goat has a name: Chubby Goat Acres gives neglected farm animals a second chance
Chubby Goat Acres, a 17-acre sanctuary in Southwest Michigan, rescues neglected and abused farm animals, giving them individualized care, love, and lifelong homes while educating the public about their needed tending and unique personalities.
West Main Villages development will offer apartments, duplexes, and retail in Oshtemo Township
The project will be built in three phases — phase one is retail, phase two is apartments, and phase three is the duplexes.
Kalamazoo cleaning company helps lift burdens for cancer patients
Jeannie Cleaning, a Kalamazoo-based company and partner of the nonprofit Cleaning for a Reason, provides free and discounted home cleanings to cancer patients, offering vital support and relief during treatment.
Poetry in motion: Edison’s Arts & Culture Crawl brings music, murals, and verse to the streets
Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood will host its fall Arts & Culture Crawl on Saturday, Oct. 11, featuring live poetry, music, food, and family-friendly activities along Washington Avenue in a vibrant celebration of local art and community.
Program assists some unhoused from elsewhere to find their way back home
A program called Finding Your Way Home operated by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, with assistance from local organizations that help homeless people is assisting people get back to their hometown.
Answering the cry: A Kalamazoo rehabilitator’s journey of love, loss, and saving wildlife
“We need to start thinking of wildlife, particularly urban wildlife, as native, indigenous to the land that we developed. As such, we need to learn how to coexist in a way that we don’t feel like they’re encroaching on us, but rather that we’re encroaching on their habitat."
