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Mike Wenninger

Mike Wenninger

Mike Wenninger had a long newspaper career capped by being the
owner/editor of the weekly paper in a small town for 16 years.

Mike Wenninger's Latest Articles

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."

‘Loud and proud’ — celebrating the #DWORD at Disability Network Southwest Michigan with new CEO

July is Disability Pride Month. Disability Network Southwest Michigan welcomes a new CEO, continues its successful #DWORD campaign, and partners with MRC Industries on a new website.

Edison seeks funds to build pocket park that supports neighborhood’s artistic vibe

A new pocket park in the Edison neighborhood would be a place for children to play, adults to relax and socialize, and serve as a gateway marker that tells people they’re entering the vibrant Edison community.

Kalamazoo’s Stulberg string competition brings back medalist for golden anniversary

The Stulberg International String Competition has grown to be one of the world's premier young string players' competitions drawing more competitors each year and spawning impressive musical careers.  To celebrate its 50th, former medalist and violinist Rachel Barton Pine returns to Kalamazoo.

How a 94-year-old’s visit strengthens the bond between Kalamazoo and its sister city, Numazu, Japan

Tsugi Ogane's recent visit to Kalamazoo, her sister city, rekindled memories of visits past, including Mike Morrison's stories shared by his grandfather, former Kalamazoo Mayor Paul Morrison, regarding his visit to Numazu, Japan in 1963.

New Community Inclusion Center in Portage creating Ripple Effects

"We don’t get to choose how other people parent because we don’t know their child or their child’s needs so really it’s a place where you be the family that you are and we want to encourage you, pat you on the back, let you know to keep going."

Amplifying the arts: Drama Mamas fundraising to make sure K Central stage voices are heard

"Can you hear us NOW?" Drama Mamas (Papas and rising student stars, too) are raising money to purchase microphones to make sure that Kalamazoo Central High School cast members have their stage voices heard.

Refugia: How to find and create places of shelter during the climate crisis

“The refugia model calls us to look for the seed of life where we are, concentrate on protecting and nurturing a few good things, letting what is good and beautiful grow and connect and spread."

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