In 2014, artist Simon Borst created a thank you for the Kalamazoo Promise by featuring in words and pictures those like him who also benefited from the scholarship program. We reprise his work here during the 20th year for the Promise.
In his fifth comic for Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave, artist Simon Kalil Borst follows Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell over a couple fast-paced weeks on the job, learning a little about the man behind the office of mayor for a city of about 75,500 people.
In pictures and words, artist Simon Borst explores the history and future of the expansion of the WMU Business, Technology, and Research Park at Colony Farm Orchards through interviews and personal accounts.
Simon Borst presents a look at what the Kalamazoo Promise has meant to some of those who benefited from the generous scholarship program.
Simon Borst visits the Edison Neighborhood to learn what makes Community Promise Federal Credit Union a different way to bank.
Because there is more than one way to tell a story Southwest Michigan's Second Wave asked artist Simon Borst to create a graphic way of telling of the tale of the Kalamazoo Valley River Trail. He presents a story of gaps in the trail and what they mean for trail users.
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