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Hopkins landowners donate property to Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy

John Davis, Jr. and Marybeth Pritschet-Davis love their land and want it to remain the natural wonder it is today.    That’s why they donated at 38-acre preserve with forests […]

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Project 20/20 invites Battle Creek to discuss aspirations
Unseen Kalamazoo Tour
Finding what usually goes unseen in Hidden Kalamazoo

The number of people interested in a tour of "Hidden Kalamazoo" may have caught its organizers by surprise, but the rewards outweighed the minor inconveniences.

Nutrition industry recognizes Covance and BCU for innovative partnership
Public invited to share ideas on Oshtemo Township parks improvements
Michigan Hosts the Architectural and Industrial Design Event of the Year

State Historic Preservation Office launches blockbuster show June 14 at Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills. 

Through Our City: A comic about the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail

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. 

Kalamazooans rally around the Beer City USA vote
Coldwater’s historical Tibbits Opera House saved by the community
What I’ve learned during Michigan’s fight on home foreclosure

MSHDA is partnering with the state’s religious leaders and faith communities to help homeowners avoid foreclosure with a program that addresses each homeowner’s unique situation.

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