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Kalamazoo Cookie Exchange to celebrate Women’s History Month and support Black women-owned businesses

Community members will gather March 28 at Urban Exposure Garden for the Kalamazoo Cookie Exchange, a Women’s History Month event celebrating baking, neighborhood connection and three Black women-owned local businesses.

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Battle Creek turns housing into a benefit for early childhood educators

A new initiative in Battle Creek will provide rent-free housing and a pathway to homeownership for early childhood educators, aiming to boost compensation, stabilize the workforce, and address the financial challenges facing one of the lowest-paid professions.

Objects of Affection: From a crochet hook to a bowling ball, love stories in Kalamazoo

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Western Michigan University multimedia journalism students explore how everyday objects become powerful symbols of love, identity and memory through photos and captions.

Sisters leading a revolution of love — for the earth, the elderly, and every ‘dear neighbor’

Once nearly a thousand strong, the Nazareth Sisters of St. Joseph helped shape Kalamazoo’s identity. Today, even as their congregation shrinks, their commitment to serving the “dear neighbor” is only growing deeper.

Lights, Camera, Great Lakes: Wolf Tree Film Festival returns bigger and bolder

The Wolf Tree Film Festival returns to Marshall for its 8th year this spring, highlighting Great Lakes filmmakers and fostering community through accessible, regional storytelling.

Lifelong dream realized with opening of catering and takeout business in Battle Creek

Mitts 2 Pits Catering is the latest tenant in a building at 78 Calhoun Street that has incubated dreams for several restaurateurs in Battle Creek. Owned by the husband-and-wife team of Benjamin and Denise Young, the catering and take-out business opened its first brick-and-mortar location in April. Here's their story.

The stories that stayed with us: A year of Second Wave journalism

Through bikes, poetry, wetlands, old theaters, and everyday helpers, Second Wave writers and photographers revisit the stories that defined their year.

Kalamazoo’s Holiday Lights Ride blends seasonal joy with winter street challenges

The Holiday Lights Ride brought bikes, music, and seasonal joy to downtown Kalamazoo, even as icy streets underscored the challenges of winter riding.

Voices of Youth: All aboard the Vicksburg Dinner Train, a rolling effort to feed neighbors in need

A grassroots Facebook group founded by Vicksburg resident and Army veteran Rebecca Walters is combating food insecurity in Kalamazoo County by organizing anonymous, community-driven meal trains for families in crisis.

A 70-unit senior living project is on track to open in 2026 in Kalamazoo’s Northside Neighborhood

The Legacy Senior Living complex is expected by its proponents to hasten the transformation of the Northside.

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