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MacUpdate grows from downtown Kalamazoo

The two words "world headquarters" once evoked the image of tall buildings and hundreds of employees. From his loft apartment in downtown Kalamazoo, Joel Mueller is part of a group that is redefining the ways companies work. He talks to Jane Parikh about the early beginnings and what's coming in the future for MacUpdate.

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With three businesses and more on the way, the Mandwee brothers are sharing their culture with Kalamazoo. Writer Zinta Aistars talks with Habib Mandwee about making a home in the United States and sharing some of home with others.

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Winter is no time for hibernation for CSA farmers

The ground may be resting, but the farmers are not. Zinta Aistars talks with two local CSA farmers about the planning that goes into the planting that leads to the harvest.

Looking forward, looking back

This week we look ahead to the coming year with two farmers in Shelbyville. But we also take time to look back at some of our favorite stories of the past year. Read on.

Kalamazoo Foods Market keeps it fresh through the winter

During the summer months local food fans get used to fresh produce. At the Kalamazoo Foods Market the opportunity to find local produce extends for months to come. Zinta Aistars talks to co-owner Damon Geary about the community that comes with creating such a place to shop.

The story of the little trolleys that could (spread holiday cheer)

Seven years ago there was no Holly Jolly Trolley. Now it's hard to imagine Christmas in downtown Kalamazoo without the trolley bell ringing as it rolls down the Kalamazoo Mall.

Asylum Lake a home for emerging and established artists

For the past year Asylum Lake, a literary publication dedicated to providing a place known and unknown area artists and writers, has been growing. Editors of the publication that celebrates its one-year anniversary Dec. 2 talk with Second Wave's Kathy Jennings about how it all comes together.

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