Community mental health’s unsung heroes: Listening, walking alongside, and holding hope
Throughout Michigan, quiet heroes leave a profound imprint on those with mental illness.
Making radio waves at Harper Creek High School
Students at Harper Creek High are launching WHCX 97.1 FM, a low-power radio station to share school and community news.
‘We just can’t compete’: Local farmers caught between high labor costs and cheap imports amid immigration uncertainty
Michigan farmers face rising labor costs and cheap imports amid immigration uncertainty.
Detroit vs. outstate: Do child care challenges differ for urban and rural families?
While geography shapes experience, families face similar struggles finding child care.
Millage request is next stop for Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit
Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit is seeking a five-year millage increase to sustain bus services and expand its growing on-demand Metro Link program.
Forum offers opportunity to imagine affordable housing across Kalamazoo
A recent forum was a place to imagine what it could look like if everyone had equitable access to safe, affordable, and dignified housing.
Kalamazoo’s got jazz, and Crawlspace has ‘that New York energy times ten’
A New York–level jazz firestorm lit up a Kalamazoo church, proving world-class swing doesn’t need a Manhattan zip code.
From bouquets to carnation creatures: Plumeria celebrates 10 years with bold expansion
Thinking outside the bouquet, Elisha Mayes' Plumeria Botanical Boutique in Battle Creek celebrates 10 years and a bold new chapter.
Educating students in the midst of state funding delays is the top priority for Battle Creek school districts
Amid delays and political fights in Lansing, Battle Creek and Lakeview school districts are scrambling to balance their budgets, maintain essential services, and protect students as the promised state funding from the Michigan School Aid Fund remains uncertain.
