In garages and living rooms of the Kalamazoo house music scene, the bands and their fans have returned. Here's how they are keeping things safe as the pandemic goes on.
When Christmas shopping means shopping local the community benefits in many ways. Local retailers tell what local shoppers mean to them.
The pandemic's mental health impacts are expected to remain for the long term – and many of Michigan’s communities, mental health professionals, and researchers are already preparing to address them.
After 20 years of designing luxury, multi-family, residential community projects across the United States, Middle East, and Asia, Rebecca Luong is back home in Vicksburg, where she grew up, and is the new director of design for the $80 million Mill at Vicksburg project.
When the decision comes down to not seeing family because they won't wear masks many are choosing to take the risk, Battle Creek psychologist says.
Peter Robinson, known as Ten Hundred to his YouTube followers, brought his successful art enterprise from Seattle to St. Joseph. Now he and his wife are raising their family in Southwest Michigan as his channel takes on big murals, big collabs, and an instant Kickstarter hit that raised $2.4 million.
Two Battle Creek restaurant owners are moving ahead with plans to expand their businesses at a time when restaurants throughout the United States were closing because they could no longer afford to stay open.
The Bronco Promise is set to provide a tuition-free WMU education for up to five years for first-year students from Michigan families who earn $50,000 or less or who have $50,000 or less who have net assets. It's the first step WMU is making after it received a $550 million gift from anonymous donors earlier this year.
The Kalamazoo City Commission has put in place the steps needed to assess properties that could become the location for POD housing for those who currently do not have stable housing conditions.
Elsie Wilson says one thing she will always remember about her husband, Jack, was that he used to surprise her with little presents throughout the year. She is one of Calhoun County's Centenarians.
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