Through a program called The Learning Kitchen, offered by GenesisHOPE Community Development Corporation, third through eighth graders are top contenders when it comes to eating more fruits and vegetables.
Gathering. Remembering. Promising to work for change. The anniversary of George Floyd's death brings Kalamazoo together in Bronson Park.
In the absence of many traditional, in-person rituals, the pandemic has forced many to grieve in extremely unusual ways.
Three new businesses have opened in recent weeks in the area along Portage Street, southeast of downtown Kalamazoo, and another is soon to open. It's all part of the ongoing evolution of Washington Square in Kalamazoo.
Ongoing concerns about COVID-19 have put a pause on an in-person Juneteenth celebration in Battle Creek for the second consecutive year, but organizers are finding new ways to observe the historic day.
Rumor and misinformation have riled up residents who live near a narrow corridor of businesses and homes between West Lake and Austin Lake on Portage Road. A City of Portage steering committee has been studying the best way to make it safer.
Boutiques, a roller rink, more owner-occupied housing, converting old homes into art centers or a museum, and the establishment of a Black History Museum are all part of a plan for Kalamzoo's Northside that residents hope will help direct development in a way that benefits the neighborhood.
There are wedge issues that drive people apart. There are bridge issues that bring people together. Focus on the latter may help get things done without the partisan rhetoric that blocks progress, a rural caucus group says.
Springing up across Michigan, palliative care programs aim to shift the way we think about death and serious illness.
Imagine the parade standing still and the observers walking by. That's the plan for the 2021 socially distanced Do-Dah Parade in downtown Kalamazoo as part of the traditional kickoff for summer in the city.
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