Invasive zebra mussels found in aquarium moss products (some in Kalamazoo) prompt national response

At least 21 states, including Michigan, are trying to stop the spread of zebra mussels and related invasives found in moss balls intended for aquariums. 

New Creamery apartments in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood shows the issues of affordable housing

Everyone wants more affordable housing but these days it’s not that easy to build, a Kalamazoo developer who put together The Creamery project in the Edison neighborhood says.

In support of democracy worldwide, Battle Creek’s Burmese ask for help in protesting Myanmar’s coup

With violence escalating more than a month after a military take over in Myanmar, the Burmese in Battle Creek who once called Myanmar home are worried about relatives who are fighting for their country's democracy.

‘Radical honesty’ leads to friendship that makes writing ‘All American Boys’ together possible

Two authors from two different Americas meet on a book tour, become friends, and write an award-winning book together. They will discuss 'Antiracism and You' on March 16. 

Washington Heights Entrepreneurial Fund will help businesses get funds they need to start or grow

Funding will help the neighborhood get creative in purchasing buildings and spaces and pairing business economics and co-op models that will help people and People of Color to start and run good businesses, says Pastor Chris McCoy, as he imagines new development in Washington Heights.

More than $9 million donated to Bronson Health Foundation will improve cancer care in the region

With more than $9 million donated, now, a community-wide public initiative is underway to support meaningful and equitable programs and services for patients undergoing cancer care at Bronson.

Terry Dangerfield, superintendent of Lincoln Park Public Schools, talks with Nicole Chubb, the district's executive director of special education. The district received funding from Michigan's Education Equity Fund.
CARES Act dollars support Michigan children’s mental health through state’s Education Equity Fund

328 Michigan public school districts and charter schools have received dollars from the new state fund to support students' mental health and bridge the digital divide.

Apartment and commercial development hopes to open by fall in Kalamazoo’s Stuart Neighborhood

Residents of the Stuart Neighborhood have said they want more business within walking distance and it is coming with the Westgate Commons development going up at 615 W. Kalamazoo Ave. 

From suffragettes to the state Supreme Court: 9 women from Calhoun County history you should know

Sojourner Truth has an important place in Calhoun County's history. And there are many more local women whose place in the past has gone largely unnoticed. Here are nine of them. 

It’s time to be thinking about fall kindergarten: KPS orientation set for March 10 online

Parents of children who are kindergarten age can learn about their elementary in the Kalamazoo Public Schools and expectations at an orientation March 10.

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