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.

Disabilities can lead to isolation. Friends With Disabilities fights it by building connections.

"It's for us and it's by us," is the way Sharmese Anderson describes the work of Friends With Disabilities. The Kalamazoo group led by those with disabilities not only offers activities like movies, bowling, and barbecues but a chance to make friends, too. 

Vice President for Enrollment at Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley Pledge will help first-generation students pay for college in Calhoun County and beyond

Navigating college can be a challenge for first-generation college students. A tuition-free opportunity will help those who choose Grand Valley State University.

City of Kalamazoo looks to put the brakes on mobile nuisance parties

Do you have an idea on how to deal with the parties in cars tearing through Kalamazoo neighborhoods? The city wants to hear from you.

Seeking a new home: Kingman Museum searches for a new location for its collection

As repair costs mounted in the 77-year-old building that houses the Kingman Museum in Battle Creek the tough decision was made to find a new location for the collection.

Update: New program will make money available to new residents who want to locate in Battle Creek

Grants from $8,000 to $12,000 will be offered to those moving to Battle Creek to encourage them to consider relocating to the Cereal City. Gig workers are included. 

A person uses the DayTwo Precision Nutrition app.
Saginaw health workers among first to try new tech that creates personalized diets for diabetics

Over the past year at Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, employees living with Type 2 diabetes have participated in a pilot program that develops personalized diets for them based on the unique population of microbes found in their digestive systems.

So what happens now for the homeless? Continuum of Care seeks community-wide and long-term solutions

To make a lasting difference for those without homes in Kalamazoo County will take a communitywide effort, say those who work every day to end homelessness.

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