Neighbors in Washington Heights have high expectations for the impact of an improvement to Claude Evans park known as a splash pad. So now they are raising funds for the project.
A small number of people drive the violent crime in Kalamazoo. Police are seeking the community's help in finding them.
“I just didn’t want to see teachers have to pay for things out of their own pockets,” Angee McCormick McCormick said. That's why she scaled up a project she started at Parkwood Elementary to cover the whole school district. The KPS Supply Closet.
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Michigan Fitness Foundation launched a new YouTube-based learning platform that enlists statewide partners to produce short videos that inspire healthier living.
“As an art teacher, I want to provide as many resources and exposure opportunities as possible to my students," says Mandy Clearwaters, head of the KPS art department. That's why she writes grants to bolster funding for arts programs.
The more we listen to each other, the better we can adjust or respond to each other and help to improve our collective conditions. Jeff Cotton offers this thought and more regarding our current situation.
Black residents have borne a disproportionate share of Michigan's COVID-19 cases and deaths, but in recent weeks those disheartening numbers have begun to turn around.
The City of Battle Creek not only adopted a resolution changing the name to Indigenous Peoples’ Day it also consulted with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi regarding the move.
Over a seven day period, the number of COVID-19 cases in Calhoun County jumped an average of 30 cases each day. So far the number of those hospitalized has not risen.
For 26 years the Neighborhood Watch has been helping to keep Milwood safe. Now it's also evolving into traditional community-building services.
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