Ten years ago, Dorla Bonner joined the City of Kalamazoo staff in community development and investment. In February she was named the city's first director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Then the world changed.
Whether on not the Proud Boys come to Kalamazoo on Saturday, Aug. 15, the city is planning to send a message that hate is not welcome here.
Kalamazoo county's population is 11 percent Black while 60 percent of those in housing crisis are Black. Clearly, discrimination deeply factors into the housing inequities seen locally. Those barriers are about to be addressed.
The Methodist Children's Home Society runs Fresh Conversations program sessions at community centers and other sites in Detroit, with the goal of helping seniors change their diet and fitness routines to curtail chronic diseases and promote healthy aging.
Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the Korean Baseball League are drawing sports betting fans to Dacey's Sports Book and Tap House at FireKeepers.
Take a 100 percent Angus beef hotdog, put it on a New England style bun, and top it with creativity. That's what has people spreading the word about Serious Dog's hot dogs.
A Neighborhood-Based Workforce Career Development Program designed to overcome barriers neighborhood residents face to education is training students for jobs.
One out of every three museums may find themselves running out of money as revenue from patrons and donors runs out as a consequence of COVID-19 shutdowns. Will Battle Creek's Kingman Museum be able to make to the other side?
City officials speak to the gun violence occurring in Kalamazoo.
Since June 1, 23 have been shot and four people have died by gunfire in Kalamazoo. Shootings are up 81percent. It is being called a gun violence crisis. The Group Violence Intervention Coordinator is working on slowing it down.
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