20th ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ rally promotes public mental health care
Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHA) Walk a Mile in My Shoes Rally congregates advocates from across Michigan to support public behavioral health care.
Revolutionary Love Project comes to Battle Creek to create a space of love for the community
Revolutionary love is when, “We are brave enough to look upon anyone around us and say, 'You are a part of me I do not yet know. I will let your story into my heart. I will let your grief into my heart, and I will fight for you when you are in harm’s way.'”
Exorbitant campaigns, disinformation, and dark money are nonpartisan issues
Republicans and Democrats agree that expensive campaigns, disinformation, and 'dark money' are all threats to fair elections. Citizens Rising, a nonpartisan Kalamazoo group, hosted a recent forum on protecting democracy.
Students are jumping on the marching bandwagon at Battle Creek Central High School
Battle Creek Central High School's Marching Band Alum Fred Jankowski takes the reins as the new band director and is focused on rebuilding the program after losses to the program during the pandemic.
How a 94-year-old’s visit strengthens the bond between Kalamazoo and its sister city, Numazu, Japan
Tsugi Ogane's recent visit to Kalamazoo, her sister city, rekindled memories of visits past, including Mike Morrison's stories shared by his grandfather, former Kalamazoo Mayor Paul Morrison, regarding his visit to Numazu, Japan in 1963.
LifeWays peer support and recovery staff inspire clients to ‘walk the walk’
LifeWays employs peer support specialists and recovery coaches for clients to work with throughout their recovery journeys.
Former Albion wrestling standout comes out of the closet and wrestles with the truth
“I had a private life and a public life and I decided who knew what. Now that the book is out I have a recorded legacy of my authentic truth.”
Outreach efforts are working to keep violent crimes down in Kalamazoo
“I think it’s that balance between outreach and enforcement that is what’s working. . .The outreach folks are talking to the enforcement folks and vice-versa. I think that’s what’s really got a handle on our shootings and homicides.”
Voices of Youth: Kalamazoo youth ‘at forefront’ in fight to decrease gun violence and its impacts
"The vision for Kalamazoo after the success of the program is a community that knows how to self-regulate, not only when traumatic experiences happen, but in their daily lives."
25-year retrospective celebrates one of Battle Creek’s longest-running art galleries
What started as art displayed on walls in a public space became one of Battle Creek's longest-running art galleries. A 25-year retrospective is planned for Oct. 18 at Commerce Pointe Art Gallery.
