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Audiotree: Two guys from Portage bring the fruits of their successful business back home again

If there is 20 bands over two days on multiple stages in downtown Kalamazoo, it must be Audiotree Festival coming back to town. How do they make it work?

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Edison: A neighborhood where creativity inspires community

A shared appreciation for creativity brings neighbors together in Edison.

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A bike on the road: One true story of a near miss and 5 cycling myths dispelled

When it comes to bikes and cars on the roads, can't we all just get along? 

A collective vision: Kalamazoo creatives keep busy with area musicians, large corporations, and more

Kalamazoo creative collective that offers corporate video production, music studio space and much more, has evolved into north of 200 clients in four short years.

Laura Henderson, left, Queer Theatre Kalamazoo founder/executive producer; Jen Hebben, ”Mama’s Girls” director. Photo by Mark Wedel
Theater scene pulls audiences together in time of divisiveness

Can taking to the stage be a way to empowerment? Some theater lovers think it can.

New Gilmore director works alongside outgoing director to take on the challenge of festival making

A look back and ahead with the outgoing Gilmore Festival Director and the man who will lead the festival in coming years.

Further construction planned for Gun Lake Casino

Parking deck to go up at Gun Lake Casino.

The Dragon Hatcher: WMU to offer its first production that will have a sensory friendly performance

WMU Theatre plans eight presentations of "Jeremy Thatch, Dragon Hatcher," featuring dragon puppets, and one presentation will be staged to be inviting to those with sensory concerns.

You have one hour to escape: Game rooms popular in big cities make their way to Portage, Kalamazoo

In a building of secrets, people solve the puzzles that will allow them to escape. That's the idea behind escape rooms and now they've come to the Kalamazoo area.

Musicians and artists will be popping up in Battle Creek

The people going against the conventional wisdom about Battle Creek.

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