With an economic development organization that is the envy of many communities, Battle Creek is a city building on its food industry roots and the land that makes it the state’s third largest city. For fun, each year the Cereal City, world headquarters to the Kellogg Co., celebrates the significance of the most important meal of the day with the World’s Longest Breakfast table. Bikers, cyclers and joggers take in the parks, forests and streams linked by a 24-mile linear park. Campers and outdoor lovers visit Fort Custer Recreation area for fishing, hiking, cross country skiing and boating. For animal lovers, African creatures, like giraffes, and Asian animals, like snow leopards, make the Binder Park Zoo a must. The Battle Creek Art Center and Battle Creek Symphony stoke the city’s cultural offerings and the new Firekeepers Casino adds to the city’s fun side. B.C’s Math and Science Center is acclaimed and secondary education needs are accommodated by Kellogg Community College, Robert B. Miller College and a branch of Western Michigan University. And Sojourner Truth, who lived here, watches over downtown from the memorial in her honor.
The goal to clear everything out, including wallpaper and carpeting, right down to the studs to create a blank canvas for a total refresh of the hotel in downtown Battle Creek, which is expected to re-open by 2022.
To survive, previous generations often denied the emotional hurt they suffered and refused to acknowledge the pain caused by the extreme oppression of Native Americans. To overcome historical trauma the Native American culture and practices are being restored.
Not only does its produce feed those who come to the SHARE Center, the garden also has been designed as a “pick and eat.” Many plants grow around the perimeter of the garden so that anyone who is hungry can simply lean over and pick something to eat.
For CBS star Lance Barber the KCC theater program helped open doors to his success.
How do you celebrate 65 years? With A Celebration of Performing Arts at KCC: A Virtual Gala,” streaming live from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27.
The new facility in Battle Creek will enable the college to increase its enrollment to a total of between 2,000 and 2,400 students, up from 1,200 students now enrolled in the WMU College of Aviation.
Plans call for Magna Cosma Casting’s current facility to undergo a 50,000-square-foot expansion to support additional manufacturing for the automotive sector.
The Burma Center had a Candlelight Service and Global Protest and Revolution Day in Myanmar on Saturday, March 27 at the Sojourner Truth Monument, one in a series of recent protests. Dr. Than Oo offers insights into what the Burmese community is protesting.
New solutions are available for those who are having trouble paying their property taxes in Calhoun County. Some programs have been created for those who lost their salary as a result of COVID-19 closures.
There is more to the American Rescue Plan than a stimulus check for individual taxpayers. Local government will receive funds, too. Calhoun County will work to make the funds work for everyone in a strategic and coordinated way. Battle Creek expects it will help with lost city income tax revenue.
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