Eastside Sunrise Plaza becomes sign of East Main Street revitalization
The first visible part of revitalization efforts in the 1600 block of East Main Street is in place and ready to be celebrated by the public.
Eastside Neighborhood
With its hilly views, plentiful old trees, gabled houses, and deep yards, Kalamazoo’s Eastside is a quiet, steady neighborhood that is home to single folks, families, some who represent generations of Eastside living. Over the past few years, the neighborhood of nearly 3,000 has expanded its housing options, improved its two parks, and launched a group of engaged neighbors, business owners, governmental officials and nonprofit leaders called Eastside Networking (ENet) who are working together to improve the Eastside. Eastside is the third neighborhood being covered in the “On the Ground" series which amplifies the voices of residents in Kalamazoo neighborhoods. Over four months, Second Wave journalists will be embedded in the Eastside Neighborhood to explore topics of importance to residents, business owners, and other members of the community. The On the Ground program is made possible by funding from the City of Kalamazoo, LISC, the Fetzer Institute, the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region, Michigan WORKS!, the Kalamazoo Community Foundation and the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.
New funding meets ongoing enthusiasm as the Eastside Sunrise Plaza takes shape
The $2.9 million Eastside Square project is focused primarily on the redevelopment of nine unused structures in the 1600 block of East Main. “The Land Bank is honored to be invited in to help support these community-defined and led efforts for this block,” says Kelly Clarke, of the Kalamazoo County Land Bank Authority.
Eastside Voices: Oral history project captures neighborhood stories for book and video
Remembering the Eastside's past and looking ahead to its future come together in the oral history project "Eastside Voices."
Kalamazoo’s Eastside looks for ideas to rise regarding improvement on East Main Street
Kalamazoo’s Eastside neighborhood comes together to pitch ideas to turn area with blight into something bright.
On the Ground Eastside youth correspondents tell their Peace House stories
For their first assignment, On the Ground youth correspondents said they wanted to tell us more about Peace House. Here are the works of Gary Luckett, Bahiyyah Daniels, and Jermaine McClellan.
Creativity continues to evolve for Eastside artist Eana Agopian
Eana Apple Agopian comes from a creative family and the Eastside artist is fulfilling the destiny of her DNA.
Take a walk on the Eastside with one of its own, Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby J. Hopewell
Bobby Joe Hopewell was 5 years old when he moved into the Eastside neighborhood. On a walk along the streets where he grew up, Kalamazoo's mayor talks about Eastside then and now.
Eastside Celebration and Open House at the Eastside Gateway draws a crowd
The sun came out and so did at least 200 people who turned out for Kalamazoo's Eastside Celebration and Open House and found a birthday celebration, too.
Gateway to Kalamazoo’s Eastside: Public celebration and open house planned for May 29
Join us May 29 as we celebrate the Eastside Voices project, the new Eastside Gateway and Pocket Park, and the culmination of On the Ground Eastside’s 140-day journalism coverage of the neighborhood, an Eastside Celebration and Open House.
UrbanZone brings Eastside and Northside youth together on the neighborhoods’ shared border
Urban Zone offers a safe place where young people can grow in confidence, academic skills, and more.
