Public to see inside Bronson Healthy Living Campus at open house
An open house is set for 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 24 so the community can view the new Bronson Healthy Living Campus.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo’s name is so distinctive strangers around the world have been known to break into song at hearing the name. With such a recognizable moniker you’d think Kalamazoo wouldn’t need nicknames, but through the years changing names have reflected the city’s refusal to stand still. The Zoo, Celery City and the Mall City are a few. The innovative thinking that brought downtown K’zoo the nation’s first pedestrian mall in 1959 continues to work today. Innovators have developed thriving life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms. They build on the expertise of Kalamazoo’s universities. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Davenport College all are centers of research, development and technology. They surround a downtown vibrating with condos, apartments and homegrown, top-notch restaurants. The universities are woven into the city’s social fabric and contribute to a cultural scene that Kalamazooans love to boast about. The Kalamazoo Symphony, Kalamazoo Institute of Art and a vibrant local theater community are a few of the offerings. Locals also love their festivals that fill the air with music and the scents of ethnic foods wafting over the Arcadia Festival grounds and the Kalamazoo River. Outdoor activities from biking on the Kal-Haven trail to disc golf and standard golf on a nationally-acclaimed course in Milham Park are the start of the city’s leisure side. Sports fans have competitive college teams, minor league baseball and hockey to follow. And it all comes with a Promise. All high school graduates who live in Kalamazoo qualify for a scholarship that pays 100 percent of their tuition at any public university or community college.
Miller-Davis adds seven to company’s team
General Contractor and Construction Manager Miller-Davis Co. has recently added seven new employes. They are five new project superintendents and two project engineers.
Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services: 35 years of finding solutions for homeowners
Improving Kalamazoo neighborhoods one house at a time gives Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services plenty of work that creates paths toward a more equitable neighborhood and a more just society.
Beer scene in downtown Kalamazoo to expand with entrance of HopCat
This fall the local beer scene will be getting just a touch less local, but a whole lot more diverse as Grand Rapids-based Barfly Ventures brings its popular HopCat concept to downtown Kalamazoo.
New face at the Arts Council is a familiar face to Kalamazoo arts scene
After a five month national search, the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo has named a new executive director. And she's no stranger to the Kalamazoo arts scene.
Music Hop opens spaces for musicians in downtown Kalamazoo
Will Alderman has a dream that the city can make this a reality. And Music Hop--an event that he anticipates will act as a catalyst for growth of the music scene in Kalamazoo--was born of that dream
A $9 million redevelopment will help maintain low income housing
As the number of homeless increases, affordable housing is not keeping pace. Redevelopment of one housing project is designed to help.
