Northside Gardens: Creating beauty and community
James Pitts shares the bounty of his garden and his gardening tips with his neighbors. And David Jones realizes a dream when a vacant lot becomes verdant.
Northside
A rich heritage of churches, institutions and history defines the Northside neighborhood for many longtime residents. The stamina, longevity, and a cooperative spirit embodied by the elephant, whose bones may well be buried in the neighborhood, are well-represented on the Northside, through its institutions, people and spirit. Northside is the second neighborhood being covered in the “On the Ground" series which amplifies the voices of Northside Neighborhood residents. Over four months, Second Wave journalists will be embedded in the Northside 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.
From hammer to clipper: The evolution of Ennovy’s Beauty Bar, a model for Northside entrepreneurs
From a program named SWEEP to a beauty bar on North Street, Yvonne and Ricky Thrash have been making things beautiful on the Northside for years.
Northside Community Police Officer Aaron Jackson serves as eyes and boots on the ground
With the help of many City of Kalamazoo patrol officers who know the Northside well, Aaron Jackson says, he tries to be the “eyes and boots on the ground.”
For families working through recovery, Mothers of Hope offers care, compassion, and information
Sobriety is the best hope that women with substance abuse disorder can receive and Mothers of Hope offers that hope.
MKNAACP invites community to special event to talk voting
The Metropolitan Kalamazoo National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans cook-out with a purpose
New giving circle, Tendaji, makes first donations
Two local groups share $20,000 thanks to the generosity of the giving circle Tendaji.
Kalamazoo Junior Girls Organization is 32, thanks to Miss Pam Roland
Through after-school and summer camp programs, Kalamazoo Junior Girls learn how to be self-reliant.
Second phase of senior housing development ready for ground breaking
New senior housing duplex will duplicate NACD's first senior duplex completed in 2016.
A Northside Icon: They call him Mr. Everything
Where can youth pursue leadership and community engagement? At Charlie's P.L.A.C.E.
A cowboy at heart, Murphy Darden’s collection celebrates all that’s possible for African Americans
Artifacts from the first black astronauts, the Buffalo Soldiers, and the first African American millionaire are just the beginning of the Darden collection acquired over many years by the 90-year-old.
