Oakwood Neighborhood

Kalamazoo Earth Day 2023 Festival on the horizon

What better way to celebrate spring than planting flowers and trees with your neighbors? The first truly post-pandemic Kalamazoo Earth Day may be the biggest yet. In a move to bring together the environmental and beautification efforts of three Kalamazoo neighborhood (Vine, Edison, and Oakwood), the Kalamazoo Earth Day Festival takes place April 22, 2023.

An artist’s rendering provides an idea of what Woods Lake Square will look like at the northwest corner of Oakland Drive and Parkview Avenue.
Banking, retail, and office center will reuse prominent spot near Kalamazoo’s Woods Lake

Woods Lake Square will be anchored by a new branch of Consumers Credit Union, which owns the 1-acre property at the northwest corner of Oakland and Parkview.

Life’s a beach, a picnic, a reunion, and a makeover in Kalamazoo’s Oakwood Neighborhood

What's ahead for Oakwood in Kalamazoo in 2020? We take a look.

Three residents who are working with neighbors to create a better Oakwood Neighborhood in Kalamazoo

Sometimes the best way to get to know your neighbors is to do projects together, Oakwood residents say.

Don’t judge this store by its cover: Kazoo Books is one of Oakwood’s quiet successes

On Parkview Avenue, the Oakwood Neighborhood's front porch, Kazoo Books has become a destination point for book lovers from all over Southwest Michigan, and a small-town alternative for a growing number of out-of-state readers who find it online.

Oakwood is a place where kids – and sometimes deer – can play in the streets

The Oakwood Neighborhood, where close-ended streets give it the feel of secluded country living, is known as a solid neighborhood for its affordability, convenience, and safety and it's where you can get a decent home for under $150,000. 

Oakwood: A Kalamazoo neighborhood hidden in plain sight

Oakwood, an often overlooked neighborhood in Kalamazoo with an interesting and unique history looks to make improvements without losing its friendly feel. 

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