West Douglas/Fairmont Neighborhood

Beyond words: Kalamazoo in photos, 2023

A photograph captures a moment in time — but for a photographer, there's usually so much more to the story. Check out some of Fran Dwight's favorite 2023 photos. She shares a few thoughts about how she connected with the moment the shutter clicked.

Kalamazoo’s National Night Out goes all out in six neighborhoods

National Night Out is a Kalamazoo summer tradition, a chance to connect with neighbors, police, and resources. People "need to see the fun and silly, interactive side of law enforcement," says Community Service Officer Dajanick Barlow. "We do a lot of good things in the community." Check out these great photos!

Good things can happen when dogs lead the way at Kalamazoo’s Fairmount Dog Park

Regulars at Fairmount Dog Park in Kalamazoo say it's a place where you become friends – just by having a common ground, which is the park.  

Mountain Home Cemetery: A link to Kalamazoo’s history and the many people who made it what it is

At Mountain Home Cemetery grave markers in gothic revival style and tree stump replicas, globes, and towering obelisks signify the final resting place of Kalamazoo's rich and famous as well as the little known but also important residents. 

Respect for neighbors is a key to life in the ‘People’s Republic of Prospect’ in West Douglas

Be responsible to your neighbors. Treat them with respect. Those are two of the things that neighbors share in the five-block area of the West Douglas neighborhood in Kalamazoo that those who live there have nicknamed The People's Republic of Prospect. 

A big-city mix of people and places thrive in Kalamazoo’s West Douglas Neighborhood

Take a tour up and down the hills of the West Douglas/Fairmont Neighborhood in Kalamazoo with On the Ground and see what the neighbors say are their favorite reasons for living there.

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