Portrait of a Mayor: Bobby Hopewell
In his fifth comic for Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave, artist Simon Kalil Borst follows Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell over a couple fast-paced weeks on the job, learning a little about the man behind the office of mayor for a city of about 75,500 people.
In his fifth comic for Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave, artist Simon Kalil Borst follows Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell over a couple fast-paced weeks on the job, learning a little about the man behind the office of mayor for a city of more than 75,500 people.
Simon Kalil Borst is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer in Kalamazoo. Follow him on twitter @SimonKalil or send him  at simkalilborst@gmail.com
For more stories by Simon Borst from Second Wave, please visit here:
Inside Colony Farm Orchard: Or Natural Development
Kalamazoo Promise Returned: In pictures and words
Kalamazoo Promise Returned: Part 2 In Pictures and Words
Community Progress in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood
Through Our City: A comic about the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail
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