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Taste of Kalamazoo, Island Fest change hands

Blame Uganda. After being a major part of Kalamazoo’s summer festival season for 29 years, Wayne Deering has sold Taste of Kalamazoo to Townsquare Media. He has also passed the Kalamazoo […]

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