Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – August 24 – 28
This week in local government, a handful of meetings have been canceled and discussions on energy and battery storage continue…
Your Neighborhood Has a Story. Help Tell It.
Media Shift: From Storytelling to Activism September 11, 2026 – January 8, 2027 | Fridays, 6:00–8:00 P.M. Every neighborhood has…
Kalamazoo Environmental Concerns Committee Recommends Ad Hoc Group to Guide Data Center Zoning Rules
Kalamazoo's Environmental Concerns Committee recommended the city form an ad hoc committee, including its own members, to help shape new…
Kalamazoo Environmental Concerns Committee Asks City to Create Green Space, Conservation Zoning Districts
Kalamazoo's Environmental Concerns Committee voted to ask the City Commission to create new green space and conservation zoning districts. The…
Ask the Expert: What Actually Makes a Place in Michigan a City?
In Michigan, what makes a place a city has nothing to do with population size or a skyline, it's a…
In Performance: Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra’s Bon Voyage Concert
The Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra performed a send-off concert before departing on an international tour of the Balkans. The Kalamazoo…
City of Kalamazoo Proposes Managed Deer Hunt, Forest Thinning at McLinden Nature Trails in Comstock Township
City of Kalamazoo officials presented Comstock Township's board with a proposal for managed deer hunting and forest thinning at McLinden…
Comstock Township Board Appoints New Clerk, Approves Forensic Audit After Four Resignations
Comstock Township's board appointed a new clerk and voted to seek quotes for a forensic audit after four board members…
Kalamazoo County Board Reviews Rollout Plan for Childcare Millage Funding
Kalamazoo County commissioners reviewed a plan to launch childcare millage funding by January, including a public application process for a…
Kalamazoo City Commission Must Now Approve Renewals of License Plate Reader Camera Contracts
Kalamazoo commissioners unanimously voted to require full commission approval before renewing contracts for license plate reader cameras like Flock Safety's.…
Kalamazoo Adds Expungement Workshops to Marijuana Social Equity Policy
Kalamazoo commissioners unanimously adopted changes to the city's marijuana social equity policy, adding expungement workshops as an explicit funding priority.…
Kalamazoo Adopts One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers, Battery Storage, Crypto Mining
Kalamazoo commissioners unanimously approved a one-year pause on new data center, battery storage and cryptocurrency mining applications while the city…