Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – June 1 – 4
Monday (06/01) Kalamazoo City Commission (7:00 PM, PMN4): The City Commission will vote on several contract extensions and approvals, including…
A Street Built for the Next 100 Years
For 60 years, Kalamazoo Avenue has been a one-way street. That's about to change slowly, deliberately, and with a price…
More Than a Backdrop
Last week, Stephen Colbert closed out eleven years at the Ed Sullivan Theater and showed up, just 24 hours later,…
Kalamazoo Has Replaced More Than 6,700 Lead Service Lines and the Work Continues
More than two-thirds of Kalamazoo's lead service lines have now been replaced, according to James Baker, the city's director of…
A Kalamazoo Filmmaker Built His Craft Here. He Wants His Community to Show Up for It.
Darius Quinn joined Marvinetta Woodley Penn on All Stories Matter to talk about growing up creative in Kalamazoo, the path…
Meet the Griot of Grand Rapids: Prof. Gertrude Grant Croom on Education, Civil Rights, and What Comes Next
Professor Gertrude Grant Croom has been introducing herself the same way for years: born in Birmingham, Alabama, shaped by her…
Planning Commission Recommends Rezoning 38 Acres on Parkview Avenue for Residential Development
A 38-acre parcel on Parkview Avenue that has been farmed for decades could become a residential neighborhood under a rezoning…
Oshtemo Township Board Approves Staffing Restructure in Divided Vote
The Oshtemo Charter Township Board of Trustees approved a set of HR-recommended staffing and organizational changes Tuesday night, but not…
Oshtemo Residents Push for Industrial-Only Zoning on Battery Storage — Board Says Ordinance Is Coming
Residents providing public comment with a unified message: battery energy storage facilities do not belong in residential or agricultural zones.
Youth StoryLabs Screening | June 6, 2026
📅 Saturday, June 6, 2026 🕐 3–5 PM 📍 Jolliffe Theatre 💛 $10 suggested donationEvery community holds stories that haven't…
Kalamazoo Township Introduces New Police Chief and Leadership Team
Kalamazoo Township has a new police chief and the board got its first formal introduction to him and his leadership…
Wildwood Off Main Residents Ask Township Board for Help
Three weeks after the Kalamazoo Area Building Authority condemned Wildwood Off Main apartments, residents appeared before the Kalamazoo Township Board…