The Power of Sharing Your Story: Friends With Disabilities
Our community grows stronger when people have the opportunity to tell their own stories. When Friends with Disabilities partnered with Public Media Network, they learned the power of telling their stories. Paul Mayfield, previous program director at Friends with Disabilities, experienced the power of community…
Beyond the Broadcast: The Overlooked Power of Community Media Centers
At Public Media Network, we believe strong communities are built when people have the tools and freedom to share their own stories. Across the country, community media centers like ours are doing this work every day — helping neighbors learn new skills, access technology, and…
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Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – October 20 – 24
Take a look at this week's upcoming local government agendas: Monday (10/20): City of Kalamazoo Committee of the Whole (5:00 PM, PMN4): The Committee of the Whole will review Community Feedback on the Candidate Interviews conducted…
What if nobody was there…?
What would happen if nobody was there to record the government meetings? At first, it might not seem like such a huge deal if nobody recorded our local government meetings. After all, who has time to…
Kalamazoo & You – Take a Look at the Major Infrastructure Project Centered Around Arcadia Creek and the New Event Center!
Take an inside look at the city of Kalamazoo's important infrastructure project at the site of the new Event Center. City engineers talk about phase zero of the Arcadia creek project and how local street projects…
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