More than “the video guy”: Impact Spotlight

What if one small, unexpected gift could change the course of your life? For Tyrell Shaff, that gift was a cheap camera from his great uncle - not anything fancy, just something to play around with. But it opened a…

Bonus Content! Kalamazoo United Day of Service – Connecting Communities Shorts

KUDOS brings people together under one belief system - to help your neighbor. Each year when the leaves begin to fall, groups from within Kalamazoo come together to help their neighbors winterize their homes. There may be different reasons between…

Access Kalamazoo: The Washington Avenue Arts and Culture Crawl

Check out this spotlight of the Washington Ave. Arts & Culture Crawl that happened recently! Our interns spoke with Emma Masters and Stephen Dupie on the goal and importance of the event in Kalamazoo's Edison Neighborhood! Also, poetry from Vidal…

Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – October 27 – 31

Let's take a quick look at the upcoming agendas for our local boards' and commissions' meetings this week. Monday (10/27): Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees (7:30 PM, PMN4): The Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees meets Monday to authorize funds and…

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,…

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…

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 last week. Kalamazoo City…