Kalamazoo entrepreneur turns poetry, painting and personal loss into an art and marketing business
Kalamazoo business owner Erica Smith built Fortunate Fourth Creations, an art and marketing company, out of years of personal setbacks.…
Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra honors former conductor Robert Ritsema in tribute concert
The Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra performed a tribute concert honoring former music director Robert Ritsema, who led the orchestra for…
Kalamazoo eyes data center moratorium, with scope still undecided
Kalamazoo city commissioners directed staff to research a possible moratorium on new data centers Monday, following months of similar debate…
WMU University Bands Bring Three Ensembles and an Afternoon of Music to Miller Auditorium
Western Michigan University's three concert bands filled Miller Auditorium for an afternoon of music, kicking off this season of PMN's…
New Parking Kiosks and Longer Time Limits Aim to Make Downtown Kalamazoo Easier to Navigate
Downtown Kalamazoo has a new parking system this year, and city officials say early feedback has already led to several…
He Brightens Every Room He Walks Into
For more than four decades, Ben Zylman has been a fixture of Kalamazoo theater — first as an actor, then…
She Wasn’t Athletic. She Wasn’t Popular. Then She Found Her Superpower.
Emily grew up in Mattawan, going to school with the same group of kids from kindergarten all the way through…
Crazy Talks with Carlotta featuring Jade Harmony
Crazy Talks with Carlotta is back with a new episode, and host Carlotta Elektra, a Kalamazoo-based trans woman, martial artist,…
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…