“There Is a Space for You” — OutFront Kalamazoo

Since 1987, OutFront Kalamazoo has been the LGBTQIA+ resource center for Kalamazoo County, a place to find services, connect with community, and live authentically and free from discrimination. In this Stories That Work for Good feature, staff, volunteers, and community members share what OutFront means…

Crazy Talks with Carlotta featuring Jade Harmony

Crazy Talks with Carlotta is back with a new episode, and host Carlotta Ekra, a Kalamazoo-based trans woman, martial artist, and community voice, welcomes a guest whose story helped shape her own: Miss Jade Harmony. Jade is a trans performer and Kalamazoo community advocate who…

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Planning Commission Approves New Office Building for Owen Ames Kimball at WMU Research Park

The Kalamazoo City Planning Commission unanimously approved a site plan Thursday for a new office building at 4755 Campus Drive in the Western Michigan University Business, Technology and Research Park. The applicant is Owen Ames Kimball,…

Kalamazoo Civil Rights Board Presses for Ordinance Action, Names City Administration as Barrier

Members of the Kalamazoo Civil Rights Board used their June 3 meeting to push for concrete progress on proposed changes to the city's non-discrimination ordinance, and two board members directed pointed public statements at city administration,…

Rx Kids Expands to Galesburg, Oshtemo Township, and Wakeshma Township

Families in three more Kalamazoo County communities can now enroll in Rx Kids, the maternal and infant cash prescription program that launched in the City of Kalamazoo in February 2025. Enrollment opened this week for residents…

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