Community
General interest stories about your local community
Meet Gryphon Place
Gryphon Place provides several essential services to the Greater Kalamazoo Area. They're the most well-known for their suicide prevention efforts, but they offer so much more. Meet some of the people doing their best to help the people of our…
New Michigan Laws Ease Changing Names
The Michigan Senate has passed House Bills modernizing the state's legal name change process and securing transgender Michiganders' right to determine their legal name.
Family Dives Into Icy Lake Michigan to Raise Money for Clothing Drive
Patrick Kaufmann of The Recovery Institute and his three brave daughters ran into Lake Michigan on January 4 to raise money for coats, shoes, and warm clothes for people living on the streets during the winter. The Recovery Institute did…
Youth-Led Free Community Store Provides Basics
A project started by youth at Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative and Confident S.O.L.E., the Free Community Store, located on Portage Road, is open to anyone in Kalamazoo in need of clothing, household items, or personal hygiene products.
Meeting Brief: December 19, 2024 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education
The Board returned after a snow day prompted the rescheduling of their regular meeting. Heading into the end of the year with Winter Break starting next week the Board, Multilingual Services, and World Languages Department honored teachers who recently completed…
“They Own the Space.” – El Concilio’s New Location Expands Most of Their Services
El Concilio's new location on Milcork allows them to expand most of their services to the communities they serve. They offer childcare, ESL classes, tutoring, dance classes, immigration assistance, and so much more.
Rx Kids: $7500 to Help Moms, Babies
Rx Kids is a new program that provides $7,500 to mothers with new babies with no strings attached as to how the money is spent. The program is based on a similar effort in Flint, MI, launched in January of…
