Neighborhood Voices
Local creators and producers share news and information about the community.
All Stories Matter: Letting Curiosity Lead with Dr. Anezka Viskova-Robertson
Seeing her "stumbling blocks" not as failures but steppingstones, Anezka is living a life of her own creation. Now, the Global Learning Manager at Western Michigan University, she is also one of the leading researchers in AI. Her open and…
Connecting Communities: ‘Confections With Convictions’ Gives Sweet Second Chances
Dale Anderson and Jennifer Faketty discuss how their local chocolate shop is creating jobs for community members in need of a second chance, whether through a safe work place for recovery, or those with other barriers to employment. All while…
All Stories Matter: Remembering Rota-Kiwan
The Rotary Club of Kalamazoo and the Kiwanis Club of Kalamazoo joined forces over 100 years ago to create and fund a Scouts campground right here in our town. Hear John, Sandy and Keith share their stories and learn how…
Connecting Communities: Bow In The Clouds, The Beginning
Sister Ginny of the Sisters of St. Joseph shares the origins of Bow in the Cloud preserve and how she and others have tended the land for teaching and the love of what it provides us.
Connecting Communities: K College Outdoor Programs – Opportunities for Students and Community Members
Join this episode of Connecting Communities to hear about how wild adventure can be more accessible that you might think. K College has become a resource for students and community members to learn and experience rock climbing, backpacking, and more.…
Connecting Communities: Exploring the Night Sky with the Kalamazoo Valley Museum Planetarium
Only a few hundred years ago, our ancestors were just as familiar with the night sky as they were with the daytime sky. Now we are quite separated from it. Steven Crawford, the Planetarium Technician at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum,…
Connecting Communities: Naturalizing the Kalamazoo River, Battle Creek Unlimited
Battle Creek Unlimited is an economic development non-profit that has aquired 10 acres along the Kalamazoo River that runs through downtown. For decades, this area has been a highly industrial one, with the banks of the river reflecting that. A…
