Connecting Communities
Video podcast series
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…
Connecting Communities: Monoform Cinema at the Dormouse Theatre
Monoform Cinema is a group that is bringing a curated, non-commercial film experience to Kalamazoo. The team (Gabe Ybarra, Jaycie McGruder, Steve Remenapp, and Carman Goodrich) remember the days when the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was operating and people could go…
Connecting Communities: Yes, There Really is a Podcast Episode About a Kalamazoo Meme Page
Residents who follow the page "Yes, There Really Is A Kalamazoo Meme Page" on Facebook and Instagram frequently comment on the page's original memes saying "This is so true." The page nods to neighborhood inside jokes, winks about local heroes,…
Connecting Communities: Jerico – Creating a Place with Krystal Gast
Jerico is more than just a collection of buildings or businesses in the Edison neighborhood. Jerico is an idea and a way of being. Jerico is an invitation for innovators to create together. When an entrepreneur is looking for something…
Connecting Communities: It’s All Happening at the Portage Public Library
With dozens of programs, there is something for everyone at the Portage District Library! Three librarians join us to share a FEW of the ways you can get involved. It's hard to even write a synopsis at this moment because…
Connecting Communities: Changing the Way We Pay for Healthcare in Michigan
How can changing the way we pay for healthcare improve our communities? Bill Farmer is a longtime organizer and activist for workerss rights. In this episode, he speaks to the overwhelming burden that our current healthcare (or sick-care) system puts…
