Comstock Township Board Votes to Terminate Superintendent’s Contract Without Cause
The Comstock Township Board voted Monday night to terminate the contract of Superintendent Scott Hess without cause, contingent on Hess…
Kalamazoo Renews Assessor Contract — One Commissioner Wants a Longer-Term Plan
The Kalamazoo City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to renew a three-year contract with Wayne County Appraisal LLC for property…
Kalamazoo Avenue Planned Two-Way Conversion Is Moving Forward
The Kalamazoo City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to approve contracts that move the long-planned two-way conversion of Kalamazoo Avenue…
Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – June 1 – 4
Monday (06/01) Kalamazoo City Commission (7:00 PM, PMN4): The City Commission will vote on several contract extensions and approvals, including…
A Street Built for the Next 100 Years
For 60 years, Kalamazoo Avenue has been a one-way street. That's about to change slowly, deliberately, and with a price…
More Than a Backdrop
Last week, Stephen Colbert closed out eleven years at the Ed Sullivan Theater and showed up, just 24 hours later,…
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…
A Kalamazoo Filmmaker Built His Craft Here. He Wants His Community to Show Up for It.
Darius Quinn joined Marvinetta Woodley Penn on All Stories Matter to talk about growing up creative in Kalamazoo, the path…
Meet the Griot of Grand Rapids: Prof. Gertrude Grant Croom on Education, Civil Rights, and What Comes Next
Professor Gertrude Grant Croom has been introducing herself the same way for years: born in Birmingham, Alabama, shaped by her…
Planning Commission Recommends Rezoning 38 Acres on Parkview Avenue for Residential Development
A 38-acre parcel on Parkview Avenue that has been farmed for decades could become a residential neighborhood under a rezoning…