Kalamazoo MI

Pastrami Joe’s is back in Battle Creek. The restaurant was what I really looked forward to anytime I went to downtown Battle Creek. The deli was near the end of Michigan Avenue (or beginning depending on which way you were coming from) on the north side of downtown Battle...

While the overall price of groceries has continued to rise and possible new tariffs pending, officials warn prices for this essential grocery item show no signs of slowing down in the near future. According to NerdWallet the price of eggs has risen over 37% in one year:. Before...

Education is probably one of the most important yet scrutinized jobs that exist in our world. While everyone understands the importance of education and wants teachers to help their children become successful, but they also hold them under a microscope at all times. Every...

PORTAGE, Mich. — Get your microphones and voices ready: a special "Kara-Mo-Ke" night is coming to Portage this month. In honor of Black History Month, the City of Portage is scheduled to host a Motown-themed karaoke night on Feb. 21, paying tribute to the pioneers of Motown...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - An active case of tuberculosis has been diagnosed in Kalamazoo, the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department reported. The case involves someone at Kalamazoo Central High School, the press release said, without specifying if this...

PORTAGE, Mich. — A Catholic priest is not seen as a job, it's a calling. But even a calling becomes more challenging when a natural disaster takes away your home. "When my ears popped, I said oh it's going to hit us," said Rev. Mark Vyverman, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena...

Kalamazoo Candle Co. LLC is moving into the former V&A Bootery space in downtown Kalamazoo and investing around $1 million to expand its retail operations. Owner Adam McFarlin plans a significant expansion for the candle-making business 11 years after starting the company in...

My family was one of those families in the 80’s and 90’s that, if we ate out, we ate at a chain restaurant. I grew up in the Kankakee/Bradley/Bourbonnais area in Illinois and I can probably count on one hand the number of non-chain restaurants we ate it my entire childhood.

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Sherwood man has been formally charged with three felony counts of being in aggravated possession of child sexually abusive materials and a felony count of using a computer to commit a crime. 65-year-old Jerry Lee Surber was arraigned on Monday in...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The city of Kalamazoo has a plan for the funds they receive from Washington to do housing projects, but the question remains open about whether the money will be there. City commissioners received a presentation on funding from the U.S. Department...