Friendly Pickle Opens Indoor Pickleball Facility In Kalamazoo
Pickleball has become one of the fastest growing sports in the country and has quickly become one of the most exciting sports in Michigan. The popular sport started to gain traction a couple years ago with the older generations before receiving a large boom recently with those 35 and younger. Pickleball courts are...
Familiar Face Takes Over Kalamazoo’s Northside Association Of Community Development
Kalamazoo is one of the many cities in Michigan that thrives from the work that is done in the communities to make themselves better. Each side of town/neighborhood has a community association that is designed to help make improvements to the area and the residents within the neighborhood. They are often run by...
Man hospitalized after stabbing incident in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) responded to the 2500 block of St. Albans Way on Tuesday for the report of a stabbing. A 53-year-old man has been transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, according to KDPS. This is a developing story....
Body discovered near Mattawan Creek
MATTAWAN – The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office reported on Friday, July 25, the discovery of a deceased man in the Village of Mattawan, according to a press release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office. Based on initial findings, it appeared to be an isolated incident,...
6 Historic Michigan Restaurants Worth the Road Trip from Kalamazoo
From the roaring twenties to today, some restaurants have become pillars of their communities. Let’s celebrate the enduring spirit of these dining gems. The restaurant industry may be one of the toughest in America. Keeping a restaurant open is quite a hustle in any economy. We have restaurants that have been open in...
Residents Outraged Over Air Conditioning Ban In Pavilion Estates
The last thing I would ever want anybody telling me is that I’m not allowed to have air-conditioning during the summer months, where the heat index is over 100° and it feels like we are living in a sauna. That’s apparently what one mobile home park in Kalamazoo,...
Meet Noodle: West Michigan’s Cat Who Loves Canoeing the Kalamazoo River
I love spending time on the water with my friends. each year we go on at least one group tubbing trip down a river in West Michigan. During this fun tubing trip it's common to see people in canoes or kayak's joined by a dog that loves being in and around the water.
Cook pasta like a professional in free Portage class
Chef Michael Murray teaches visitors how to properly cook pasta, treat sauce and garnish effectively for the final plate.
Activists mark Kalamazoo River oil spill anniversary with calls to shut down Line 5
Environmental advocates gathered Saturday in Battle Creek for a day of remembrance 15 years after the rupture of Canadian energy company Enbridge’s Line 6B pipeline, which spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. Although the restoration effort that followed was...
Never too late to take the plunge: Kalamazoo club teaching adults to swim
Editor's note: This story is part of Southwest Michigan's Second Wave's On the Ground Kalamazoo series. Kalamazoo, MI – As this year's drowning deaths in Michigan’s Great Lakes reach 45 and counting, Kalamazoo's Masters Swim Club (ZOOM) is making waves with a simple solution: teach more adults how to swim.
