Kalamazoo MI

If you love the kind of breakfast that feels homemade, Michigan has a surprising collection of cozy Amish and Amish-influenced spots worth seeking out. Some are classic diners, while others are markets and bakeries where warm cinnamon rolls, fresh bread, and hearty morning plates steal the show. I pulled together...

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RICHLAND, Mich. — Hundreds of residents packed a Richland Township meeting Wednesday night as debate continues over a proposed, large-scale solar development. The Liberty Farms Solar project, proposed by Consumers Energy, would span more than 2,200 acres and generate up to 220 megawatts of electricity -- enough to...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Road work and construction projects will make downtown Kalamazoo a bit more challenging to navigate this summer. But changes, which are expected to make the central business district safer, easier to navigate, and a more community-friendly traveling experience, should not be enough to thwart motorists...

A Calhoun County man already facing murder charges was back in a Barry County court on an additional charge of solicitation of murder. Brady Allan West, 31, of Calhoun County was in Barry County District Court 56B via Zoom for a probable cause hearing on Wednesday, March 18, before Judge Michael Schipper on a felony...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Kazoopy’s lovers will soon have a new location from which to buy pizza, grinders, calzones and ice cream. The business, owned and operated by Scott and Maria Strawhun, is opening a fourth location this May, at 6040 S. 12th St. in Texas Township. The...

The Board considered the site plan review for Serenity Outdoors, a landscape contractor’s business proposed on South Eighth Street. The plan was approved with conditions related to parking, fencing, and landscaping. Additionally, the board discussed a request for a zoning ordinance interpretation regarding a...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Portage Central High School boy’s varsity swim team reached a new high water mark this year and this week they were honored by the Portage city council. They not only won the SMAAC Conference title for a second year but went undefeated...

On a chilly Saturday morning in March, the parking lot of Kalamazoo’s Urban Alliance building on Stockbridge Avenue was packed with cars. Inside, families with kids in strollers and wagons crowded a hallway outside the gym, waiting to get inside. The groups were greeted by staff who handed them...

COMSTOCK, Mich. — The Comstock Public Schools Board of Education has issued its third censure of Trustee Dr. Richard Hathaway following a closed session in which board members discussed concerns about his conduct. On March 9, a 5-1 vote removed Hathaway from nearly all committees, barring him from leadership roles,...