The kids are alright — but the Geezers are having more fun
KALAMAZOO, MI — "Are you old enough to be in here?" This was the first time since 1987 that someone asked me that in a bar. I was in a dim basement club. The band onstage was playing wild rock'n'roll. The crowd was on the dance floor, some moving in ways that could shock polite society. They'd had a number of adult...
A 1912 railcar has been converted into a ‘gorgeous’ Michigan Airbnb
PAW PAW, MI –– An out-of-commission railcar has found itself a long way from the tracks. Lifted into Warner Vineyards with a crane five decades ago, the 1912 Canadian railcar was transformed into an Airbnb in 2022. It also serves as a green room for touring national acts...
Mass Dispensary Closings in Michigan Hit Battle Creek and Kalamazoo
The company also announced plans to close its four cultivation and processing facilities in the state. Does this mean the cannabis bubble has finally burst in Michigan?. According to RenTech Digital there are close to 1,100 recreational cannabis dispensaries licensed across the state of Michigan. Is there such thing...
Two brownfield developments in Kalamazoo to add housing, economic impact
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The redevelopment of two brownfield sites near downtown Kalamazoo means formerly contaminated sites are becoming housing and mixed-use developments. “For every dollar in state money that we put into it, it generates about 45 dollars on average in private investment. It’s one of the best things you...
70 acres rezoned near Amazon, GM sites for NIPSCO utility and more development
The St. Joseph County Council has approved the rezoning of nearly 70 acres of farmland for industrial use east of New Carlisle, making way for utilities and possibly more development near the area’s industrial growth. The site is bounded by Fillmore Road to the north, Larrison Road to the...
Suspect arrested after break-in at Springfield business
Deputies say they arrested a suspect after a store in Springfield was broken into.
Meteorologist Keith Thompson shares personal battle with melanoma to raise awareness
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For many in West Michigan, summer means time to get outside and enjoy warm air and sunshine, two things in short supply during our long winters. But spending time in the sun can be dangerous, even deadly. The day before Thanksgiving last year, I was diagnosed...
Police searching for armed suspect who robbed Bangor Township bank
BANGOR TWP, MI — Police are looking for the culprit who perpetrated a brazen bank robbery in Bangor Township. At 12:23 p.m. Monday, July 14, Bay County Central Dispatchers relayed a masked man entered the Independent Bank at 745 N. Euclid Ave. The man brandished a pistol and demanded cash, dispatchers said.
SHERIFF: Masked man robs bank at gunpoint in Bangor Township
BANGOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are looking for a suspect after a bank robbery in Bay County on Monday afternoon. The incident happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. at the Independent Bank location in the 700 block of Euclid Ave. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, a masked man...
Kellogg’s Bought by Chocolate Firm in Big Michigan Move
Battle Creek is the birthplace of breakfast cereal and is famously known as "Cereal City, USA." Kellogg’s has changed ownership again, this time to an Italian chocolate maker. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes were originally invented as part of a vegetarian diet for patients at Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1894 by...
