One of the cool things about living in a city like Kalamazoo is that you get the best of both worlds. There are tons of chain businesses that we can rely on to provide our favorites, but we also have numerous locally owned businesses that provide services with love to the people of their community.
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It feels great to shop with a small business, especially when you know or get to know the owners and workers of the establishment. It feels as though you are helping someone you personally know fulfill their dreams instead of inflating the pockets of some rich person that doesn’t even know you exist.
Although there are so many positives to shopping locally, there are also some negatives that come with the territory. One of those is having to deal with weird hours because they don’t have as many employees, sudden closings for family emergencies, and other concerns. One of the things that hurts the most is finding out the owner of business you enjoy may be problematic.
Have You Heard of The News Surrounding Five Lakes Coffee?
That’s the current case for Five Lakes Coffee in Kalamazoo which recently had to separate from one of their owners due to some troubling allegations. This doesn’t seem to affect them too much as they have put out a statement and explained their stance on the situation, but it is still alarming.
MLive reports:…