Fresh, warm donuts are the sweetest fall treat to enjoy for any meal or snack. Who can resist enjoying fresh apple or pumpkin donuts along with a day at the orchard, picking up some fun fall flavors on your way to work to share with your team, or even sweetening up...
Places
A Metamorphosis Years in the Making
Have you seen that tall, lime green "tacos" banner flying in the wind next to a brilliantly white, new food truck? The name, "Teresa's Kitchen" is printed across the side with a shadow of a monarch butterfly. More than a decade ago, Maria Teresa Hernandez began...
El Concilio Supports Local Latinx Community
Southwest Michigan is home to a great deal of our state's more than half a million Latinx population. An initiative that started almost 40 years ago, El Concilio is committed to supporting a thriving community that is equipped to preserve the diverse Latinx cultural...
A Souper Food Truck That’s Ready to Serve
A lover of fresh and local produce from a young age, Bridgett Blough was shocked when she left her home in Berrien County, Michigan’s fruit belt, that not everyone had that type of access. “I grew up thinking it was normal to have access to local fruits and veggies...
There’s No Scout About It: Girl Scouts Are Still on the Move
The Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan (GSHOM) has been working hard on its mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place even throughout the pandemic. Going above and beyond to make sure that programs are still available...
Pushing the Wheel Forward From Oakland Drive to Downtown
The shores of Woods Lake Park and the Oakland Drive/Winchell neighborhood have offered Kalamazoo residents a retreat from the hustle and bustle of downtown since 1893 when the electric railway was extended. From amusement parks, balloon rides, a bike shop, and theatre...
A Food Truck the Entire Community Ape-preciates
As a formally trained chef graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, California with vast experience abroad, specifically in Southeast Asia, Noel Corwin was ready to settle down in his career when the Great Recession hit in 2008. “A lot of pastry...
Pancake Places That Will Make You Flip
You may recall that National Pancake Day already happened this year back in February—No, this is not the movie "Groundhogs Day." In some places, it may be frowned upon to eat cake for breakfast, but here, enjoying a pile of fried batter is perfectly acceptable. Plus,...
Culture is Blooming Straight from the Vine
Supporting all residents who say, "I yam, who I yam," the Vine Neighborhood encompasses one square mile situated between downtown Kalamazoo and Western Michigan University. Vine Neighborhood Association Executive Director Steve Walsh, who has lived in the neighborhood...
Reading to Lead
With roughly 6,500 different languages in the world, it’s clear that people love to communicate. Being able to talk, write, and read are essential in every part of life. In Kalamazoo County, 13 percent of adults, roughly 25,500 people, are not able to read a job...
People
LatestNew Leaders Named at YMCA, Kalamazoo College
Two Kalamazoo institutions have announced new leaders who will help guide their organizations into...










