Home
Think small, go far: Save gas with this one fun trick!
As gas prices climb, Kalamazoo residents are exploring e-bikes and other micromobility options to save money, improve transportation efficiency, and rethink how they get around safely.
Latest stories
One-woman show on school shootings raises broader questions of gun violence
“1225 Shelby Road,” doesn’t give easy, or any, answers to the question, “why?” It does provoke thought and discussion.
A downtown of ‘doers’: The women who revitalized Vicksburg
The wave of female entrepreneurs comes amid a downtown revitalization plan in the village of 3,973 people in southern Kalamazoo County.
How Abdul El-Sayed, Jocelyn Benson won Michigan: Big turnout, Democratic shifts
El-Sayed and Benson both benefited from relatively high turnout across the state, particularly among Democratic voters.
A roundup of election results from across the region
The political landscape of the United States underwent an upheaval on election day, Nov. 3, 2026. Here are a few places where you can learn more about the races you care most about.
Serenity House closes, but pilot helps five families find permanent homes
Kalamazoo Housing Advocates’ Serenity House helped five families secure permanent housing before closing due to unresolved safety issues and an unresponsive property owner, prompting plans for a new transitional housing program.
The Velvet Daisy brings 47 Michigan makers under one roof in downtown Kalamazoo
A new downtown Kalamazoo shop brings together 47 Michigan makers, vintage treasures and boutique clothing under one roof.
University students and faculty: Balancing AI’s usefulness and its costs
As AI reshapes higher education, Michigan students and faculty navigate its benefits and challenges, from academic integrity and career uncertainty to creativity and the technology’s environmental costs.
How Michigan organizations are tackling food insecurity on the local level
Fair Food Network, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, and Detroit Food Policy Council increase families’ healthy choices while supporting local growers and retailers.
Michigan’s community mental health system: Overcoming stigma to provide needed care
Community mental health has played an important role in shifting the culture to asking for help.
Community asked to unite to seek innovative solutions to challenges that lead to homelessness
More than 300 community members aturned out as Kalamazoo Community Foundation leadership challenged the community to unite to address the complex issues behind homelessness.
Think small, go far: Save gas with this one fun trick!
As gas prices climb, Kalamazoo residents are exploring e-bikes and other micromobility options to save money, improve transportation efficiency, and rethink how they get around safely.
Older adults suffer when stigma keeps them from mental health care
Generational stigma and diagnosing mental health issues as part of aging rob older adults of the help they need.
A publication of
Issue Media Group is a multi-local network of digital news outlets focused on community transformation through solutions journalism. We highlight the people and projects tackling challenges and driving change. Through its national, regional and local publications, IMG connects communities, shares impactful solutions, and inspires progress.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Have a question? Contact us or review our privacy policy for more information.
Solutions that work, from communities like yours. Explore innovative stories from across our network showcasing how neighborhoods are solving today’s challenges together.
- Disaster aid has become a political lottery – libraries, schools and places of worship are stepping into the breach
- ‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump
- Task force aims to preserve health equity amid Medicaid cuts
- Under one roof: CEDAM’s rural boot camp in Gaylord brings folks together to drive affordable housing development
- Free Cleveland clinic brings free dental care and more to patients
- MI First Credit Union new youth banking app helps establish healthy financial habits earlier
- Life Remodeled transforms vacant school into opportunity hub campus for East Detroit neighborhood
- How Michigan organizations are tackling food insecurity on the local level
- Michigan’s community mental health system: Overcoming stigma to provide needed care
- CRA proposed rollbacks could mean roadblocks for community development
Support independent journalism in Southwest Michigan
Second Wave Michigan is a local digital media outlet covering neighborhoods, small business and entrepreneurship, arts and culture, health, sustainability, talent, and social innovation.
