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Builders and funders work together to put up attainable housing in Kalamazoo
Mark Wedel
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Flip the script: Dogs take owners bow-wow-rousing downtown during Kzoo's Dogs in the Zoo
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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Groundwork is being laid for 36-unit Hawthorne Park apartments in Kalamazoo
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Extra! Extra! Michigan News, area's oldest 'newsstand,' still standing amid changing times
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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East Main Street Condo project progresses, will provide housing in Kalamazoo's Eastside Neighborhood
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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Kellogg Arena to host first-ever Southwest Michigan Jehovah’s Witness convention
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
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Nine months of searching for housing proves frustrating for a mom with three children
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Kalamazoo County OKs $6.2 million for affordable housing and assistance. Here's where it's going.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Kalamazoo's Pathway Home program helps low-income renters get ready to become homeowners
Mark Wedel
Thursday, April 27, 2023
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A pilot program for Kalamazoo renters expands as people struggle to make ends meet
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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Thursday, April 13, 2023
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New Arts Collaborative supports and boosts Battle Creek’s creatives
Jane Parikh
Thursday, April 13, 2023
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Oshtemo Township is working on a plan to build housing for the future
Al Jones
Thursday, April 13, 2023
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Kalamazoo’s historic Stuart Neighborhood has a new plan for progress and preservation
Al Jones
Thursday, April 6, 2023
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Kzoo News in Brief: People and paintbrushes
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Kalamazoo Earth Day 2023 Festival on the horizon
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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