Community Development

Development News Michael Evans / Adult Literacy

Adult Literacy group receives $125,000 grant


Feature Story Some of the 20 people involved in The Franklin Project

Neighbors turn eyesore into place children can play


Feature Story Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. Steve Deisler

Creative efforts will keep 'The D's' at work in downtown Kalamazoo


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Room for trails grow as Southwest Michigan goes on a road diet


Feature Story Sarah Lee, director of marketing for Greenleaf Hospitality Group

TEDxKalamazoo offers up ideas to act on


Feature Story Amy Cortese

Investing locally: An idea whose time may have come again


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Women circle round to broaden their philanthropic potential


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Going the (short) distance to make a difference


Feature Story Dinner on the farm with Bridgett Blough

Dinner on the Farm tells the story behind eating organic


Kreis, Ederle opens office in St. Jospeh


Feature Story Sydnee Peters is a visual artist and a teacher at the Gwen Frostic Center at Western Michigan University

Creativity Scouting: What it means and why it matters


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Pilot program offers a second chance for young people


Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. says, 'Can we talk?'