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Sustainability
Hiking trails at Porter Legacy Dunes Preserve take a step forward with $100,000 grant
Rosemary Parker
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Longform
Community Development
What happens when three keepers of Battle Creek's history create partnership together? Museumish
Jane Simons
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Longform
Healthy Communities
Spring means it's time to turn the bikes toward Lake Michigan for the Kal-Haven Trailblazer
Mark Wedel
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
In Calhoun County training program teaches how to be an ambassador for local tourist spots
Jane Simons
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Feature Story
Arts and Culture
Battle Creek to celebrate its links to Japan with public sculptures that resemble origami
Jane Simons
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Longform
Economic Development
Battle Creek residents and the city look for ways to free the river from its concrete banks
Jane Simons
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Feature Story
Sustainability
At Cracked Farms they're growing a disc golf following with a public course on private land
Jane Simons
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Feature Story
Sustainability
Invasive zebra mussels found in aquarium moss products (some in Kalamazoo) prompt national response
Rosemary Parker
Monday, March 15, 2021
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Transportation
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail supporters seek funds to finish the final link with trails to the east
Mark Wedel
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Longform
Healthy Communities
An attempt to flee 2020 with a 556-mile roundtrip bike ride into the woods
Mark Wedel
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Longform
Economic Development
Not all the beaches on Lake Michigan are eroding locals want tourists to know
Rosemary Parker
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Feature Story
Transportation
An update on the trail that will connect Great Lakes and small businesses
Mark Wedel
Thursday, May 9, 2019
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Communities to be asked to tell their vision for Twin Cities Harbor
Kathy Jennings
Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Arts and Culture
Art springs from the ruins of Vicksburg’s old paper mill
Rosemary Parker
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Development News
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Museum for curious kids finds a summer home away from home in South Haven
Kathy Jennings
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Feature Story
Transportation
Weekend bike trek can be prelude to a big ride or a simple getaway. Here's one route.
Mark Wedel
Thursday, June 21, 2018
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Entrepreneurship
It all begins with a clue: Start-up Kalamazoo travel agency is ‘turning travel on its head’
Ryan Boldrey
Thursday, April 12, 2018
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Endangered peregrine falcons find urban settings have what they need to thrive
Kathy Jennings
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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Island Festival to move near Growler Stadium, no longer in it
Mark Wedel
Thursday, June 9, 2016
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Music Hop opens spaces for musicians in downtown Kalamazoo
Kathy Jennings
Thursday, April 21, 2016
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