by Kim Chmielewski | Jun 17, 2024 | Kalamazoo
Lunchtime Live is a weekly event that offers live music, food trucks, and games in Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo. A new, local musician will be featured every Friday this summer from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as a welcome break in the middle of the day.
by Kim Chmielewski | May 22, 2024 | Kalamazoo
A vacant commercial building at 203 N. Rose Street in downtown Kalamazoo will soon be home to 82 new residential units with a ground-floor restaurant. The $32.7 million project, called Arcadia Lofts, will be funded in part by a $4.875 million loan from the state’s...
by Kim Chmielewski | May 10, 2024 | Kalamazoo
The 2024 Beer Garden Concert Series at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo hosted its first performance of the season on Monday. The series, held throughout the summer, rain or shine, features performances by artists playing indie, folk, pop, rock, orchestral, and...
by Kim Chmielewski | May 8, 2024 | Kalamazoo
One of the top tourist attractions in Southwest Michigan, the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners unveiled a new multi-purpose carriage house event center that can be rented for just about anything. There’s also a new permanent and historic bar, just sent over...
by Kim Chmielewski | Apr 29, 2024 | Kalamazoo
A new, combined dog park and doggy daycare is opening in Galesburg. Owned by a local veteran, the Puppy Playground aims to be a one-stop shop for dog owners, featuring an indoor and outdoor park, overnight kennels, a groomer, and even a full concession stand for...
by Kim Chmielewski | Apr 23, 2024 | Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo will narrow one of its downtown roads to make way for wider sidewalks, a parking structure, and an outdoor plaza to pave the way for the new $300 million downtown arena. Plans also include a skybridge in between the arena and the parking ramp as well as an...
