by Kim Viers | 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 Viers | Apr 10, 2024 | Berrien
The city of Benton Harbor has honored a local music industry success. Commissioners named April 8 “Carlton Mays Jr. Day” to celebrate the work of Carlton Mays, a Benton Harbor native otherwise known as CNOTE. He’s a record producer and songwriter who’s won...
by Kim Viers | Apr 3, 2024 | Kalamazoo
Crafted Copper cocktail lounge is getting a slight rebrand and will be opening sometime this summer in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo. The new location will feature a pay-by-the-ounce draft beer wall and duckpin bowling, which is similar to traditional bowling, but...
by Kim Viers | Mar 20, 2024 | Branch
The snack bar is ready, and so is the Capri Drive-In theater, which will begin its 60th season Friday night just west of Coldwater on U.S. 12. Cozy up for a bit of nostalgia as you watch on the giant 150-foot-wide by 75-foot-tall Screen 1 or the 80-foot-wide by...
by Kim Viers | Mar 11, 2024 | Kalamazoo
In 1985, Larry Bell began brewing Great Lakes Amber Ale out of a 15-gallon soup pot. Now, Bell’s beer is sold in 50 states and Puerto Rico—and Bell’s Brewery was just named to USA Today’s 10 Best List of brewery tours in the U.S., landing at No. 6.