‘Trying it, failing, doing it again’
The only Black- and Indigenous-owned marijuana business in Kalamazoo is targeting another 400 pounds a month when their expansion is completed. But Ahki Canna is an outlier in an industry dominated by the white and wealthy.
Back to school
After an extensive restoration and a pandemic break, classes (and more) resume at the 143-year-old school house on a Cooper Township corner.
NowKalamazoo in our Community
COVID Update: Is this a surge yet?
New case numbers have jumped 44% over the past week. Most Michigan counties are still designated as low-risk for transmission according to the CDC, but experts say if this isn’t a surge, one is on the way.
COVID Update: Rates up 32%
COVID-19 infection rates jumped 32% in Michigan over the past week. That’s similar to weekly increases over the past month. Nonetheless, death numbers continue to drop.
COVID Update: A month of increases
The number of new COVID-19 infections has been rising steadily for the past four weeks, spurred by the spread of the highly infectious BA.2 subvariant. But it’s still much lower than it was in January.
COVID Update: Cases on the way back up
New cases of COVID-19 are slowly but steadily moving back upward. So are hospitalizations. All fingers point to BA.2.
COVID Update: 42% jump
New cases of COVID-19 jumped 42% in the past week. The new BA.2 subvariant is to blame.
What’s ahead for downtown Kalamazoo?
We talk to Rebekah Kik, the head of Kalamazoo’s Community Planning & Economic Development Department, who is tasked with turning around downtown governance and kick-starting a new era of development.
COVID Update: Bump in numbers due to travel?
COVID numbers ticked up slightly since last week. Officials speculate it may be due to spring break travelers.
‘Kalamazoo could handle it’
Cravings Deli, the aptly-named eatery inside pan-Asian specialty grocer Pacific Rim, still leans into its unique dishes made by mom to expand the community’s food culture.
COVID Update: Just a blip?
Last week, it seemed like COVID-19 numbers were on the rise again in Michigan. This week is the opposite. Infection measurements and positivity rates are heading back downward.
COVID Update: Hints of a surge?
For the most part things are looking good pandemic-wise. Hospitalizations are still declining and infection rates are still low. But some indicators are inching up again, raising the specter of another COVID surge.
