
‘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.

COVID Update: Declines flattening
COVID has been in a steep decline in Michigan, but that decline is flattening as infection rates reach levels similar to last summer. Still, the positivity rate is near 3% and hospitalizations remain below 1,000.

A burner turns baker
Local cheesecake maker Huey D’s Goodies started cooking for mom and continues to be inspired by family.

COVID Update: Hospitalizations below 1K
Hospitalizations fell below 1,000 in Michigan. Meanwhile, the state’s positivity rate dropped to 4%. Things are slower in Kalamazoo, but we’re catching up.

COVID Update: Kzoo hospitalizations lowest in 5 months
Just 50 people are being treated with COVID-19 in Kalamazoo – a stark improvement over the numbers from a month ago. Meanwhile, new infection numbers continue to decline both locally and statewide.

Newly unionized Kalamazoo Public Library aides and custodians protest contract impasse
The contract talks covering a third of library workers are stuck on wages and hours.

Spoken word duo’s final act: Animated poem ‘Stargazing’
Gabriel Giron shares the inspiration behind his final collaboration with spoken word partner Kirk Latimer.

COVID Update: Six month low
The number of people testing positive for COVID each day has hit the lowest level in six months. Meanwhile, the plummeting rate of hospitalizations is slowing down. And Kalamazoo’s positivity rate took a nosedive.