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Hopping the Election Night parties – NowKalamazoo

Nov 6, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May |“Black Voices

Regardless of who they voted for, Kalamazoo County constituents all seem to look forward to one thing – an end to the influx of political ads. At Presidential Brewing Company in Portage, a paper shredder was the main attraction of the 2024 general election night watch party. Patrons, who filled every table, were awarded discounts in exchange for political mailers. “I’m surprised it hasn’t broken,” an employee was overheard saying as they dumped shreds of paper into large garbage bags.
How can the election process be improved? Part 2 – NowKalamazoo

Nov 4, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Ben Hoger |Kristie May |Ben Lando |“Black Voices

Kalamazoo County’s first general election early voting experience is over and the final day to cast a ballot in this contentious election is tomorrow. What about future elections – is there a way for the system and process to be improved, regardless of who is on the ballot? We polled attendees at the Friday rally for Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, held at the private aviation hangar RAI Jets next to the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.
‘Suicide in general is a very impulsive act, especially for teens’ – NowKalamazoo

Oct 1, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May |“Black Voices

This story is part of the Mental Wellness Project, a solutions-oriented journalism initiative covering mental health issues in southwest Michigan, created by the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative. SWMJC is a group of 12 regional organizations dedicated to strengthening local journalism. For more info visit swmichjournalism.com. Rhonda Ethridge doesn’t remember rushing to her son after she received the call. But she remembers “what he looked like.
‘Peace smoke beats gun smoke’ – NowKalamazoo

Aug 14, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May |“Black Voices

In the days following the late July shooting at Fox Ridge Apartments in which one person was killed, the police were tracking down the alleged shooter and the families tried again to find a semblance of what much of the Kalamazoo community would call normal. Mothers living at Fox Ridge Apartments in Kalamazoo say they don’t even feel secure enough to play with their children in their own yards.
Who's got the back of the people preventing gun violence? – NowKalamazoo

May 1, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May

The frontline against gun violence is getting reinforcements. These neighborhood residents, many of whom were participants before finding a different path, have the street credibility and the passion to get people to put down their guns, choose not to pick one up in the first place, or de-escalate a conflict that may have already put someone in the hospital or morgue.
‘No way any of us are being missed by the plague of gun violence’ – NowKalamazoo

Mar 14, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May

Brynn Routhier believes guns have slipped through her high school doors, and her anxiety that she and her classmates will face the consequences grows with the news of each new shooting at a school. She’s 17 years old. Nick Sanchez didn’t expect to live in proximity to gun violence again after moving from California to go to college here. He’s 19 years old. Genesis Griffin says most of her peers have a story about losing someone to gun violence. She’s 21 years old.
105 years of service – NowKalamazoo

Feb 16, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May |Reid Williams

The Douglass Community Association marks 105 years of service with its first annual “Douglass Week” program, in honor of its namesake, abolitionist Frederick Douglass. NowKalamazoo spoke with attendees about their memories at The Douglass, as it’s commonly called, and the impact it has had on Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood since 1919.
A pillar to the community center – NowKalamazoo

Feb 16, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May

One day, many years ago, Toney Patterson learned he’d saved a young man’s life just by his constant presence as a father figure of sorts at the Douglass Community Association. That was the day he vowed to never leave The Douglass, as it is commonly called, which in turn has been a stalwart community center for Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood since 1919.
Reid Williams, Author at NowKalamazoo

Feb 16, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May |Reid Williams

The impact of The Douglass Community Association on Kalamazoo’s Northside, as told by community members.
Ben Lando

Jan 23, 2024 | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristie May |Ben Lando

The percentage of Kalamazoo residents who are both working and can’t pay their bills is higher than the state average. Also: A downtown developer says tax break reduction plan could scuttle their project. And, developers of a massive arena downtown got the final OK to close on a key county-owned property.