NowKalamazoo

NowKalamazoo is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to serving the community of Kalamazoo County. We focus on delivering high-quality journalism that benefits the public and help residents find important civic information. Our goal is to equip our readers with the knowledge they need to make educated choices, hold leaders accountable, and foster positive changes in our community.

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More than gold - NowKalamazoo

3 weeks ago | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristen Aguirre

As Aliah Ward made her way through high school, she realized there were a lot of messages that girls as young as early elementary were taking as fact. The kind of bad information that was really unhealthy. The kind of unhealthy, bad information that is just the type of problem to be tackled in a project on youth health for the Gold Award, the highest honor of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
'These Heroines Didn’t Wear Capes, They Wore Baseball Uniforms' – NowKalamazoo

1 month ago | nowkalamazoo.org | Aidan Ralko

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League had a brief history in Kalamazoo, but it’s inspired a wide-ranging collection of memorabilia. That collection is on display through the end of May 2025 at the Vicksburg District Library. The Kalamazoo Lassies played from 1950-1954, becoming the league champions right before the league went defunct. The collection is the passion project of Kalamazoo native Leigh Fitzgerald.
Aidan Ralko, Author at NowKalamazoo

1 month ago | nowkalamazoo.org | Aidan Ralko

Aidan Ralko is a senior at Western Michigan University majoring in film, video, and media studies with a minor in advertisement and promotion. He has been a member of the school’s newspaper, the Western Herald, for the past three years. With the Herald, Aidan served as the assistant photo editor and multimedia editor in his second and third years respectively. He is excited to continue practicing his video skills in his role as the Videography Intern.
Charting el Camino to Success – NowKalamazoo

1 month ago | nowkalamazoo.org | Kristen Aguirre

Even if you can’t smell the food when you pull up to the intersection of Portage and Washington in Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood, you’ll surely spot Tacos El Jefe’s bright red food truck: It represents the dream of immigrant Clado Velaques. “It feels good to be an owner and moving forward,” said Valaques, 45, of his business, which is only a year old. Velaques moved to the U.S. from Mexico nearly two decades ago, making a living by working in Mexican restaurants.
The parks that kids like the best – and least – NowKalamazoo

1 month ago | nowkalamazoo.org | Andrew Minegar

Public parks are quite literally for everyone – but let’s face it: it’s the kids’ opinion that really matters. The quality of parks has a major impact on young people’s health, according to a 2020 study by researchers from Duke University and the University of California at San Francisco, which concluded that children who had access to parks were less likely to suffer from obesity, depression, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Bread, beer, and boldness: history on a block on Burdick – NowKalamazoo

Mar 27, 2025 | nowkalamazoo.org | Ben Lando |Launched NowKalamazoo

On this block nearly a half-century ago, a bakery’s recipes and neighborly ethos made it a household name. “At that time people said, ‘Oh, you can’t have a business north of Michigan Avenue.’ Of course, you know, ‘It’s too close to the north side.’ And so we said, ‘Looks okay to us,’” said Judy Sarkozy, co-founder and co-owner of Sarkozy’s Bakery. “It was hard working at the time but the neighborhood really helped out.”Sarkozy’s first full-time employee found his calling there, too.
What is local news anyway? – NowKalamazoo

Mar 19, 2025 | nowkalamazoo.org | Ben Lando |Launched NowKalamazoo

If you’re receiving unwanted emails that purport to be local news, how can you block the content you don’t want and identify that which you do? This is the question we asked ourselves as we began investigating a supposed local news outlet that appears to be a national company that uses artificial intelligence, unfounded claims, and questionable journalistic ethics. Read our investigation here: Bad ‘news’: Mysteries, misrepresentation, and misinformation.
Misinformation, mischief, and money – NowKalamazoo

Mar 19, 2025 | nowkalamazoo.org | Andrew Minegar

When it comes to online requests for your email or other personal details, media literacy expert Sue Ellen Christian suggests treating them the same way you might deal with a stranger knocking at your front door.
Bad ‘news’: Mysteries, misrepresentation and misinformation – NowKalamazoo

Mar 18, 2025 | nowkalamazoo.org | James Sanford |Andrew Minegar |“The Sum |Kalamazoo Civic

Matthew Henderson writes that he started a newsletter in Kalamazoo “to make local news more accessible, highlight extraordinary people in our community, and support local organizations.”His “independently owned and operated company” that is run by “a small team” also gives away 10% of advertising profits. This Matthew Henderson of Kalamazoo, however, doesn’t exist.
Andrew Minegar, Author at NowKalamazoo

Mar 18, 2025 | nowkalamazoo.org | James Sanford |Andrew Minegar

Andy Minegar has lived in the Kalamazoo and Portage area since 1997 when he first moved from northeastern Michigan to attend Western Michigan University. His journalism career began in 2004, nearly 10 years of it spent at WWMT Newschannel 3 as a photojournalist, editor, assignment desk editor, and digital producer.