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At times, you have seen the events and programs Chamber members benefit from. You may even have wondered, “Maybe it’s time for me to join the Chamber.” In this episode, Southwest Michigan First Chamber Director Clarence Lloyd helps Kalamazoo County business leaders (and others!) think about a few reasons NOT to join – and several …
Locals consider The Barn Theatre outside Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan as a community gem. They enjoy an intense schedule of summer and fall shows, along with an end-of-season holiday show tradition. Along with The Barn’s out-in-the-country, local flavor are much farther-reaching influences that have help shape the careers of actors whose names you know – some …
Actor Robert Newman is no stranger to daytime drama, after spending 28 years on Guiding Light and short stints on General Hospital and Santa Barbara. You have also seen him in guest starring roles on television and in movies. Theatre-goers also know Robert well from his frequent appearances all around the country. In Robert’s new visit to TRPS, he speaks candidly …
Educate, engage and inspire – that’s the goal behind the nationwide network of entrepreneurs called One Million Cups. With chapters in communities across the U.S., One Million Cups aims “…to present an inclusive and supportive front door to…local entrepreneurial ecosystems.” In this episode, TRPS visits with Sandra Cochrane, one of the community organizers for One Million …
The fifth and final Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour downtown episodes focuses on some of the historic homes on Kalamazoo’s South Street. Some of the homes seen on these blocks are its most beautiful, intricate and connected to families with prominent histories in Kalamazoo. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan University Legacy Collections, Lynn Houghton …
In the fourth episode of the Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour series, front-and-center is the city’s first business district. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan University Legacy Collections, Lynn Houghton starts at the corner of Portage Street and East Michigan Avenue, pointing out why the area is named “Haymarket” – along with some other …
Talk about history! In the third episode of the Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour series, the focus is on the first pedestrian mall in the whole country: The downtown mall in Kalamazoo. Historian, author and curator of the Western Michigan University Legacy Collections, Lynn Houghton talks about some of the highlights on the mall – along with …
Many settlements situated next to water for good reasons: drinking water and power, to name just a couple. Sometimes, the reasons were not so good, like the dumping of waste. In any case, the second episode of the Discover Kalamazoo Historic Walking Tour series focuses on the obvious source of water near downtown Kalamazoo: Arcadia Creek. …
