[deja vu]

Kalamazoo -

Some updates.

I took a walk around the perimeter of the event center site on Wednesday. It is a vast gap in the urban setting right now. Nature has even tried to gain a foothold in some spots, though it will be short-lived -









Meanwhile, a Northside neighborhood meeting about the development left more questions than answers, Thursday night -

Northside residents hear plans and ask questions about the $300M Kalamazoo Event Center
Al Jones | Second Wave Media Southwest Michigan
Thursday, October 17, 2024

Here's a recent photo of the Lofts at Ironworks development, near the event center site -


Source: Facebook | PlazaCorp

I also took a stroll for the first time along the rebuilt Michikal St. walkway. It feels completely different here now -





Downtown, First united Methodist Church is getting an exterior restoration & cleaning -



Check out the progress (inside & out) at KRESA's Career Connect Center -

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Lastly, in case you missed it -

$50M Kalamazoo Forward Ventures becomes Southwest Michigan’s first Black-owned investment fund
Al Jones | Second Wave Media Southwest Michigan
September 26, 2024