[deja vu]

Mid-50's, sunny skies, dreams of spring... it all adds up to a long walk around town for some construction updates...

We start with the big one - the event center -

















Nearby, the former McDonalds site is cleared (awaiting county development) -



...and this other long-vacant, mid-century commercial structure has also been wiped away, right near the future arena. No plans yet for the lot (that I'm aware of) -



Nearby, the residential portion of Iron Works appears done and occupied -





Mt. Zion Senior Living / Ecumenical Senior Center (Northside) - 3 separate buildings -









River's Edge apartments -





K-College's new dorm -



...and WMU's new valley dorm -




Overall, there's no denying the growing density in Kalamazoo. The uptick in new housing construction is especially noticeable. There is an energy of change in the air. Lots of construction noise that should only continue, and with it, the promise of new opportunities and new challenges.