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Summer Sidewalk Sales are nearly here! Our staff is hard at work finalizing retailers, entertainment and family activities for this highly anticipated annual downtown event July 25-27!Returning this year is music from your favorite local artists such as Dacia Bridges Project, Dana Scott, and Tony Sproul, as well as custom Downtown shopping bags! [...]
Learn More In case you missed it, this weekend was host to Autos & Eats on the Alley and the first of a series of ZooMoto Motorcycle Sunday gatherings. Thank you to Fresh Coast Auto Detail, and all the other sponsors, for making Autos & Eats a success! [...]
Learn More The Partnership is teaming up with SCORE to support Downtown Kalamazoo businesses through workshops. If you own or work for a Downtown business, check out our upcoming QuickBooks workshop on Wednesday, June 19, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free for Downtown businesses. [...]
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Nearly 170 volunteers took time to invest in the beautification of Downtown Kalamazoo last Thursday, May 23, during the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership’s first annual Spring Spruce UP DOWNtown. Volunteers signed up for morning and afternoon shifts to tackle specific tasks and key projects throughout the Downtown, including picking up trash, planting flowers, mulching, weeding, pruning, […]
Learn More The weekend of June 7-8, June Jubilee returns with all your favorites from the Do-Dah Parade to the Annual Summer Bag-of-Books Sale to Art on the Mall! Paired with the traditional June Jubilee events, a robust lineup of events are scheduled downtown including Art Hop, Kalamazoo Pride and Vintage in the Zoo Hop-Up Block Party!
Learn More Our team is busy planning Spring Spruce UP DOWNtown - a volunteer effort to clean and beautify downtown streets! We are seeking teams (and individuals) interested in joining us on May 23 to plant flowers and plants, pick up debris and do light landscaping, among other items. Sign up today: Morning or Afternoon. We hope to see you! [...]
Learn More The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership would like to welcome its seven new Board members! We are excited to add their experience, expertise and enthusiasm. In addition, the chair of each Citizen Coalition (People, Place, Experience and Growth) joined the Board in March, representing their respective Coalitions and the 76 new members of the downtown leadership network that joined the organization in January. [...]
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The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership Board of Directors welcomed seven new board members at its March meetin “As Downtown Kalamazoo continues to grow, it’s critical that we engage with partner organizations and community stakeholders to align efforts. We are honored to welcome 11 new community leaders to our Board of Directors to guide our programs, services, […]
Learn More Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership staff is busy preparing for the 2019 annual Spring Spruce UP DOWNtown on Thursday, May 23! Downtown businesses, offices, organizations and individuals are encouraged to participate in this collaborative effort to make downtown Kalamazoo even more beautiful. [...]
Learn More Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership is gearing up for a busy event season and is excited to share the 2019 Downtown Summer Event Series, coordinated by the organization, along with the Arcadia Creek Festival Place event schedule. [...]
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Nearly 30 years after its creation, Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated will change its name to Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership as part of a broad organizational restructuring that includes the launch of four Citizen Coalitions. The new brand identity reflects the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership commitment to collaborative, inclusive growth in Downtown Kalamazoo. “Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated has an incredibly […]
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