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Bee Joyful Shop, downtown Kalamazoo’s zero-waste retail shop, has announced plans for second location about 100 miles east of its original store on the Kalamazoo Mall.
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Tyler Glasser, head distiller at Green Door Distilling Co. in Kalamazoo, was set to be featured on an episode of Discovery Channel's "Master Distiller," expected to air Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
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The five-story, 85,000 square foot facility with offices and clinical areas for medical oncology, hematology, and infusion services took just under two years to build, officials said. Planning began in 2018 after it was determined that these services, previously located at the West Michigan Cancer Center (WMCC), would transition back to the hospital’s campus in 2021.
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Winter can be pretty boring and repetitive, especially when we’re all inside due to the pandemic!Tempo Vino Winery makes it easy to liven up your stay-at-home winter nights.
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Kalamazoo is saying goodbye to Nature Connection after 20 years of bringing educational gifts and toys to downtown.The store at the bottom of the Epic Center, on the corner of East Lovell and South Burdick streets, will be vacant by the end of the month. The Kalamazoo Nature Center was the storefront’s original tenant in 2000.
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Murals painted by artists in Downtown Kalamazoo in June of last year will continue to be displayed downtown, accessible to the community, through an exhibit coordinated by the Black Arts & Cultural Center and at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum.
Make Room Exhibit Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Go behind the scenes, behind the curtain, backstage and take an inside look at this Kalamazoo landmark.Designed in 1927 to create the feel of a Spanish garden, there's almost nothing like the Kalamazoo State Theatre. In the early days, frequent shows were "opera, dramas, big bands, ballet, dance reviews, stage shows and movies."
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Founded in 2013, Kalamazoo Candle Company hand pours long-lasting, clean-burning, 100% natural soy candles. The company has expanded from having its products at eight stores in 2013 to more than 1,000 independent retail stores at the end of 2020. Kalamazoo Candle Company products can now be found in 35 states.
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The Kalamazoo City Commission approved an amendment Monday allowing alcohol sold from a business in the newly created social district to be consumed in Bronson Park.The vote was unanimous, and applies to drinks purchased from licensed businesses in the Central Commons Refreshment Area launched in September.
Read more How do you open a new business during a pandemic? And the store is dedicated to a single, not-entirely proven concept?Ask Jessica Thompson about it.
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In just 20 minutes Kalamazoo’s “Twice as Nice” flash sale on Downtown Dollars sold out, said Andrew Haan, President of The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership.The Downtown Dollars initiative has brought in almost $150,000 in the last few months, Haan said. That amount includes customer purchases and the dollar-for-dollar match by Consumers Energy.
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The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership opened the "Portland Loo," a public outdoor restroom facility, in downtown Kalamazoo to help aid the lack of public restrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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