Eric Joseph blows one of the handmade horns that is among the wares he sells each year at the Medieval Congress at WMU.

Students try out for the esports teams at Western Michigan University. Photo courtesy of WMU.

Among those working together to stop group violence are, from left, Yafinceio Harris of Peace During War; Brian Parsons of Urban Alliance; Michael Wilder of Peace During War; Thosha Suggs, mother of group violence victim Timothy Palmer; and Dave Boysen, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Assistant Chief.
Photo collage by Brian K. Powers.

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When completed, The Exchange building currently under construction in downtown Kalamazoo will bring a new outline to the city’s iconic skyline.

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A spiral staircase handcrafted by Bill Nichols for his Schoolcraft home (August 2016).

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Rendal Wall in “Rendal’s Guitar Lounge” at Heritage Guitar Inc.

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Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Karianne Thomas, front and center, stands with some of the “people that make it happen”: Back row, from left: Public Safety Officer (PSO) Ellen Arnold, Sgt. Dave Juday, Assistant Chief David Boysen, PSO Alex Araujo, Captain Chris Franks and Lt. Scott VanderEnde. Front row, from left: Executive Lt. Rafael Diaz, Thomas and Lt. Danielle Guilds.

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Works by poet Diane Seuss draw much from her rural Southwest Michigan roots.

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