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Why's That: What happened to Kalamazoo's celery industry?
WEBOct 8, 2021 · WMUK. Kalamazoo is known for the things it’s manufactured - guitars, taxi cabs, lots of paper. But it’s also got an agricultural claim to fame, as America’s onetime “Celery City.”. In the first half of the 20 th century Kalamazoo shipped trainloads of celery far and wide. In 2017, retired carpenter Carl Bussema told WMUK about growing ...
Why's That: The Story Behind Kalamazoo's "Flat Cemetery," Mount …
WEBJun 13, 2019 · A representative of StoneMor, the company that owns Mount Ever-Rest, says he doesn’t have an answer. But here’s a theory. Author David Sloane says that Mount Ever-Rest would have needed to stand out in a community that already had cemeteries. “They can try and do it through a name, a name that …
Kalamazoo Defender, Outside Agencies Create 'Village' to Aid …
WEBAug 3, 2020 · Initially, about a dozen organizations will have offices on part of the second floor of the Comerica Building in downtown Kalamazoo at 151 S. Rose St., where Kalamazoo Defender is headquartered. Kalamazoo Defender currently occupies the third floor and some of the second floor. Some partners may do virtual services only due to …
10 Years After The Kalamazoo River Oil Spill - WMUK
WEBPublished July 24, 2020 at 11:49 AM EDT. Listen • 5:33. WMUK. One of the worst oil spills into an inland waterway in U.S. history happened on the Kalamazoo River, 10 years ago. It happened on a Sunday evening: 5:58 p.m. on July 25, 2010. (This paragraph has been corrected see update at end of the story)
Legacy of WMU Alumni Gwen Frostic Transcends Art, Culture
WEBApr 25, 2014 · Artist and entrepreneur Gwen Frostic was born April 26th in 1906 and died one day before her 95 th birthday in 2001. She was a Western Michigan University (WMU) alumnus who gifted the university thirteen million dollars. Director of the Gwen Frostic School of Artin the at WMU, Tricia Hennessy says that while there have been many donors, without the Frostic gift the school probably would ...
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How That Old House Got There - WMUK
WEBSep 3, 2015 · Sehvilla Mann. /. WMUK. This is the first of a two-part series on historic houses in Kalamazoo. Hear the second installment Friday, September 11 on Arts and More. A house that makes it to 100 is a survivor. Fire and neglect aren’t the only threats. They also succumb to the belief that newer is better. In the '40s and '50s, people who tore ...
Exclusive “Heartbreak Hotel” musical comes to the Barn Theatre
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Luke Ragotzy, who starred in “Million Dollar Quartet” in 2023 at the Barn Theatre, will again fill the blue suede shoes of Elvis Presley in “Heartbreak Hotel,” a new musical biography of the legendary performer.It also stars Altamiece Cooper as a record shop owner who introduces the young Elvis to popular music in the Black community.
Live NPR Coverage from the Democratic National Convention in …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Democrats are holding their national presidential nominating convention in Chicago. Watch NPR's live video convention coverage here. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States during the fourth and final night of the convention in Chicago.Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is among the other speakers scheduled for Thursday.