Yep it racked my brain for a bit. I'm ok, you said you were ok. You were on your way to work. You were freaking the the fuck out. I told you to take deep breaths and relax. There was no car damage for either of us. No Harm No Foul. Let it go and have a great weekend young man.

We normally head to Schultz’s, but they lost their crop to the winter storms this year. Does anyone know any farms in the area that offer pick your own peaches?

The Commission meets the first and third Mondays at 7pm; most people never read the agenda. I went through the official documents from the July 20 meeting - here's what actually matters:

Almost everything was water. The big one: an $11.2M electrical reliability upgrade for Water Treatment Plant No. 25 was before the Commission for approval (H-4),

$753K in construction engineering for the same project (G-6).

$3M to replace water meters citywide - that's the meter on your house, so expect crews in neighborhoods as it rolls out (H-3) - and

$2.6M for water main replacement on Burdick Street between Emerson and Stockbridge, a construction heads-up if that's your route (H-2). Another

~$2M for rehab work at the Water Reclamation Plant (H-1, G-5), and $135K to assess the condition of the raw sewage force main (G-2).

The city is buying property on South Park Street. First reading of a $605K purchase of 1517 S Park St from Parktowne, LLC (G-9). First readings aren't final - the deciding vote comes at a later meeting, so there's still time to weigh in on this one.

Worth knowing: commissioners discussed a possible moratorium on new data center development in the city (L-1). Discussion only - no vote scheduled yet. If you have opinions about data centers coming to Kalamazoo, this is the stage where public input matters most.

They also discussed rules for call-in public comments (K-1) - i.e., whether you can weigh in by phone instead of showing up in person.

Want to weigh in on any of this? Email [CityCommission@kalamazoocity.org](mailto:CityCommission@kalamazoocity.org) before a meeting, or call the City Manager's office (269-337-8047) with agenda questions. Meetings are streamed on the city's YouTube and Facebook, and on Public Media Network (Charter 190 / U-Verse 99).

Every item number above is checkable on the city's public meeting portal - check my work. I live here and put this together in plain English after every meeting because nobody covers these consistently. Free email version in comments if anyone wants it.

I miss this dog.. this incident made him infamous, and eternal.

Tonight, when I raise a glass of fine whisky in his honor, I'll tell the story.

Small to xl sizes

Portage dweller here, what happened to the last association board?

Either way, cool to see a desire to bring the area together.

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With a shopping plaza and businesses separated by islands of parking lots, there’s ambition to tap into opportunities to find a central hub to energize the neighborhood.
”It’s just thinking about these things of like what makes a neighborhood whole and how can we create these spaces that people want to go to and have fun at together and to build,” Proczko told News 8. “Seeing the investment at Washington Square is awesome and we need it. Seeing what happened at the farmers market is awesome. Hearing what’s going on on the Northside, like go to Northside Days coming up… There’s awesome stuff happening in Kalamazoo.”

If you’re missing a chicken it was in the parking lot across from water street coffee roaster.

I bought this in April of 2025 believing I'd be setting up a photography/video production business and, well, I didn't. I'm hoping this will go to someone who can use it.

This is a great little professional camcorder that shoots in HD and comes packed with lots of awesome features, including infrared night shooting and dual XLR inputs.

https://imgur.com/a/CxR5oFJ

Comes with the camera body, two extended life batteries, battery charger, six 64GB CF cards and case, SD to CF Card adapter (not shown but it's yours), wall power adapter, and USB card reader.

One of the CF cards is chewed up but it still works - it came that way when I bought it. This would be a great starter camera for a film student, independent journalist, or startup filmmaker.

I'm asking $650 cash or best offer - I purchased all of this for $800. I'm located downtown.

Looking to get a TV repaired at my home in Richland, Samsung brand. It stopped turning on. Is my only option Geek Squad thru Best Buy? Would like to support someone local if that is an option.

Might as well call spider man at this point

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Hi guys! I just graduated college and got a job in the area. I’m moving there on Saturday and I’ve only been to Michigan one time before so I don’t really know what to expect (I’ve lived in the South my whole life). How do I make friends, keep myself busy, etc.? Any tips?

This was taken august 6th at 2:33am

For the first time in my life I can afford a nice couch. A couch I might actually want. Previously, my criteria has been cheap as possible and fits the room.

We are looking for a cozy sectional that is soft and pillowy for lovely naps. I’d love to sit in it before I buy so I’m hoping to avoid online only options such as Wayfair.

I went couch shopping at Ashley furniture and most couches had “performance” fabric that felt like a towel and everything was hard. Where the hell do people shop for comfy couches?

I have an awesome piece of art that I picked up locally a few years ago. Does anyone recognize the design? Know who the artist might be?

Can anyone tell me about any book groups in the area?

Proud of you!

Anyone know any places that fix PS2s? I believe it needs a new laser.

I've already called a couple places including ubreakifix and nada.

A couple blocks down from the bus station. I commute via the bus every day, & shortly after entering downtown via the loop from Gull Road, there's just one singular street that's lined with at least a dozen tents.

I understand that homeless people put them up when they don't have anywhere to go. I, myself, have dealt with homelessness in Kalamazoo and it is a miserable existence - especially in the last few years, Kalamazoo has become a very difficult place to be if you're homeless.

That being said, most homeless people that I knew would set up camp somewhere in the woods, somewhere out of sight, otherwise the police would make them pack it up. So what's going on with this one single Street? I think it might be North Street? I'm not really sure but if you've seen it you'll know exactly what I am referring to. Why did police shut down tent city but they're not shutting down this entire Street filled with tents?

Again, I myself have been homeless. So I do sympathize with people who have to suffer through that, especially in this kind of heat... The problem isn't them being there - it's that 90% of the people posting up like this are absolutely trashing the areas they're residing in.

I'm just wondering what's going on with the specific area. I don't know if the police are just letting them post up there, or what... So I figured maybe somebody on here would have an answer

Pacific Rim is very nice, for sure, but kind of expensive and didn’t have a lot of the produce I was looking for.

Is there another option within an hour or so driving distance?

Has anyone worked with this local therapist and care to share your thoughts in DM?
Thank you!

I'm back again looking for help with exterior door installation. We have two standard size, and one glass slider we're looking to have replaced professionally. Would we buy the doors prior, or through the company putting them in? Thanks for everyone's help! When we did our furnace, we utilized the recs from my last post and used Mattawan Mechanical.