This Wednesday, March 22nd, at 6:30 pm is a meeting of the Arcadia Neighborhood Association. The gathering will be hosted in the library at the Arcadia Elementary School 932 Boswell Ln, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006. All are welcome to attend! Read more
At Wednesday’s meeting of the Arcadia Neighborhood Association, Yvonne Wright from Kalamazoo’s Code Administration Division stopped by to drop off some info on requesting city services. She also left info on a program that provides state money to help solve lead paint problems. Governments run on a paper trail, so if you have a downed tree, water problems or spotted a car-eating pothole,... Read more
If you’re interested in the long term plan for the Arcadia community and the city of Kalamazoo, then set aside a little time Thursday evening, February 16th, to attend an open house hosted by Imagine Kalamazoo on the WMU campus. Imagine Kalamazoo is in the early stages of creating the long term city policies regarding land use, housing, regulations, and more. Twelve meetings... Read more
In the Good Ol’ Days, you could leave your once-loved Christmas tree on the street and the city would pick it up. But now, just like pumping gas and fast food drinks, you’re on your own to bring the tree to the city’s disposal site. This year, the drop-off location is at the Bank Street Market parking lot located at 1204 Bank Street.... Read more
The new president of Downtown Kalamazoo Inc. is Arcadia resident, Andrew Haan. “Andrew comes to this position with a pronounced passion for downtown Kalamazoo, an understanding of the strategies that have worked across the country to grow downtowns, and the capacity to guide this organization into its fourth decade,” Jim Bridenstine, chair of the DKI Board of Directors, said in a news release.... Read more
Don’t forget, this December, depending on where you live, your bulk trash pickup will be on the first or second Monday of this month. So go through the garage and drag all those old broken lawn chairs out to the street! More info can be found on the Kalamazoo City web site. Read more