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Aya
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Southwest Michigan Education Reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette, part of MLive Media Group.
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ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
Winter is coming in with a quickness❄️
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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braddevero.bsky.social
Come check out Handmade by Angie and other vendors at Kallamatopia craft show at the downtown mall tonight 5-8 pm

#arts #crafts #ornaments #art #painting #photography #kalamazoo #michigan #creativity
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
All’s Fair is pretty good when you watch it as a comically self aware dumpster fire
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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The public hearing for a controversial rezoning request right next to the Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo is happening right now at City Hall.

www.woodtv.com/news/kalamaz...
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
There’s a petition in Michigan to add an addition tax for individuals making over $1 million to increase school funding.

Petition documents: www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/...
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
Michigan is joining 12 states to sue over “unlawful terms” in federal grants from FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security.
www.mlive.com/news/2025/11...
Michigan may lose $30M for emergency response and terrorism prevention, prompting lawsuit
“The White House continues again and again to pull the rug out from under us, putting the safety of our communities in jeopardy,” said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in a press release.
www.mlive.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
Stopped by the S.H.E Shed at WMU last week.

It’s a free store where students can shop for second hand items like school supplies, decor and kitchen supplies to furnish their dorms and apartments.
www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
The S.H.E. Shed: Free store helps WMU students furnish dorms with donated items
Started by a graduate student who noticed dumpsters filled with perfectly good items during move-out, the S.H.E. Shed is creating a sustainable solution to a common college problem.
www.mlive.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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braddevero.bsky.social
I asked Hot n Now how much the burgers are going to be, but it sounds like we'll all have to wait until it opens Monday.

Not expecting 39c though, like it was "back in the day."

I'll be at the Grand Opening Monday in Wayland.

#food #michigan #burgers #fastfood #menu #preview #wayland
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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braddevero.bsky.social
I-94 now open after an 8-vehicle crash scene was just "cleared," MDOT said.

UPDATE (2:16 p.m.)

#news #traffic #I94 #kalamazoo #michigan #portage #highway #breaking #news #breakingnews #interstate #crash #police #live

News: www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
October 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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washingtonpost.com
Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”
Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says
Last week’s attack was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East” ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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joshsantv.bsky.social
A viral video has resulted in the firing of an employee at the Portage Office Depot location. In the video, a worker can be heard calling the flyers for a Friday night vigil for controversial right wing activist Charlie Kirk “propaganda.”

www.woodtv.com/news/grand-r...
September 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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braddevero.bsky.social
Huge columns going up for the new Kalamazoo arena recently:

#news #construction #kzoo #kalamazoo #arena #downtown #citylife #wmu #livemusic #events #michigan @kalamazoocity.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
Maybe infinite content was a bad idea.
September 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
Ongoing construction at Western Michigan University.

A green space and pedestrian pathway were built after the Bernhard Center was torn down.
August 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
Here’s a list of other invasive species in Michigan to watch out for: www.michigan.gov/invasives/id...
August 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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mlive.com
Invasive species identified in Kalamazoo park
A local parks coordinator first identified the fast-growing weed that can cause erosion and outcompete native plants for pollinator attention.
dlvr.it
August 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
Passengers weren’t permitted to leave the train for hours as bathrooms overflowed and temperatures inside the cabins rose, said Tayeful Islam, a 21-year-old student at U of M Dearborn.
www.mlive.com/news/2025/08...
Passengers describe ‘smelly, disgusting’ conditions inside train stranded for hours
A University of Michigan student aboard the train described overflowing bathrooms and high temperatures inside as passengers waited for a solution.
www.mlive.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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simon.schuster.press
Out of work this week (and missed the campaign finance deadline) because I’ve been in DC donating bone marrow to a child with leukemia.

If you can, please consider joining a stem cell donor registry. You could literally, directly save someone’s life: www.nmdp.org/get-involved...
Join the Registry | NMDP (Formerly Be The Match)
Join the registry to donate bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells or cord blood & help save a life. NMDP maintains the most diverse registry in the world.
www.nmdp.org
July 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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braddevero.bsky.social
Court was paused this afternoon after the father of a man shot and killed lunged toward the alleged shooter. He was tackled by deputies.

The man charged with murder in the shooting that occurred April 12, at Green Door Distilling Co., heads to trial.
www.mlive.com/news/2025/05...
Father of man killed in Kalamazoo tries to jump court barrier at murder charge hearing
The man charged with murder is now headed to trial.
www.mlive.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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mlive.com
Pope Francis memorial Masses planned in Kalamazoo
Two services will be held at the St. Augustine Cathedral, 542 W. Michigan Ave.
dlvr.it
April 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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mlive.com
Grand Rapids Bishop remembers Pope Francis for his service to homeless, refugees
Bishop David Walkowiak reflected on the death of the 88-year-old pontiff, who passed away one day after his last public appearance on Easter.
dlvr.it
April 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
ayathetigerrr.bsky.social
Kazoo 48: What happens when three film grads and a graphic designer make a short film? I guess we’ll see.
April 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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kenworthy.bsky.social
So much punching down today. The highest tariffs imposed today were on Lesotho, a tiny mountainous African country whose primary wage industry is making clothes for Levi, Gap, Walmart and other brands. I’ve spent a lot of time in those factories, and let me tell you…
justinwolfers.bsky.social Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 2
Monstrously destructive, incoherent, ill-informed tariffs based on fabrications, imagined wrongs, discredited theories and ignorance of decades of evidence. And the real tragedy is that they will hurt working Americans more than anyone else.
April 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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simon.schuster.press
Some of what the public can no longer see:
- How much a candidate or PAC raised/spent during a filing period.
- The clients of any lobbyist (MDOS said fix is coming for this)
- Bulk downloads of campaign finance and lobbying data
- Links to any specific filing or registration
simon.schuster.press Simon D. Schuster @simon.schuster.press · Mar 31
Michigan has rolled out new portals for campaign finance and lobbying disclosures. State officials told me they're working to improve them, but in many instances, there is now less information available to the public than before.

Why this matters: www.bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
New Michigan transparency portal a work in progress, leaving some disclosures hard to find | Bridge Michigan
The multimillion-dollar new Michigan transparency portal is still a work in progress after its debut this month, state officials said.
www.bridgemi.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM