Kalamazoo Mall

For the last three years, Monte Janssen has been serving hundreds of dogs out of his small window on the Kalamazoo Mall. Now, he is preparing to sell the last of his New York, Chicago, and Chili dogs.

What are the Seven Wonders of Southwest Michigan? They are a combination of places and experiences that make the Kalamazoo area wonderful. But it's not just Kalamazoo.

Not only will it reduce light pollution, but it will reduce energy costs as well.

Get spooky season started with the whole family this weekend in downtown Kalamazoo.

Later additions by Edna Bassett and Dallas Boudeman surrounded the building, but look up next time you pass it on South Street, and you’ll see the remains of the old house behind the newer (c.1906) additions. If you’ve ever dined indoors at Taco Bob’s, you were sitting inside one of the original parlors.

The downtown Kalamazoo Mall was the first outdoor pedestrian mall in the nation. Constructed in 1959 the project became a model for cities across the country.

What many people may not know about the Kalamazoo/Portage area is the fact that we were on our way to becoming the Mall capital of Michigan. During the 80’s Kalamazoo had a minimum of 4 malls. Today, there is only one. Is the Crossroads Mall going to be the exception, or will it too join these abandoned and demolished malls of Kalamazoo’s past?

More peaceful protests over the weekend in and around Bronson Park continued to show that Kalamazoo is not full of violent people, and the demonstrators want to show the world that they're above the violence, yet, these protests will continue until the system which has oppressed them for over 400 years is changed.

Registration for the Mardi Gras Bar Crawl on the Kalamazoo Mall will be at Old Burdicks March 2nd from noon to 3:00pm. You MUST be 21 years-of-age or older to attend and make sure to bring an ID; it will be checked at every bar. Once you've got your wristbands and grabbed your map, you are on your own to plot your course. Go wild and hit all the stops, or go Big Easy and enjoy a leisurely afternoon.

Now that winter has finally made itself known, it's time for the Kalamazoo Mall to warm us up with the Annual Chili Cook-Off.