Kalamazoo Mall

Celebrate Christmas in Kalamazoo with festive pop-ups, Santa visits, parades, and more holiday fun across the area.

Kalamazoo’s first non-alcoholic bar ZERO opens downtown joining the growing local sober scene.

Kalamazoo’s beloved Harvey’s on the Mall is closing after 40 years. Locals react with shock and nostalgia. Last call set for September 2025.

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?