STARBASE Battle Creek, a science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) academy which provides supplemental learning for hundreds of west Michigan students, has been closed since early February 2025. When or if it – and 89 others in the US, Puerto Rico...
When asked about tariffs the Trump administration is enacting, Battle Creek auto dealer Vince Pavone of Lakeview Ford suggests folks should take a breath. Pavone calls tariffs a negotiating tactic, pointing to those employed in the first Trump administration in the...
Battle Creek Interim City Manager Ted Dearing returns to Community Matters with updates on the search for the city's next top administrator. Dearing also offers perspective on the ongoing Beckley Road corridor study and downtown river naturalization project....
Steve Frisbie, elected to the Michigan House of Representatives District 44 in 2024, is planning town hall community meetings around Battle Creek in March 2025. The 44th District of Michigan includes Battle Creek, along with northern and a portion of western Calhoun...
Community Matters caught up with one half of the Downtown Battle Creek Zine team, journalist Nick Buckley, to talk about the February 2025 issue in which they tout some of the downtown Battle Creek ongoing developments. Some of those include the river naturalization...
The Harper Creek Optimist Club in Battle Creek is well known for its annual gift to the community in its Christmas Parade. One of the things that makes that parade possible - along with support for programs and education for young people - is the club's biggest...
Jeremy Andrews tells Community Matters his dream for a downtown Battle Creek grocery and restaurant has taken 15 years to eventuate. The wait is nearly over. Andrews talks about what folks can expect when Uproot Market and Eatery opens in spring 2025 at Michigan and...
Bagel the orange tiger kitty is a story in resilience. Once severely injured in some sort of attack, he was most certainly in a life and death situation. Now, he's mostly recovered and looking for his family. Hear Bagel's story on this Wiggly Tail segment of Community...
NOTE: A hiring freeze implemented by the Trump Administration includes volunteers at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center. However, this is viewed as temporary and the center is still accepting applications from prospective volunteers. Hundreds of people have committed...
With Valentine's Day vibes in the air, it seemed timely to ask Derek King, chair of the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners, to talk about some current jewelry trends. He is the owner of King Jewelers in Battle Creek, after all. But, at least lately, no Calhoun...
