Battle Creek gets $2.9M state grant to convert building into apartments, rooftop venue
Source: WWMT
A grant from the state’s Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) program will invest $2.9 million in a downtown Battle Creek building at 99 West Michigan Ave. The building will be renovated into 10 apartments, a commercial space on the ground level, and a rooftop event venue.
Recreation Programs Expand as City Revises Funding Strategy
Source: Albion Recorder
At an Albion City Council study session, council members discussed changing its strategy for distributing recreation millage funds. This would look like moving away from a single yMCA contract for recreation and supporting multiple organizations that provide services for youth, adults and seniors.
Battle Creek taps experts to create a recipe for success as a food entrepreneur
Source: Second Wave Media
Battle Creek Food Reimagined is expanding the ways it can support budding food companies with the opening of Launch 269, a coworking office space on the second floor of the Battle Creek Innovation Hub.
What to Know About Smart Boating Safety
Source: Inside Calhoun County Podcast
Deputy Matthew Schimmel from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office’s Marine Patrol Unit shares boating safety tips for navigating Calhoun County’s rivers and lakes this summer season.
I’ll BCing You: How the Bicentennial was Celebrated Locally in 1976
Source: AccessVision
Step back in time to 1976 as local historian Kurt Thornton shares how Battle Creek and the local region celebrated the United State’s bicentennial.


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