Helen and Bob Coleman, of Portage, encourage togetherness.
© 2020 Brian Powers
Aaron Shafer, with his cat, Ushikawa, in his Texas Township studio, and his signature pyrography work, Meet Me at the Mountaintop. Ushikawa, like Shafer, has unusual eyes (the cat’s are different colors).
Photo by Eric J. Shaeffer
Martin Chilcutt on the deck of his Kalamazoo home.
© 2020 Encore Publications/Brian Powers
Despite the cold, Mattie Jordan-Woods proudly poses outside affordable senior housing the NACD built in the Northside neighborhood.
© 2020 Encore Publications/Brian Powers
Comedian, blogger, author and fairly recent Kalamazoo resident Samantha Irby released her third book, Wow, No Thank You, last month.
© Eva Blue
From left, students Brianna Petersen, Jordan Woodrum and Hailee Larabee practice their animal first aid as teacher Noreen Heikes observes.
© 2020 Encore Publications/Brian Powers
