KALAMAZOO LIVING

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Girls hoops. Gull Lake High School will play Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the girls basketball state quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pennfield High School near Battle Creek. The winner will play the winner of the game between Portland and New Boston Huron at 7:50 p.m. Friday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Full story »

There are several options you could explore to help warm up your floors.  Full story »

This year’s Home Expo is expected to be one of the largest, with more than 180 vendors and exhibits taking up the 97,000 square-foot building, said Justin Vander Ark, director of special events for the Home Builders Association of Greater Kalamazoo. Full story »

Wedel's Nursery, Florist and Garden Center is hosting the two-day event, offering about 30 free seminars about growing and maintaining a garden while giving away door prizes and inviting attendees to shop its spring sale. Full story »

Wedel’s Spring Expo will take place 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Wedel’s Nursery, Florist and Garden Center. Full story »

“Home Landscaping with Native Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers” — The Calhoun County Master Gardener Association will host Brian Jorg, Manager of Horticulture at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Lakeview Middle School Auditorium, 300 S. 28th Street in Battle Creek. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. They can be purchased... Full story »

When Tom Tocco walked through the doors of Mosaic Church for the first time last spring, he knew he was home.  Full story »

Karate is about more than self-defense as spectators at the first-ever Kalamazoo Open Karate Championships recently discovered. Full story »

Brian Craig and his dad, Mark Craig, sometimes rehearse their lines for the upcoming Loy Norrix High School production of "Annie" together at home.  Full story »

Enticed by wine and food samples from the top vendors in town, approximately 400 people flocked to the Grape Expectations fundraiser for the Volunteer Center of Greater Kalamazoo, raising about $25,000 for the organization. Full story »

Novelist Wally Lamb will be among the speakers at the 2010 Festival of Faith and Writing Festival at Calvin College. Full story »

The Unitarian Universalist Community Church on Sunday plans to take attendees back to the year 1926. Full story »

Dear Dearborn, thank you for an A-plus day. Sincerely, Phyllis and Dave. I should write that note after Best-Ever Friend Dave and I visited Dearborn's Automotive Hall of Fame, 21400 Oakwood Boulevard, and the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Avenue, two grade-A gems. Full story »

Kalamazoo Public Schools is holding registration and orientation for incoming kindergartens Thursday at each of its 17 elementary schools. Full story »

The results are in at Kalamazoo Country Day School, and the final tally after completion of the school's "Hearts for Haiti" fundraiser more than doubled the students' expectations. Full story »