Equal parts craft brewery taproom, full-service restaurant, and live music venue, Bell's Eccentric Cafe at 355 East Kalamazoo Avenue is the public face of Bell's Brewery, one of Michigan's oldest and most celebrated independent breweries. Founded by Larry Bell in 1985 and now part of the Kirin family of breweries, Bell's operates the cafe as a destination where 20-plus draught lines pour flagship beers like Two Hearted Ale alongside Kalamazoo-exclusive small-batch releases unavailable anywhere e.....

Opened on November 15, 1974 with a game against Algoma University, Harry W. Lawson Ice Arena has been the home of Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey since the program's first varsity season. The 3,667-seat arena sits on the far southwest corner of WMU's main campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan, at 2009 Howard Street, adjacent to the Gabel Natatorium and its Olympic-size swimming pool and diving facility. The arena is named after Harry W. Lawson, a WMU professor who founded the school's club ho.....

Waldo Stadium is a 30,200-seat college football stadium at 1903 West Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan, home of the Western Michigan University Broncos. Ground was broken in 1938 and the stadium opened on October 7, 1939, at a cost of 250,000 dollars, originally seating 15,000 with concrete stands on each side of the field, 52 eight-person boxes, and a press box. It was dedicated to WMU President Emeritus Dwight B. Waldo, the school's first president and a strong advocate of Bronco athletic.....