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Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation donated $5 million to renovate Kalamazoo Central's baseball facilities, dedicated November 14, 2023.
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Bruce Campbell attended Western Michigan University.
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Oberon's spring release is a Michigan cultural event — bars sell out and orange-slice photos flood social media as the wheat ale's return announces winter's end; Gov. Whitmer issued a formal 'Oberon Day' proclamation on March 21, 2022 for its 30th anniversary.
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Bell's Brewery (founded 1985 by Larry Bell from a 1983 homebrew shop) is Michigan's oldest craft brewery and the oldest east of Colorado; its Eccentric Cafe on E. Kalamazoo Ave is the public taproom.
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Matt Giraud of Kalamazoo finished 5th on American Idol Season 8 (2009) and was the first-ever recipient of the 'judge's save.'
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Tim Allen started at Central Michigan University, transferred to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, and graduated in 1976 with a B.S. in Communications; WMU gave him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 1998.
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Derek Jeter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020 with 99.7% of votes — the second-highest share ever.
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Derek Jeter was drafted 6th overall by the Yankees and played 20 years in New York: 5 World Series titles, 14-time All-Star, 3,465 career hits.
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Sweetwater's Donut Mill, founded November 1983 by the Garner family, is a Kalamazoo institution with a cult following built on oversized donuts and giant cinnamon rolls — open 5am to 8pm daily for 40+ years.
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Bob Seger references Kalamazoo in 'Mary Lou' from the Night Moves album.
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Terry Crews attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo on scholarship.
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Derek Jeter moved to Kalamazoo at age 4 and batted .508 as a senior at Kalamazoo Central High School with only one strikeout, earning 1992 National High School Player of the Year.