🌱 Patch AM: Community mourns Javon Houston after fatal Gull Road motorcycle crash.

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• Community mourns Javon Houston after fatal Gull Road motorcycle crash.
• Why Kalamazoo County's quiet housing tax deal matters for Battle Creek

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Patrick M.!

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Family, riders remember Kalamazoo motorcyclist Javon Houston after deadly crash (wwmt.com) — Loved ones in Kalamazoo Township are mourning 32-year-old motorcyclist Javon Houston, killed Thursday in a crash on Gull Road between Elkerton and Colgrove. Family, friends, and riders held a balloon release at Upjohn Park and a memorial ride toward downtown Kalamazoo, while police continue investigating and ask anyone with information to contact the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department.
   

• Housing shortage drives tax breaks for new Battle Creek apartments despite pushback (wwmt.com) — Battle Creek commissioners approved a 30-year brownfield tax-increment financing plan for a 240-unit apartment project, despite resident concerns about traffic, safety, and tax breaks. The story notes Kalamazoo County officials quietly passed a similar-sized housing incentive the same week, highlighting how regional leaders are using new state tools to address a growing housing shortage tied to Marshall's BlueOval battery plant.
   

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• I want to make a huge shout out to The Wooden Stitch.
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• Gull Meadow Farms hosts patriotic-themed Opening Weekend for America's 250th (wwmt.com)

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