My family is a member. We enjoy the fitness classes and weight machines. We also occasionally use…read morethe pools. The family price is reasonable if you use it! Most recently, my daughter and I have both taken tennis lessons. I've been impressed with the tennis program as it has improved both my daughter's game and my game. The Portage facility is a little closer to my home, but we take tennis lessons at either facility depending on which time offering is more convenient. Both facilities have lap pools but only the downtown facility has a second, warmer pool with kid water features. We do go downtown sometimes just for that pool. I read several other reviews and laughed as the downtown facility layout is a bit confusing, but is doesn't take that long to figure out where everything is. Children are around but I haven't been bothered by any.

This is my home gym. I enjoy it a lot and LOVE the sauna and water facilities. I have yet to try…read morethe portage location but I would like to. The staff could be friendlier but I don't deal with them very much. If you're looking for a well priced gym that has everything you need and more... check out the Y.

I know it sounds weird, but I had my wedding here, plans changed and changed and changed, and when…read moreour group got too big for the places that we were looking at, The VFW was more than accommodating. The people were friendly and the venue was great! I am thrilled to live in a place that this particular VFW also calls home!

Call if you need help. They are courteous and friendly. You can make an appointment with the for…read morepickup, delivery or shop in pantry.

This is a great place to go for people who need help with food and quality products. Of course it's…read morefree for those who need it so it provides amazing value. If you need the help, you should really go and if you can help you should volunteer.

We used the Cherry Room as an Air B&B for two nights during the July 4th weekend. The place is…read morebeautiful and quiet with sweet birds to sing for us all day. We heard them clearly because there is no A/C in the building. Thankfully it was not an extremely humid weekend. The room was large and had abundant cabinets. The volunteers who were there when we arrived were kind and polite, gave us a tour of the entire house, but there was no host present, nor anyone else through the stay that we could address a concern. Yet there were random people on the grounds that we could not tell what their presence meant. So security is basically none existent, not that it would be necessary but there was nothing between us and the outside world but our room door lock.

My boyfriend attended a draft horse class here last year and really enjoyed the experience. He…read morewanted to show me the place so we attended plow days this spring. What a cool place tucked away in the country. They had so many different horses and showed multiple uses for the horses and the machines they work with. I liked how they had the herb tour, blacksmith, broom maker and other people showing their craftsmanships at this too. I recommend checking out a class here or going when they have an event like this open to the public. It's a step back in time and you can learn and see how things were done in the old days.

I've been so impressed to see how much this cool local non-profit has been able to accomplish in…read moreour area. What started out as a two-person operation out of Kalamazoo College has expanded to provide tons of activities, training, cycling opportunities, bike repair instruction, community events and more. Kids can earn a bike by participating in an after-school program that teaches social skills as well as bicycle repair skills, and there's also a fix-a-palooza program that helps area youth learn how to maintain their cycles. Their big bike-a-palooza fundraiser at the 2017 Kalamazoo Bike Week raised over $15,000 for this awesome community-empowering program. It's a great place to donate your old bike, or your bucks or your time!

Known for "The Kalamazoo Art Hop" They got new director, if you are artist need financial help or…read morelooking for show opportunity. This is the place you like to get information. They are helpful, providing workshops to artist applying for grants. Also they host art shows music and performance. Check out "The Kalamazoo Art Hop" every first Friday.

This is a newer thrift store that carries a variety of merchandise including furniture, clothing…read moreand housewares. The funds they raise support the homeless. The prices are really reasonable compared to other third stores in the area. The store is well organized and clean. I found several nice vintage pieces of glass during my visit and some notecards. The staff is comprised of volunteers that are welcoming, super friendly and helpful. The clerk carefully wrapped my purchases so that they wouldn't break. They accept donations, too. I left a monetary donation to support their outreach. The parking lot is small with easy on and out. Worth a visit if you are in the are

They have more space now but no one was available to assist us for a while, my friend and I were…read morelooking for someone to give us some prices for items that were not labeled, there were other people looking for someone too, we were asked if we worked there by another lady, we were just walking around the whole store and saw no one. Eventually we went to the counter and there was a young woman, maybe a teenager, ducked on the counter on her phone and eating hard boiled eggs, she told us to wait, so she got off her phone and called someone else from the back to come do the register. It seems that this place has always had trouble keeping their volunteers. They do have some good items and very good prices.

You can find hidden treasures here from home decor, clothes, books, new mattresses and unique…read moregifts. It's also a great place to donate clothes and household items. I also recommend donating your furniture here. In addition, they offer a furniture pick up service which is extremely convenient. Second Impressions supports the Kalamazoo Christian Schools and it's a fun place to volunteer. I always enjoyed volunteering here when our kids attended the Kalamazoo Christian Schools.

I enjoy going to this thrift store Clean, organized,…read morefriendly attentive staff. Yes. some of the prices seem higher, but still affordable. Some people buy a $7 cup of coffee or a $20 soup & salad lunch but then grumble about a $10 pair of jeans or a $8 sweater. So value is an individual choice Very worth while to check it out for yourself. Great free parking, fitting rooms.