[New] Happy Vintage and Handmade New year!

Happy New Year, how’s it going Good News Paper people?! Hoping the seasonal changes have been good to all our wonderful readers out there. The hustle and bustle of warm weather months might have faded, and the shorter days let us know its time to enjoy family and be grateful for all the good times 2022 brought. One thing this year definitely provided was reinforcement that the Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan love to support small business by shopping collectors of vintage and makers of handmade- this is VERY safe to say. We are so happy and proud the growth this community has seen in a short period. New vintage and handmade shops and events are springing up all over the place, and we are so here for it. We know that the emergence of additional opportunities to shop sustainably and locally gives fuel to more entrepreneurial dreams, while helping our planet. Over six dates this summer we saw record turnout for vendors and guests at our Kalamazoo event series: Vintage in the Zoo Presents: Mallmart + Zoo Flea, Vintage and Handmade Marketplace. We cannot thank the community enough for showing up and supporting 7090+ vendors every 2nd Saturday in Downtown Kalamazoo. Our guest’s fashion at the events, kiddos dancing, dogs playing, food truck delicacies devoured, MANY bags of finds stuffed, and instagram snaps flicked make our heart’s flutter- we wouldn’t want to spend those days anywhere else! We hope you had a blast too, and found some amazing items the enrich your life and celebrate your style! Bravo!

So now life slows down a little bit for this vintage loving family of fiveminus school, after school activities, Vintage in the Zoo 2023 planning, and well.. so much for that. We can’t wait to be back in Downtown Kalamazoo next summer, and are proud to announce we will be back at Grand Rapids Downtown Market throwing THREE additional events. Details and dates are on our website, so check it our and get ready to SUPPORT SMALL!

As always Vintage in the Zoo events are “free to all, come shop small” so join us in SUPPORTING LOCAL every second Saturday this Summer in Downtown Kalamazoo, you can keep the local love going after our event also by heading down the Kalamazoo Walking Mall to support all of Kalamazoo’s great small brick and mortar shops, and grab a bite from local restaurants.

Stay warm!

Megan

and Patrick |Owners, VintageintheZoo.com