Today while out and about on my lunch hour, I drove past the closed Perkins restaurant on Alpine and noticed a man painting the exterior of the building.

I decided to stop and talk to this man and maybe find out what is happening with the building. I thought the obvious thing would be that maybe an Oriental or Mexican Restaurant would be taking up residence because of the bright gold color of the paint, one of the many bright colors they seem to use in business.

My guess was right. The man I spoke to said a new Mexican Restaurant, called Cinco de Mayo, should be opening within a month or so from now. Keep an eye out for this new restaurant.

KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced the full list of participating vendors at this year’s Taste of the Chamber event on Wednesday, February 29, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. This event enables attendees to experience over 20 local menu items and beverages. This is the largest number of participating vendors in recent years.  Participants include:

Big Moe’s BBQ

Coca-Cola

Events Without Boundaries

FireKeepers Casino

Girl Scouts-Heart of Michigan

Gun Lake Casino

Happy’s Pizza

Henderson Castle

Hooters

Jimmy Johns

Kalamazoo Beer Exchange

Millennium Restaurant Group

Old Burdick’s

Park Street Market

People’s Food Co-op

Smashburger

The Beacon Club

The Wine Loft

Water Street Coffee Joint

Webster’s Prime

Zazio’s