From GVSU college roommates to co-founders, Caitlin Fitzpatrick & Camille Steverson of Second Vibess. South Division Avenue has undergone many reinventions, but its latest chapter, led by a group of ...

When Karen Scarpino launched what would become Green Giftz in 1989, the branded merchandise industry relied on a simple model: mass production, standard products, and little discussion of ...

Medicaid helps ensure every child enters school healthy and ready to learn. Pictured: Students and teacher in a Voces La Escuelita GSRP classroom in Battle Creek. In the U.S., nearly one in two ...

As health care costs rise and high deductibles keep many from the doctor’s office, one West Michigan entrepreneur believes he has found a better way to provide health care. Grand Rapids–based founder ...

An example of the unmarked trailheads at GVSU’s ravines. (Photo by Tommy Allen) Many maps of Grand Valley State University’s Allendale campus show the ravines leading down to the Grand River as empty ...

Illustrator Kirbi Fagan signs her new book, The Big Empty, at a bookstore. Kirbi Fagan has built a career out of capturing imagination through color, texture, and storytelling. With The Big Empty, her ...

David Morgan of Resonate Global Mission points out the vistas available from one of the condo’s front stoop. (Photo by Tommy Allen) What began as a friendship between two dads has grown into a ...

KDL’s Stampworthy card is stamped by the librarian at checkout. From stargazing binoculars and metal detectors to Mahjong sets and silent disco kits, the Kent District Library (KDL) offers a lot more ...

For the second year in a row, a memorial for unclaimed neighbors in Grand Rapids will take place at the city’s Oak Grove Cemetery, 2531 Kalamazoo Ave. SE. Anyone, of any age, is invited to come to the ...

Evictions plummeted during the pandemic and soared again after federal protections ended. That led a coalition of Kent County organizations and individuals to form the Kent County Eviction Prevention ...

Scientists and Indigenous leaders partner to restore native plant life and cultural practices in one of Michigan’s most biodiverse urban parks. In a peaceful forest in southeast Grand Rapids, ...

GRAAMA launches $3 million campaign to expand its mission of preserving, honoring, and passing down Grand Rapids’ Black history and stories. After eight years in its current location on Monroe Center ...