As winters become shorter and seasons increasingly erratic, outdoor recreation in West Michigan is experiencing significant ...

A merger brings vital programs under one roof, strengthening support and cultural connections for Hispanic communities across ...

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The MI Special Education Finance Reform Blueprint would ensure that Michigan adequately and equitably funds public special ...

HNC Living Foundation provides dental care, nutrition, and support to head and neck cancer patients facing financial and ...

Proposed Medicaid funding cuts would dismantle critical services, especially for residents facing poverty, mental illness, or ...

Five months into its transformative two-year journey, the DeVos Institute for Arts and Nonprofit Management’s Capacity Building: Grand Rapids program is driving change in the local arts and nonprofit ...

Kristin Revere, founder of Gold Coast Doulas, is shining a national spotlight on Grand Rapids, earning two major honors this year: a spot on the entrepreneurial reality docu-series “The Blox” and ...

This spring, Kent District Library is helping West Michigan residents discover new ways to connect with food — from harvesting wild edibles to planting their first seeds — as part of its broader ...

As museums nationwide are urged to evolve beyond mere passive repositories, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) is leading the charge in transformation, assuming its role as an educational hub and ...

This article is part of Rapid Growth's Voices of Youth series, which features content created by Kent County youth in partnership with Rapid Growth staff mentors, as well as feature stories by adult ...

When equity initiatives face unprecedented backlash, striving for genuine equality transcends mere aspiration. In fact, as a man whose evolution in this town owes a huge debt to the hippie women and ...