Pandora releases Michigan-inspired playlist
Pure Michigan announced it teamed up with Pandora to create a summer-inspired playlist for road trips.
Grand Rapids announces dates for sixth annual free outdoor fitness classes
The city of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department will host summer outdoor fitness classes in parks and public spaces across the city for the sixth year starting Monday.
A family affair
Jean Stoffer and her daughter, Grace Start, have turned their love of design into three bustling businesses.
Bell’s Brewery unveils mural at Kalamazoo café
Bell’s Brewery revealed a new mural on the west side of its downtown retail campus from Kalamazoo-based Dream Scene Placemaking.
Creating a new standard of care
Dr. Diana Bitner elevates women’s health with new practice.
Grand Rapids artist releases art book on American homes
Leisa Collins, an architectural artist living in Grand Rapids recently released an art book, “Hand Painted Homes: An Artist’s Pen & Watercolor Journey Across America," featuring American homes.
The jewel of Wealthy Street
Dime & Regal makes custom jewelry for all occasions.
Health care heroes: frontline medicine
It was mid-November when David Burkard, an emergency medical resident with Spectrum Health, woke up in his one-bedroom apartment with a fever and muscle aches.
Grand Rapids asking for social media input on city parks
The city of Grand Rapids is asking for input on the future of the city park system via a social media campaign.
Hammer & Stain offering three weeks of DIY kids camps
A studio that offers do-it-yourself workshops is offering three summer camps for kids this summer.
Health care heroes: staffing shortages add challenges
Environmental services manager Jamie James saw colleagues quit in droves — fearful of catching COVID-19 and infecting their loved ones.
Lakeshore Museum Center opening interactive turtle exhibit
The Lakeshore Museum Center in Muskegon will be hosting the Turtle Travels exhibit starting Friday through Sept. 4.
Health care heroes: the toll of a high death count
K
ourtney Thomas remembers the first COVID-19 patient she saw back in March 2020.
Grand Rapids Art Museum exhibit to feature American folk art
The Grand Rapids Art Museum’s newest exhibit features more than 80 American folk art objects, spanning from paintings and pottery, to quilts, needlework and sculpture, which were created by folk artists, often referred to as self-taught artists.
Health care heroes: family matters
Almost anyone who was admitted to Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Hospital with COVID-19 saw Dr. Chad Friend or a member of his team of hospitalists.
Parades to honor public works employees
Local public works and road agencies are sending their “fleets through the streets” in celebration of National Public Works Week, Sunday through May 22.
Health care heroes: the last goodbye
For Metro Health social worker Dana Post, feeling helpless was her greatest challenge during the pandemic.
Cedar Springs hosting gravel bike race
The Cedar Blitz Gravel Grinder Bike Race will take place May 22 at Cedar Springs Brewing Company, 95 N. Main St. NE, Cedar Springs.
Health care heroes: a first-time mother’s working worries
Courtney Kotewa, an ICU nurse at Metro Health, had just begun her second trimester when the initial shutdown arose back in March 2020.
Former realtor opens online home décor, apparel store
A former Grand Rapids realtor has left an established career of 12 years to open her own e-commerce shop.