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Author Robert Downes will speak on his experiences in long-distance biking. 

As president and CEO of DGRI, Tim Kelly is helping to bring downtown to life.

After over a decade of leadership, the executive director of Broadway Grand Rapids (BGR) is stepping down.

Terry Rostic and Jamaal Ewing launched Black Calder Brewing late last year.

Kyd Kane, Grand Rapids’ current poet laureate, said she is a spoken word poet “in limbo,” as so many poets are in these long months of the pandemic that has shut down venues, stopped indoor events and slowed community gatherings.

When the Grand Rapids Art Museum’s gift shop closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a hole was left in downtown.

Young entrepreneur Lexi Austin is helping girls feel good about themselves.

There are few Grand Rapidians who seemingly have their hands in as many endeavors as Jonathan Jelks.

Sara Visser turned her love of Grand Rapids into a thriving Instagram.

When Mike Papenfus of Corvallis, Oregon found out he would be attending the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids last year, he packed his binoculars and his birding journal.

Change is in the wind in the Third Ward of Grand Rapids.

Whether it’s an elaborate festival, a city-wide race, or an afternoon of jazz in the park, the office of special events is here to help make visiting Grand Rapids a fun and engaging experience.

Emily Stoddard spent her 20s running, running, running.

The road to publication of The Quarry wasn’t free of rocks and ruts, but now local author Mike Salisbury and local illustrator Marvin Luna are entering the world of graphic novels

Simone Thiessen’s garage used to hold only cars. Now it also holds stacks of old skis, table saws and sanders, saw horses, and almost half a dozen Adirondack chairs sporting backs and seats made from skis.

“When in doubt go to the library,” said bestselling author J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame.