Spotlight

Two local nonprofits have combined their resources to better serve West Michigan youth. 

Three Grand Rapids Community College students were accepted to a five-month program at Johns Hopkins Schools of Medical Imaging. 

A Kalamazoo teen recently secured a retail deal for her small business.

A no-kill cat shelter in Grand Rapids is inviting the public to tour its open house next month. 

Grand Rapids Symphony has a new assistant conductor.

Despite ongoing construction at MSU's Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building, Bold Advanced Medical Future (BAMF) Health already is off to a running start as one of the flagship tenants of the site.

Forty-one Grand Rapids Public School students will graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy certification.

Grand Rapids this week is partnering with Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) on an outdoor program for students.

A cleaning and restoration franchise recently opened a Grand Rapids location.

The Grand Rapids Symphony named the recipient of the second Linn Maxwell Keller Award. 

A local nonprofit fighting childhood hunger will develop new sustainable farmland to increase food provision in Ottawa and Allegan counties.

The Gluten Free Bar is joining Consumers’ Renewable Energy Program to reduce its carbon footprint.

A pair of Grand Rapids leaders will be honored as Women of Courage and Achievement at a celebration later this month.

A local entrepreneur is promoting a better quality of life for hairstylists.

The Fulton Street Farmers Market is assuming operations of a gleaning initiative started by a nonprofit.

A Grand Rapids business owner is raising awareness for autism through the venture she used to afford her son’s therapy.

In honor of Women’s History Month, a group of Caledonia High School female students visited Amazon’s local fulfillment center this week for a tour and information session with key women leaders at the site.

Grand Rapids Poet Laureate Ericka “Kyd Kane” Thompson created a new project that provides a space for poets and artists of all ages.

The owner of a handmade local gift shop and art gallery is celebrating her 45th birthday with an in-store party this weekend.

Experience Grand Rapids (EXGR), the destination marketing organization for Kent County, released its first two videos to support its new “Dream Grand and Go” campaign.