Spotlight

The man the world knew as Del Shannon was a guy from Coopersville named Charles Westover.

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

Gun Lake Casino is partnering with Paws With A Cause to allow assistance dogs in training on the casino floor.

MaRynn Taylor, a self-taught country singer-songwriter and guitar player from Rockford, Michigan, is making waves in the music industry.

Rick Santamaria is the kind of guy who seamlessly blends passion with purpose, and nowhere is that more evident than at his one-of-a-kind home furnishings store, Windsor Cottage, in Grand Rapids' East Hills district.

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.

Grand Rapids native Trinidad Chambliss was major college football’s feel-good story last fall.

In response to the tornadoes in Kentucky earlier this month, SpartanNash mobilized three of its distribution centers and one retail store to donate five truckloads of critical supplies to affected communities. 

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

Like many of us who grew up in the region, Jash’d Belcher used to go to Studio 28 to watch movies. Once the largest multi-screen cinema complex in the world, in its heyday there were 20 screens chock full of the latest films Hollywood had to offer. 

When Grand Rapids residents Angela Mattson and Jeffrey Mendel became pregnant 11 years ago they were planning on giving up on the dream of performing in the band they had formed.

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.

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

In the world of cup stacking, where speed, precision, and a keen sense of timing are essential, 17-year-old Will Allen, a senior at East Grand Rapids High School, has emerged as a true prodigy.

On a winter evening more than two decades ago, Diane Haworth walked down a long, dark stairway into a basement studio, unsure of what she would find.

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

Grand Rapids Magazine spoke with Cindy Meyers Foley about her position at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

The Safe Alliances for Everyone (SAFE) Task Force named its winning ideas at its Pitch and Highlight Night to help reduce crime in Grand Rapids.

Quota Club of Grand Rapids is collecting recycled hearing aids to support low-income families ahead of World Hearing Day, March 3.

Hundreds of Amway employees gave back to West Michigan for this year’s companywide volunteer event.