Voice

Julianne Vanden Wyngaard is a musician for the ages. She’s played piano for the Grand Rapids Symphony, Circle Theater, and even the Kitten Club in the early 1960s.

Christopher Cosmos is Greek to the core and his newest book honors that heritage.

Grand Rapids' St. Cecilia Music Center stands as a testament to the vision of a pioneering group of women who, 141 years ago, established an institution dedicated to enriching the city’s cultural landscape through music.

Katy Carr of What Kay Did. Cassie Logan of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Maya Angelou of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Esperanza Ortega of Esperanza Rising.

Local author Ashlee Eiland is celebrating the recent release of her third title, “Say Good: Speaking Across Hot Topics, Complex Relationships, and Tense Situations.”

Cait West had no control over her life, her body, and her choices as a child and young adult. No, she wasn’t trafficked. No, she wasn’t enslaved in the ways we might understand those terms.

Jamie Cooper is making her mark on West Michigan by building bridges and creating connections in the cannabis industry.

Dressage circuit champion Debby Buck DeJonge's novels are set in the glammy world of fancy horse competitions.

Gayle Boss had been celebrating Advent with her two sons for years but had never used an Advent calendar.

Graci Harkema, international speaker and owner of DEI consulting firm Graci LLC, published Rising; From a Mud Hut to the Boardroom- and Back Again in 2022.

What was once a liquor store is now a thriving, independent bookstore in the heart of Ada that draws readers of all ages to its bright, open spaces and loads of glorious books.

Grand Rapids Magazine writer Ann Byle has written a book entitled “Chicken Scratch: Lessons on Living Creatively from a Flock of Hens.” The book will be published by Broadleaf on May 23, 2023.

Husband and wife team Jason and Rachel Six are the minds behind J6R6 – a stationery and lifestyle brand based in Grand Rapids that launched in the summer of 2021.

A Grand Rapids man is making a name for himself in the podcast arena. 

Back before ArtPrize started in 2009, Dave Lorenz had been telling Grand Rapids stakeholder it needed to do something to attract leisure travelers.

Rosalynn Bliss has seen numerous changes in her seven years as mayor of Grand Rapids.

Dr. Abha Gupta Varma, a physician at Cherry Health, has been practicing for just over two decades. Familiar with the nuances of medicine since she was a kid — both of her parents were doctors — Varma strives to provide the best care she can by talking to patients early and often.

Even restaurants that have emerged from the past two years seemingly unscathed still have experienced their ups and downs.

Four panelists will discuss their journeys as influential women in the food industry at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market next week.

Sandy Jelinski has been the Lake Michigan Credit Union chief executive officer for more than two decades, helping the credit union grow into a major West Michigan financial institution.