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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.

Award-winning illustrator and local design student Alana Fletcher is taking her artistic talents to new heights.

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.

John Counts knows Michigan’s small towns—he’s lived in them, visited for outdoor activities, and reported on the people and events of those small towns so often that they have become part of him.

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

A Holland nonprofit originally founded to help military veterans adjust to civilian life is now turning its attention to preparing the next generation for service.

Trevor Straub founded MI Drag Brunch.

Kendra McNeil shares her love of books through the We Are LIT bookshop.

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

For WMCAT’s Dennis Grantz, teaching the arts is a labor of love.

Scott and Linda LaFontsee, owners of LaFontsee Galleries, celebrate a milestone in the artistic community by throwing a party and showing West Michigan what a 30-year commitment looks like.

Political Pulse hit the Grand Rapids airwaves in fall 2016. Denavvia Mojet, the program’s host, said her goal was to “bring critical discourse and education around local politics to the region’s urban listener in a way that was fun, engaging, and honest.”

When you work with your friend in the retail business for around 12 years you start to think about doing it on your own terms. For Carmen Foster and Amanda Armstrong, co-owners of the recently launched athleisure brand Covet Leisure, an online athleisure business appealed to them—and literally was walking right in front of them.

“Ecliptic” at Rosa Parks Circle is getting a $2 million restoration that will increase the lifespan of the materials used in the art installation.

Healing Connection helps identify trauma and provides resources to heal.

Artist Erick Picardo uses vibrant colors, hopeful imagery in his murals.

Jocelyn Barnes grew to love Grand Rapids through open mic nights.

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

Yumna Jawad and her new husband were living in Dearborn and picking up their dinners from her mother or his, both amazing cooks who made favorite Mediterranean recipes from scratch.

Meals on Wheels volunteer has spent over two decades helping.