Kyle Hoffmaster, Pine Rest’s director of patient access, welcomes visitors at Michigan’s first Pediatric Psychiatric Urgent Care Center. For too many families, a child’s behavioral health crisis still ...

President Philomena V. Mantella speaks as part of a press conference at the DeVos Center on the City Campus announcing federal support for GVSU’s AI education initiative last month. Like it or not, ...

Katie learns valuable skills from dough creation to mold making to packaging, using precision scales for Beer City Dog Biscuits. Every Thursday morning, Jan Stack and her daughter Katie make the drive ...

In 2008, Rapid Growth ran the story “A river runs through Green Grand Rapids” by our then Development Editor Deborah Johnson Wood, which, looking back, reads like an early spark for everything we’re ...

Connect Local GR brings buyers and small businesses together on April 2 at DeVos Place. Small businesses often have to chase opportunities they can’t easily see. Amaad Hardy and Alvin “AJ” Hills IV ...

On this chilly morning in Holland, giant snowflakes blew in from Lake Macatawa, causing folks looking to attend the noon groundbreaking to seek warmth before the ceremony. Longtime neighbors, staff, ...

Kaya DeerInWater is a bio-cultural restoration specialist with the AIHEC. On a snow day in Michigan, one’s plans can change quickly. That’s where my conversation begins with Kaya DeerInWater, a ...

GVSU student Galilea Bahena with longtime Grand Rapids entrepreneur Zoraida Sánchez. Some allow the past to fade into obscurity, but not Galilea Bahena. The Grand Valley State University junior is ...

Disability Advocates of Kent County held a Universal Design Workshop in the fall to help designers create more accessible residential spaces. In many housing developments, accessibility shows up as a ...

Some of the members of the Grand Rapids Women’s Chorus, celebrating its 30th anniversary. As the Grand Rapids Women’s Chorus started planning its 30th-anniversary season, Artistic Director Lori ...

In this special op ed, Amy Bailey, LMSW, Child Welfare Program Director at Arbor Circle explores the recent history of discrimination against LGBTQ+ foster and adoptive parents, and why she, in ...

As health care costs rise and high deductibles keep many from the doctor’s office, one West Michigan entrepreneur believes he has found a better way to provide health care. Grand Rapids–based founder ...