Featured Stories

The Facets of Rosalarian

Audria Larsen Thursday, June 06, 2013

Rosalarian, also known as Megan Rose Gedris, is a successful comic artist with a great Internet following. Now, off the heels of her first gallery show, the artist is making a name for herself in GR.

Arts & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Performing Arts

The Cakabakery Goes to War

Juliet Bennett Rylah Thursday, June 06, 2013

Recently, Grand Rapids-based custom bakery The Cakabakery appeared on an episode of Food Network's Cupcake Wars. Owner Jason Kakabaker talks about his television appearance and the shop's upcoming move into a new retail space in Eastown.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Small Business

G-Sync: Gentrification's Step-Brother is Equitable Planning

Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor Thursday, May 16, 2013

Gentrification is a word urban planners like to avoid. This week, Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen discovers a project that focuses on building an equitable community from the start. This weekend is the debut of re//STATE.

Arts & Culture, Community Engagement, Construction, Entrepreneurship, Festivals, Historic Sites, Multi-Cultural, Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor, Transformational change

Heritage Hill

A Damn Fine Cup of Coffee

Matt Simpson Siegel Thursday, May 09, 2013

Regular Coffee has broken down the barriers to exceptional coffee for the daily coffee drinker by stripping away pretension and bringing a tin tube of fresh-roasted and affordable coffee to your door.

Entrepreneurship, Food, Retail, Small Business

G-Sync: Failure's Lab Experiment

Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor Thursday, May 02, 2013

Sometimes the endless stream of positive and inspiring messaging can leave the brain numb. No worries, Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen discovers a new event devoted to failure. Things are about to get real -- and relatable.

Community Organizing, Education, Entrepreneurship, social media, Speaker Series, Talent Dividend, Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor

East Hills - Cherry Hill

BabyQ Raises IQ for Pregnant Women

Zinta Aistars Thursday, April 25, 2013

When Dr. Mark Gostine, MD found out his daughter Emily was expecting her first child, healthy pregnancies became an interest of his. This interest sparked babyQ, a website and mobile app dedicated to helping mothers have the healthiest pregnancies -- and babies -- possible.

Entrepreneurship, Life Sciences, Medical Research, Medical Technology

Peoples Cider is All Michigan

J. Bennett Rylah Thursday, April 18, 2013

Jason Lummen is an independent brewer with a committment to his state. Find out why Peoples Cider is collecting rave reviews from beer and cider aficianados around Grand Rapids and where you can try it for yourself.

Dining & Nightlife, Entrepreneurship, Small Business

Start Garden at One Year

J. Bennett Rylah Thursday, April 18, 2013

One year later and about 100 ventures funded, Start Garden talks about what they've learned and how they've advanced in their goal of creating a startup culture in West Michigan.

Arts & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Sustainability, Venture Capital

G-Sync: Yoga's Humble, Unexpected Beginnings

Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor Thursday, April 11, 2013

Can you imagine starting a new life at 40 and still going strong 35 years later? Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen sits down with a local leader whose impact reaches across the decades.

Entrepreneurship, Healthy Living, Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor, Transformational change

East Hills - Cherry Hill

G-Sync: A Just, Equitable City

Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor Thursday, March 14, 2013

Many cities talk about the diversity of their economy, but some actually do something about it. Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen talks with the author of Just Growth to determine if Grand Rapids is such a city.

Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, Government, Multi-Cultural, Strategy, Sustainability, Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor

Drop Drop Studios, Dripping with Pathos

Matt Simpson Siegel Thursday, February 21, 2013

Cassidy Bisher is a self-taught filmmaker. After founding Drop Drop Studios and building an extensive client list which includes AT&T, Audi, and Microsoft, Bisher and company are looking into their first feature-length film.

Arts & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Film

G-Sync: A Well House Cures Homelessness

Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor Thursday, February 21, 2013

Lots of folks like to apply bandages or ride in like a knight in shining armor, but what if the solution to homelessness could be real and permanent? Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen drops by the Well House this week.

Building Communities, Community Organizing, Entrepreneurship, Healthy Living, Non-Profit, Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor, Transformational change

Franklin-Eastern

Waste to Worth

Jason Lester Thursday, January 31, 2013

Organicycle offers a new way to dispose of organic waste packaged in a familiar system. And when it comes to the possibilities of turning our trash into treasure, the pair of entrepreneurs behind this venture claim the sky is the limit.

Entrepreneurship, Healthy Living, Small Business, Sustainability

Tech Boom: Epic Innovator Dan Behm of OST

Matt Simpson Siegel Thursday, December 13, 2012

Originally a computer hardware sales company, Open Systems Technologies (OST) has become a $68M technology firm. Led by president and co-founder Dan Behm, Grant Thornton Leader and Innovator of the Year, OST continues to flourish.

Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Technology

Downtown Retail Boom

Jeff Hill Thursday, December 06, 2012

Downtown Grand Rapids has seen a retail rebirth recently, with 16 new storefronts opening in the last year. We'll talk with a group of business owners about downtown's retail past, present, and future at this month's speaker series event (with video).

Development, Entrepreneurship, Retail

Center City

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