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#RG20LookBack: How welcoming is Grand Rapids, really?
In his 35th #RG20LookBack column, Publisher Tommy Allen revisits a question that still resonates: How welcoming is Grand Rapids to newcomers? Five transplants shared their experiences at our October 2013 Speaker Series.
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#RG20LookBack: How welcoming is Grand Rapids, really?
In his 35th #RG20LookBack column, Publisher Tommy Allen revisits a question that still resonates: How welcoming is Grand Rapids to newcomers? Five transplants shared their experiences at our October 2013 Speaker Series.
Accessible Halloween event brings trick-or-treaters and senior residents together indoors
Disability Network Northern Michigan partners with Grand Traverse Pavilions to help people of all ages enjoy an accessible Halloween celebration.
GVSU grad helps travelers discover Michigan festivals with free app
GVSU grad Miguel Gutierrez created Wanderfest, a free app mapping 400 Michigan festivals to help travelers explore and shop in the state.
How Michigan organizations are tackling food insecurity on the local level
Fair Food Network, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, and Detroit Food Policy Council increase families’ healthy choices while supporting local growers and retailers.
Michigan’s community mental health system: Overcoming stigma to provide needed care
Community mental health has played an important role in shifting the culture to asking for help.
Trisha Marie talks new single ‘Bad Looks Good On Me’ and the future of her rising career
Country artist and frequent Grand Rapids karaoke visitor Trisha Marie talks about her new single, “Bad Looks Good on Me,” and what’s next for her music career.
#RG20LookBack: Designing a better world begins with listening
In his 34th #RG20LookBack column marking Rapid Growth’s 20th anniversary, publisher Tommy Allen revisits 2011, when a Detroit design movement inspired Rapid Growth to explore and highlight design’s ability to transform West Michigan.
Michigan’s free universal pre-K program could serve 70,000 4-year-olds this school year
Launched in 2023, PreK for All now has no income qualifications.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics meeting Michiganders’ needs for integrated care
CCBHCs serve Michiganders no matter what their income or insurance coverage.
Is PreK for All meeting its goals?
Roadmap co-author encouraged by how the state is expanding its Great Start Readiness Program into universal pre-K.
Who tells the story matters: Anishinaabek returns to the Grand Rapids Public Museum
After more than three decades, a reimagined exhibition puts Indigenous voices, lived experience, and community collaboration at the center of how West Michigan meets the original people of this place.
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