Invented in 2013, Klask was featured on Danish national TV in 2014 and named "Danish Game of the Year." Soon after, the World Klask Foundation and national Klask associations formed. In September 2018, the Klask World Championship will take place in England—a West Michigan player will compete.
Eric Wynsma, Terra Firma Development, renovated 619 Wealthy Street SE, a building that has housed retail for most of its years since being built in 1925. The new space houses four new retail clients, including Fox Naturals and Thelma's Flowers.
Gold Coast Doulas, a group of 16 diverse doulas living throughout the greater Grand Rapids area, provide a wide range of services to women giving birth primarily in the hospital, but also at home.Their doula team includes African-American and Spanish-speaking doulas, doulas from different income levels, and doulas from all types of West Michigan communities.They can support clients no matter what their race, religion, ethnicity, class demographic, or sexual orientation.
Amplify GR, is funding Amp Up neighborhood mini-grants ranging from $100 to $1,000. To receive funding, projects must target an Amplify GR neighborhood, provide direct benefits to neighborhood residents, and include neighbors as leaders, planners, and implementers of the projects.
As part of their “Series on Sustainable Transportation and Innovative Community Design,” the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC), Ottawa County Department of Public Health, and Ottawa County Planning and Performance Improvement Department have invited West Michigan’s city planners, developers, and citizenry to join those conversations, led by nationally-acclaimed speaker and livable transportation engineer, Ian Lockwood, P.E.
Kent District Library has opened its newest branch in Wyoming’s Kelloggsville High School. During the school day, the school’s students will have access to all of KDL’s resources. After school, the whole community can enjoy this full-service branch.
New event venue, The Atrium at Mazzo, hosts open house in Ledyard Building Saturday March 10, 2018. The venue is part of Mazzo Cucino D'Italia, a Uccello's Hospitality Group restaurant.
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