If you've ever thought about taking a self-directed tour of Grand Rapids and getting the lowdown on its attractions...well, there may be an app for that. Doug Lang and Will Hartwell say QR code technology may change the way we see and hear about ourselves...through our smartphone cameras.
Cornerstone University professor Nigel Crompton thinks "the 5% rule" isn't good enough when it comes to prescribing radiation treatments for cancer patients. His assay being tested at the Lacks Cancer Center promises to better the averages.
Who says you have to give up playground fun just because your over 21? Dash for a dodgeball or boot a kickball, but play nice and no name calling. After all, you want to make new friends.
It is all fun and games for Jeff Rietveld, who has turned his love of boardgaming into a business, Out of the Box Games and Puzzles in Zeeland. Rietveld supplies a new genre called Euro games to more sophisticated board game players who look for ways to beat the winter blahs.
Home-based entrepreneurs in the metro Grand Rapids area are scoring big as the nation's economy goes through some fundamental changes. Who wants to drive to work in a blizzard when you can stay home?
If you ask Josh Cearlock and others, job multi-tasking is becoming more common in West Michigan, with some people holding down five or more. Is it just the economy, or is there a new, "creative class" emerging?
A guy in the print media who is smiling? It's Brian Edwards, and he's celebrating the launch of his new hardcopy magazine in mid Michigan. Read why Edwards thinks niche publishing is the port in the print media storm.
East Hills activitst Carol Moore says many people don't see the most effective way for them to support the green movement, even though it's staring them right in the face. Care for the trees, she beckons.
Some say fame is a fickle food on a shifting plate, but Laura Caprara and her friends at Grand Rapids Social Diary serve up regular helpings so its easy to get a taste.
Local entrepreneurs are breaking into destination wedding photography, where they can combine their love of travel with a career
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