Grand Rapids inspired artist and former Marine Lee Meyerhoffer to name his company Lo-Kel, the phonetic spelling for "local." The name is backed by his "local only" attitude toward art and business in the community.
22-year-old Drew Melton is his own boss, creates his own hours, works with clients to brainstorm unique branding and travels all over the country running his own company, justlucky, a design and communications business.
Doug Small, president of the Kent County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is a man who has lived in many places. It's Grand Rapids, however, where he wants to retire.
Fashion maven Kelly Jansens Boos sees a bit of Avenue Montaigne in Avenue Ionia. She's teamed up with others to bring Paris fashion and a "European experience" to downtown Grand Rapids in August. Those who know her say it's all part of her joie de vivre.
Like its neon sign powered by thousands of volts of electricity, Wenger's Bowling Alley gets amped up for the summer months when it hosts Electro Bowl under the watchful eye of Sean Boney. Electronic dance music is here to stay, he says.
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