MetaFi: Local App developed to track mental health
There’s an app for that! We have all heard it, and while most new apps are finding elaborate new ways for you to pony up cash through an addictive game, […]
Baxter
Baxter Community is an eclectic and growing community located just South of Wealthy Street near Fuller Avenue. Read the adjacent Development and Innovation News to find out more about this vibrant neighborhood district.
Down with food deserts: Incoming stores, co-op & others are changing how we buy groceries in GR
For Grand Rapidians dreaming of being able to go grocery shopping near their home, the landscape is shifting. Incoming grocery stores will soon bring big changes to the city, and existing shops are expanding their options to meet the needs of a growing population. Plus, a co-op is in the works and aims to bring affordable and healthy goods to a food desert.
Growing roots: How Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is making the city’s green spaces more inclusive
When the Friends of Grand Rapids Parks was struggling to connect with residents in underserved areas, they decided to change the way they were doing things. Part of that meant hiring a neighborhood liaison, Yiovanny Cornejo, who led the charge to make the city's green spaces more welcoming and active gathering places.
More than a box of books: Little Free Libraries provide a big dose of literacy and community
They may be small, but the Little Free Libraries that are increasingly popping up throughout Grand Rapids are doing big things when it comes to building literacy and community.
Making Grand Rapids more affordable, inclusive and equitable: Our city’s hopes for 2016
As we bid adieu to 2015 and welcome another turn around the sun, Grand Rapidians who are changing and shaping our city share what they hope will happen in 2016.
Local health care sites land grants to help provide services to uninsured and underinsured families
Strengthening the Safety Net Grants support four local health care providers.
RapidChat: Jamiel Robinson
As Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses launches another ambitious #30Days30Dollars challenge, Rapid Growth chats with its founder, Jamiel Robinson, in a candid conversation about economic development, the importance of a robust minority-owned business community, and what this lifelong Grand Rapidian thinks the Ferguson report has to do with his city.
