Director of the Woodrick Diversity Learning Center at Grand Rapids Community College, Christina Arnold is the granddaughter of migrant workers from Mexico who became contributing members of the community after making this city their home. As she begins her final year with the college, she chats with Rapid Growth about the annual Diversity Lecture Series at GRCC and shares her perspective on inclusion and equity in West Michigan.
One year after its arrival in town, Grand Rapids drivers and riders have largely embraced Uber. In the last of a three-part series on the sharing economy, writer Lauren Carlson wades through the rate changes, tipping controversy, and demographic shifts in ridership to hear from the drivers themselves about what it's like to provide the service here.
For any city to move forward, its citizens must find ways to create and ensure a harmonious living for all of us. But an act that occurs on a bus ride home causes Publisher and G-Sync's Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen to step back and ponder the results of his actions. This is his journey.
It's here, it's on the rise, and even Hillary has an opinion on it. It's the sharing economy, and it's changing the way people commute to work, stay in new cities, and grab a ride home from the bar. Wonder about the state of the sharing economy in West Michigan? Read on this week for a look at how Airbnb is faring in Grand Rapids in the second of a three-part Rapid Growth series.
School's out for summer, and for some West Michigan kids, that means less access to the school-based food programs they depend on to fend off hunger. Taking a cue from nostalgic neighborhood ice cream trucks and block parties, some local organizations are bringing healthy food -- and knowledge about how to grow their own -- to kids right where they are this summer.
Want to kayak or canoe, birdwatch or bike, fish or finish a 5K? Along the Thornapple River in Middleville, one special trail offers all these activities and more. Don't let the summer slip by without a visit -- and before you go, read up on the Paul Henry Trail, a West Michigan gem.
There's no better time than a Pure Michigan summer to take in the sights of the city. Whether you're an out-of-town visitor staying at a downtown hotel for just a night or a lifelong resident of West Michigan, Caroline Cook has a creative way for you to learn about Grand Rapids' historic bridges while raising your heart rate running across them. Jenna Morton catches up with the founder of Grand Rapids Running Tours in this week's RapidChat.
What do you do when you and a few friends notice a need for more Latina faces around certain tables? If you're this foursome, you take it upon yourselves to create a new space for leadership development and culture by forming the Latina Network of West Michigan. Rapid Growth's Stephanie Doublestein sat down for coffee with this creative collective and found out what the buzz is about.
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