Lake cleanup organizers shift tactics amid pandemic, erosion, high water
Environmentalists who organize lake and river cleanups in West Michigan are fine-tuning their tactics in the wake of high-water levels and the coronavirus pandemic.
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What’s “Good For Grand Rapids” is “Good For Michigan”
On September 20, Local First announced Good For Michigan, an expansion of its Good for Grand Rapids initiative across the state.
How Grand Rapids is building the future of healthcare
Across the country, advancing technologies, the Affordable Care Act, and a consumer-driven healthcare market have motivated those delivering medical services to take a new look at how they design their facilities—everything from primary care practices to high-tech radiology services.
No more ‘West Michigan nice’: It’s time to talk about race, gender & leadership in the workplace
A new research project tells the stories of female leaders of color in West Michigan, and the women's words make it clear: we must be better when it comes to fighting, and acknowledging, racism and sexism in the workplace.
Championing women’s voices & inclusion: Survey aims to empower leaders of color in West Michigan
How do we open the professional doors that are rarely, or never, open to women of color who aspire to be leaders in West Michigan? Two fellows from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Shannon Cohen and Pat Sosa VerDuin, aim to break down these barriers and dismantle racism with data from a new survey of women of color in Kent and Ottawa Counties.
Invasive species and the Great Lakes: What’s happening to our beloved blue waters?
What impact are invasive species like the zebra mussel and the round goby having on the Great Lakes? And why does it matter? Author William Rapai speaks to us about his new book on invasive species in our beloved blue waters.
G-Sync: The playbook of pee fears
Publisher and Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen tackles the real cost to Michigan if legislators enact bills that would prohibit residents who are transgender from using bathrooms that match their gender identity. If these bills get Lansing's stamp of approval, every business and citizen would be on the hook to pay for the misguided legislation.
A lifetime on the water: Kathy Evans on restoring Muskegon Lake
Kathy Evans has spent much of her adult life fighting to restore West Michigan's environment. Her greatest triumph: bringing people together to clean up Muskegon Lake.
Cleaning up West Michigan’s ‘Areas of Concern’
Once West Michigan's most contaminated waterways, the White Lake and Muskegon Lake Areas of Concern are making their way toward recovery.
