Meijer Sports Complex expansion brings more teams, visitors, opportunities
The expanded Meijer Sports Complex adds softball and pickleball facilities to bring more visitors and tournaments, as well as additional opportunities for female athletes.
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No longer simply the sound of silence: Local libraries offer gathering areas for community groups
Kent District Library is creating a community Third Space. Study rooms are being booked for a variety of activities from dulcimer rehearsal to Girl Scout meetings.
In Kent County, keys to early literacy are an open book
The Davis family is taking advantage of resources to help their daughter Willow learn to read. A commitment across Kent County to address the need for early literacy is making that possible.
KDL’s summer feeding program helps to fill gaps in student nutrition
Children need food to help fuel their bodies and minds, but over weekends and during summer months, many students who receive free or reduced lunches suffer without proper nutrition. Kent District Library’s summer Lunch at the Library program offers youths ages 2-18 free nutritious meals.
KDL Strategic Plan uses system-wide teamwork to bolster culture
The Kent District Library (KDL) 2021-2023 Strategic Plan is well underway, with the goal of being an indispensable community resource. Jaci Cooper, director of projects and planning of KDL, provides an update on implementation.
Vaccination effort spurs massive collaboration between Kent County and local health care providers
The Kent County Health Department and local health care providers are collaborating on what may be the biggest inter-organizational vaccination effort in Michigan’s history.
COVID-19 Grant Fund shares $9.5 mil. in federal dollars with county nonprofits
The Kent County Non-Profit Organization COVID-19 Grant Fund is distributing $9.5 million in federal CARES Act dollars to local nonprofit and human service organizations, including Arts in Motion.
Veteran bike mechanic has Common Bond with cyclists
Bob Hammond has launched his dream business, Common Bond Mobile Bike Shop, which serves bicyclists anywhere throughout the Greater Grand Rapids area.
Shop Local: A Rapid Growth holiday gift guide
For those of us that have yet to check off everything on our holiday shopping list, there are plenty of local options to feed your desire for gifts friendly to the local economy.
