Emiliah Tanya Jo Odinsdottir reflects on the added burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor.

Collegiate athletes will be able to profit from their name, image and likeness in the state of Michigan after bipartisan legislation was signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

While the new year is a time of welcoming resolutions, as you consider 2021, how about leveraging ones that impact our community and embrace two of our most powerful resources: creativity and the power of you.

A scholarship is available to cover tuition, fees, housing and dining, plus a book stipend -- essentially a full ride -- for eight semesters as part of a partnership between GVSU, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to partner and Battle Creek Public Schools.

January brings a fresh start to the new year and a fresh list of fun, exciting things to do along the Lakeshore. This list includes options for everyone, regardless of age, ability, or interest.

Those looking for a market to sell vintage items, handmade goods, arts, crafts and creative supplies, an Etsy shop might be just the platform that’s needed.

The state is currently undertaking a major effort to address implicit bias in its health care sector, developing rules that require implicit bias training for all health care professionals licensed and registered in the state.

Because Fourth Reformed Church severed its lease, New City Neighbors is moving to an 1890s farmhouse with an acre of land at 1115 Leonard St. NE. The organization employs and mentors youth and grows food for food insecure community members.

If Megan Feenstra Wall has anything to say about it, architecture will be a place and space for all people. Starting in January, she will be the first woman to serve as the President of the American Institute of Architects Grand Rapids (AIA GR). With her new role, she aims to transform the outdated, homogenous industry to a more diversity-driven pool of reconnected and reengaged talent.