Focus Areas
Arts & Culture
Development
Dining & Nightlife
Entrepreneurship
Michigan Nightlight
Reuse / Rebuild
Small Business
Sustainability
Talent
Technology and Innovation
Urban Innovation Exchange
Places
Ada
Alger Heights
Allegan County
Baxter
Belknap Lookout
Belknap-Monroe North
Black Hills
Boston Square
Byron Center
Caledonia
Cascade
Cedar Springs
Center City
Creston-Cheshire
East Grand Rapids
East Hills
Eastern/Burton
Eastgate
Eastown
Franklin-Eastern
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Twp
Grandville
Grandville Neighborhood
Heartside
Heritage Hill
Highland Park
Holland
Hudsonville
Jenison
John Ball Park
John Ball Park
Kentwood
Lake Eastbrook
Leffingwell-Twin Lakes
Lowell
Madison Square
Michigan Oaks
Midtown
Millbank
MLK Park
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Lakeshore
North Monroe
North Park
Northeast
Oakdale Neighbors
Ottawa County
Ottawa Hills
Plainfield Twp
Richmond-Oakley
Ridgemoor Park
Rockford
Roosevelt Park
Saugatuck - Douglas
Shangrai-La
Shawmut Hills
Shawnee Park
South Division
South Hill
Southeast Community
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
Southeast End
Southwest
Sparta
Spring Lake
Stockbridge
The Lakeshore
Walker
West Grand
Whitehall - Montague
Wyoming
Zeeland
On The Ground
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Muskegon Lakeshore
South Division
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
The Lakeshore
Series
Accessible West Michigan
Block by Block
Bridging the Talent Gap
Building Bridges
Community Redistricting
Defining Division
Designed In Michigan
Disability Inclusion
Good Food
High Tech GR
Literacy Matters
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Neighborhoods of GR
On The Ground
On the Ground Español
Public Education
Rapid Blog
RapidChat
State of Health
Stories of Change
Trails and Greenways
Urban Innovation Exchange
Voices for Transit
Voices of Youth
Yours, Mine, & Ours - Public Health
Toggle navigation
Focus Areas
Arts & Culture
Development
Dining & Nightlife
Entrepreneurship
Michigan Nightlight
Reuse / Rebuild
Small Business
Sustainability
Talent
Technology and Innovation
Urban Innovation Exchange
Places
Ada
Alger Heights
Allegan County
Baxter
Belknap Lookout
Belknap-Monroe North
Black Hills
Boston Square
Byron Center
Caledonia
Cascade
Cedar Springs
Center City
Creston-Cheshire
East Grand Rapids
East Hills
Eastern/Burton
Eastgate
Eastown
Franklin-Eastern
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Twp
Grandville
Grandville Neighborhood
Heartside
Heritage Hill
Highland Park
Holland
Hudsonville
Jenison
John Ball Park
John Ball Park
Kentwood
Lake Eastbrook
Leffingwell-Twin Lakes
Lowell
Madison Square
Michigan Oaks
Midtown
Millbank
MLK Park
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Lakeshore
North Monroe
North Park
Northeast
Oakdale Neighbors
Ottawa County
Ottawa Hills
Plainfield Twp
Richmond-Oakley
Ridgemoor Park
Rockford
Roosevelt Park
Saugatuck - Douglas
Shangrai-La
Shawmut Hills
Shawnee Park
South Division
South Hill
Southeast Community
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
Southeast End
Southwest
Sparta
Spring Lake
Stockbridge
The Lakeshore
Walker
West Grand
Whitehall - Montague
Wyoming
Zeeland
On The Ground
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Muskegon Lakeshore
South Division
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
The Lakeshore
Series
Accessible West Michigan
Block by Block
Bridging the Talent Gap
Building Bridges
Community Redistricting
Defining Division
Designed In Michigan
Disability Inclusion
Good Food
High Tech GR
Literacy Matters
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Neighborhoods of GR
On The Ground
On the Ground Español
Public Education
Rapid Blog
RapidChat
State of Health
Stories of Change
Trails and Greenways
Urban Innovation Exchange
Voices for Transit
Voices of Youth
Yours, Mine, & Ours - Public Health
About
Support Us
Food
Share
Load More Stories
Feature Story
Kent County COVID-19 Grants help college students in need succeed
By Estelle Slootmaker
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Feature Story
How Beer City USA is handling the impacts of COVID-19
By Allison Arnold
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Feature Story
Fiesta returns to Grand Haven this week
By Andrea Goodell
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story
Pop-ups, functional medicine, & social distancing: Local culinary entrepreneur innovates amid crises
By Lauren Fay Carlson, Managing Editor
Monday, August 24, 2020
Partner Content
Saginaw Farmers Market Food Navigator leads families to healthier lifestyles
By Estelle Slootmaker
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Feature Story
Published Together: Interrupting a system of emergency with a system of justice
By Erin Skidmore, Good Food Systems Director, Access of West Michigan
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Development News
Video will spread the word: Fulton Street Farmers’ Market accepts SNAP dollars
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Monday, August 3, 2020
Feature Story
Grocery voucher program offers much-needed help for Kent County's veterans
By Lauren Fay Carlson, Managing Editor
Monday, July 27, 2020
Feature Story
Gay business owner shares emotional response to Supreme Court ruling
By Justin Raha
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Feature Story
Schools, summer, and Grab and Go Meals: A Q&A with GRPS' John Helmholdt
By Lauren Fay Carlson, Managing Editor
Friday, July 10, 2020
Partner Content
Program aims to get adult foster care home residents in Copper Country moving more and eating better
By Sarah Rigg
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Development News
1st Microgreenery puts more veggies on your plate
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Feature Story
Pandemic’s effect on meat processing, supply steers customers to locally-sourced food
By Bev Berens
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Feature Story
How Linear Restaurant approaches reopening in Monroe North
By Leandra Nisbet
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Development News
Indigenous chef ISO kitchen: Camren Stott wants to share healthy meals with those in need
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Partner Content
How policy, systems, and environmental change can create healthier Michigan communities
By Claire Charlton
Monday, May 18, 2020
Feature Story
Teen’s food pantry expands to include deliveries to senior citizens
By Baruch de Carvalho
Monday, May 18, 2020
Feature Story
Pandemic changes face, feel of Holland Farmers Market
By Mike Lozon
Friday, May 15, 2020
Feature Story
Creatives at Home: Finding purpose (and community) through locally-sourced food prep
By Yolanda Gonzalez
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Partner Content
Easy-to-access website helps Michigan families Eat Well in a SNAP
by Estelle Slootmaker
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
For Christmas, this Kalamazoo group is booking hotel rooms for the unhoused
Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
Beyond books: Rural libraries expand services to meet community needs
Source: Rural Innovation Exchange
Ann Arbor plans cookbook to advance carbon neutrality goals
Source: Concentrate
Ray Robinson Jr.’s journey of faith, family, and compassionate service
Source: The Helm Sandusky
Michigan’s community mental health agencies will do even more good work in 2025
Source: Second Wave Michigan
‘A mindset shift’: How Wabash County prioritizes people in its plan for growth
Source: Input Fort Wayne
Farmacy: Urban farm in Battle Creek reaching over the counter for farm-to-table dining
Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
Houghton entrepreneur develops real-time monitoring of water contaminants
Source: Upword - UP
A New Vision for Public Health in Michigan
Source: Second Wave Michigan
Can the 'River of Death' be tamed? West Main residents, businesses express appetite for 'road diet'
Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave