LaughFest is a ten-day event in March, so does its director spend the dog days of summer lounging in a hammock? Hardly. Joanne Roehm has a seriously cool job (all year round), and Stephanie Doublestein finds out just what she does when the talent isn't in town.
GVSU day camp for girl engineers.
There is a world of opportunity in technology.
For an increasing percentage of the local workforce, going to work no longer means commuting to a corporate office from nine to five. John Rumery takes a look at some non-traditional environments in this two-part series that showcases West Michigan's best co-working spaces as well as some unusual mobile working arrangements.
Experience Google I/O Extended in Grand Rapids
What happens when we only give lip service to a civil rights matter? G-Sync's Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen finds out it means absolutely nothing and, on the heels of the Mackinac Policy Conference, calls for our state lawmakers to pass important legislation.
For this week's RapidChat, Rapid Growth sits down with a brother-sister change-making duo who share a passion for community activism and a love for G-Rap. Jonathan and Johannah Jelks are in pursuit of a culturally competent community and are stirring up conversation and sharing their fresh and candid perspectives. Read on as we chat with these lifelong Grand Rapidians, self-proclaimed yin and yang, about everything from GR Soul Club to a global Grand Rapids.
Low budgets plus high creativity equals a robust independent film, video, and television culture in West Michigan. John Wiegand hits the red carpet to report on how to keep blockbuster talent in the region.
West Michigan Design Week has begun and Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen continues his look at what good design can do for a region in the second part of his two-part series on West Michigan design.
Local writer Roberta King releases her first book, He Plays a Harp, and Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen pauses to reflect on its meaning in a special installment of G-Sync.
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