As Rapid Growth celebrates 20 years of community storytelling, we are revisiting stories that revealed important truths early on—truths we often recognized long before their full impact became ...

Kristin Hannah speaks on stage at Van Andel Arena during Kent District Library’s On the Same Page event, joined by fellow author and longtime friend Megan Chance for a conversation about books, life ...

Courtesy of CAH – A rendering of the second phase of this Kollen Park Drive project, which will include five 3-bedroom townhomes. A rendering of the three-story apartment building planned for Kollen ...

The 2025 C.R. Evenson Foundation Fellows are Sergio Cira-Reyes, David Fraker, and Anna Crooks. At Earthly Refillery, clear canisters of dry goods line the walls. There’s an assortment of nuts with ...

On this chilly morning in Holland, giant snowflakes blew in from Lake Macatawa, causing folks looking to attend the noon groundbreaking to seek warmth before the ceremony. Longtime neighbors, staff, ...

“Tight knit.” Alger Heights resident and business owner Alex Courts uses these words to describe Alger Heights, and when asked to explain exactly what he means, he takes a minute to gather his ...

Dennis and Brijida White have seen a lot of changes over their lives and want to ensure they can remain in their home as long as possible. Brijida White and her husband, Dennis White, have lived in ...

An example of the unmarked trailheads at GVSU’s ravines. (Photo by Tommy Allen) Many maps of Grand Valley State University’s Allendale campus show the ravines leading down to the Grand River as empty ...

Matthew Vriesman, a history teacher at East Kentwood High School, stands with students who spoke during the “Our Composite Community” presentation at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. As part of the ...

Vanly connects RV and camper van nomads to reliable parking spaces around the country. (Credit: Vanly) Modern nomadic freedom is a paradox: it is the primal desire to be submerged in the wilderness ...

Some of the members of the Grand Rapids Women’s Chorus, celebrating its 30th anniversary. As the Grand Rapids Women’s Chorus started planning its 30th-anniversary season, Artistic Director Lori ...

Eight years before Rapid Growth launches, GRATA purchased 29 new buses in 1998, and with the assistance of six area city mayors and other dignitaries, assembled to celebrate this achievement. As the ...