The city of Grand Rapids plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 63% over the next five years and hopes to be ...

The Muskegon Museum of Art will unveil a $15.4 million expansion, the Bennett-Schmidt Pavilion, that doubles the museum’s ...

For the Steelcase team, accessibility is far more than ramps and automatic doors. Through an innovative partnership with ...

The Nourishing Narratives contest invites youth to create mobile films on food justice, supported by Mosaic Film Experience ...

Kent District Library expands access with bookmobiles, vending machines, airport shelves, and high school branches, making ...

Grand Rapids Public Museum’s commitment to Universal Design for Learning is transforming the museum experience — ensuring all ...

For those looking to explore their creativity in a meaningful, hands-on way, the Franciscan Life Process Center’s 2025 ...

Students travel effortlessly between the bustling downtown campus of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids and the expansive green spaces of its Allendale campus, thanks to reliable ...

This article is part of Rapid Growth's Voices of Youth series, which features content created by Kent County youth in partnership with Rapid Growth staff mentors. In ...

For one month, Serenity Reece faced a challenge her ninth-grade peers easily conquered: getting to class. A broken elevator prevented Reece, now a senior, from accessing her classes. Because she uses ...

When 1-year-old Kaiden Bell took some of his first steps, he was carrying a flying disc in his tiny hand. Unlike most toddlers learning to walk, Kaiden’s path led him straight onto disc golf courses.

Before Stacy Bare became the executive director of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks in early 2002, he was a filmmaker, an adventurer, and an advocate for the power of the outdoors to heal. His work in ...