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
Talent & Tech
Share
Load More Stories
Feature Story
Taking the first step toward moving the needle: Start Garden's 100 Ideas
By Leandra Nisbet, Making it in Grand Rapids Editor
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Feature Story
Rapid Blog: HQ and Atomic Object band together to fight youth homelessness
By Shandra Steininger and Carl Erickson
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Development News
Open Systems Technologies aims to redefine digital with launch of new brand
By Lauren Fay Carlson
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Partner Content
Science education: It's not just for kids at the Michigan Science Center
By David Sands
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Feature Story
RapidChat: Casey DuBois
Jenna Morton
Thursday, December 14, 2017
StartUp Spotlight: Wodul
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation & Jobs Editor
Thursday, November 16, 2017
StartUp Spotlight: Treefort VR
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation & Jobs Editor
Thursday, October 5, 2017
StartUp Spotlight: LOOP Coding Center
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovations and Jobs Editor
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Innovation News
Meet Rachael Miller: Full-stack developer who isn't afraid to represent
By Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Feature Story
Drawing inspiration: West Michigan artists find their own ways to integrate technology
By Matthew Russell
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Innovation News
Meet Kaitlyn Califf: Developer breaking down barriers for other women
Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Feature Story
Making it in GR: More diversity in tech means starting with education
By Allison Spooner
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Thom McGuire: Music, Movies, and Hustle
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs Editor
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Innovation News
Tallysheet: Clearing out the Headache from Clearing out your stuff
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs Editor
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Innovation News
Podcasting 101: The art of listening and conversing with Virginia Anzengruber
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Feature Story
Tomorrow's automobile: Grand Rapids is shaping the future of transportation in the United States
By Matthew Russell
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Feature Story
From virtual reality to online libraries, how technology is revolutionizing education in GR
By Matthew Russell
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Innovation News
Falling in love with programming: Django Girls inspires women to join the tech world
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano
Friday, February 24, 2017
Feature Story
How does Grand Rapids become stronger? By ensuring other cities do too
By Allison Spooner
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Innovation News
Business with a conscience: How Symposia Labs is changing GR’s marketing landscape
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
How the aerospace industry built a market and a legacy in Fort Wayne
Source: Input Fort Wayne
U-M's Ypsilanti Health Center to move downtown, tripling space and adding specialty care
Source: Concentrate
Flint Southwestern students explore career pathways at Wayne State and Hurley Medical Hospital
Source: Flintside
CDFI funding helps Corktown Health expand services for Detroit area's LGBTQ residents
Source: Second Wave Michigan
Senior home repairs build better health, strengthen community
Source: Model D
Keep an eye on these outdoor rec startups
Source: Upword - UP
Legacy, community and a vision: Meet the people who have transformed downtown Wabash
Source: Input Fort Wayne
Author embraces experience of growing up in deaf culture
Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
Positive culture helps Saline marketing firm climb Inc. list of fastest-growing Midwest companies
Source: Concentrate
Our schools have become a chief source of treatment - and concern - for youth mental health
Source: Soapbox