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G-Sync: Guggenheim Fellow and Leafly's Deputy Editor Bruce Barcott comes to Grand Rapids on 420 day

By Tommy Allen, Publisher Thursday, April 19, 2018

Bruce Barcott—a Guggenheim Fellow in nonfiction and the author of Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America—arrives in Grand Rapids to celebrate 420 day with an informative lecture “Everyday Wisdom from an Extraordinary Industry: Ten Hard-Learned Business Lessons from the First Year of Legal Marijuana.”

Game over: Enough excuses from Detroit to Grand Rapids

By Matt Clayson Thursday, April 12, 2018

This Rapid Blog comes to us from Matt Clayson, who leads, launches, and scales outcome driven organizations and initiatives. Clayson explores bottom-up solutions for communities across the state, including coming together to solve common problems.

A celebration of the craft: Design Week in its fifth year

By Lauren Fay Carlson, Managing Editor Thursday, March 15, 2018

West Michigan Design Week is finally here. In its fifth year, this week-long event series, produced by AIGA West Michigan, celebrates the talented designers of all disciplines, inviting sought-after artists from across the country to speak, as well as local designers, to showcase their work, process, and passion.

How a merger between Forward Cities and CEOs for Cities will aim to drive inclusive economic growth

By Issue Media Group Thursday, March 08, 2018

Wealth inequality in America across racial lines is growing, particularly in cities. Here's how one organization proposes to tackle it.

Neighborhoods of GR: The quiet buzz of Fulton Heights

By Lauren Fay Carlson Thursday, March 01, 2018

It might be mostly residential, but don't call it sleepy. The neighborhood of Fulton Heights, tucked neatly on the edges of Eastown, Midtown, and Michigan Oaks, has a charm that is quietly buzzing beneath the surface.

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G-Sync: Guggenheim Fellow and Leafly's Deputy Editor Bruce Barcott comes to Grand Rapids on 420 day

Game over: Enough excuses from Detroit to Grand Rapids

A celebration of the craft: Design Week in its fifth year

How a merger between Forward Cities and CEOs for Cities will aim to drive inclusive economic growth

Neighborhoods of GR: The quiet buzz of Fulton Heights

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