Placemaking

Transportation is one component of making Grand Rapids more livable for residents of all ages, including older ones.

Grand Rapids renews AARP Age-Friendly Community status, creating better living environments for all

Ashley KingWednesday, February 7, 2024

Photo by Doug Coombe

Statewide collaboration allows redesign to reflects city’s ‘innovative by nature’ tagline

Sarah SpohnWednesday, August 30, 2023

With their latest upgrade and installation of the WonderKnook spaces, KDL continues to encourage play, an important element of learning.

New WonderKnook playscapes invite families to enjoy and explore

Sarah SpohnTuesday, March 28, 2023

Bagley

Detroit's hottest residential neighborhoods in 2023, according to realtors

Sarah WilliamsWednesday, January 25, 2023

Enterprise Pocket Park in downtown Farmington.

Downtown Farmington announces plans for new universally accessible pocket park

MJ GalbraithThursday, January 5, 2023

East downtown Dearborn’s CulturAlley project will transform alleys from passthroughs to destinations

MJ GalbraithWednesday, November 30, 2022

Jazz, Carr Center

Midtown jazz and gender justice installation shifting narratives

Veronica JohnsonWednesday, November 16, 2022

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Closing Michigan's 'adventure gap': Floating classroom gets hundreds of students out on the water

Allison Torres BurtkaTuesday, October 18, 2022

Mahogany Manor

Meet the women behind Detroit's new 'Black woman’s country club...with a twist'

Kahn Santori DavisonTuesday, October 11, 2022

Benjamin's Hope friends enjoying the accessible swing set at the Park Township campus.

Mother finds accessible play space to accommodate the entire family

Andrea GoodellSunday, July 31, 2022

Many Michigan state parks adding off-road, electronic track chairs, available at no cost to visitors.

Making Michigan's beaches accessible to everyone

Rosemary ParkerMonday, June 27, 2022

In the early 1940s, Sam Valenti married Grace Bommarito, and into a legacy bakery business.

How a small Italian bakery grew into a 90-year-old family legacy

Sarah GudenauThursday, March 24, 2022

Jubilee Ministries Executive Director Steve Grose and Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Don Wilkinson speak to a crowd before a ceremonial groundbreaking at Park Vista Place, a joint project of the two, on East 40th Street in Holland.

More housing coming to West Michigan, still more needed

Andrea GoodellTuesday, December 14, 2021

Spring Lake Village Council members and other local officials gathered Aug. 21 to officially launch the construction project by turning shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony at the riverfront park.

'Wonderful collaboration' transforming Spring Lake waterfront park

Shandra MartinezMonday, August 23, 2021

White pillars mark the entrance to the former Lakewood Farm, aka Getz Zoo, as they appear today. (Kym Reinstadler)

Lakewood Farm and Zoo – Holland’s first big attraction gets historic designation

Kym ReinstadlerMonday, January 4, 2021

With more than 10 miles of groomed ski trails winding along the Pigeon River, Pigeon Creek Park is a popular cross-country ski destination for classic and skate skiing.

Things to do in January: Find post-holiday bargains or enjoy the ice and snow

Sally LaukitisMonday, January 4, 2021

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Making parks and green spaces easier to access for Detroiters

By Nargis RahmanThursday, November 12, 2020

Hawthorn Pond Natural Area is located in Holland Township. (Photo by Mike Lozon)

What to do in November? 7 activities to enjoy along the Lakeshore

By Sally LaukitisSaturday, October 31, 2020

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Michigan's 'Black Eden': A short history of Idlewild

By Patrick DunnTuesday, October 13, 2020

Village of Spring Lake rebrands to highlight area’s natural beauty

By Shandra MartinezMonday, September 28, 2020

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