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Fresh vegetables connect West Michigan farms, volunteers and families
Kids’ Food Basket’s Holland farm grows produce that volunteers help deliver to local pantries, expanding access to fresh, healthy food.
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From ‘Unseen Oceans’ to GVSU, exploring the Great Lakes anew
Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Unseen Oceans reveals the hidden wonders of the sea, while Grand Valley State University’s Water Resources Institute, just 40 miles away, brings that exploration closer to home on the Great Lakes.
KDL, World Affairs Council bring immigration conversation to West Michigan
Author Beth Nguyen and humanitarian expert Jeremy Konyndyk join a KDL and World Affairs Council series exploring immigration through global and local perspectives.
Hartford Nationals returns to Grand Rapids for a third year
The Hartford Nationals will return to Grand Rapids in 2027, giving adaptive athletes like Elizabeth Woller another chance to compete nationally.
Charting a way through: Mindfulness, medicine and the relationships that help us heal
A Michigan State University med student and part-time psychotherapist believes medicine works best when it treats the whole person — and he’s testing that idea four minutes at a time.
#RG20LookBack: What Burritotown taught us about lowering the cost of experimentation
In his 30th #RG20LookBack column celebrating Rapid Growth’s 20th anniversary, Publisher Tommy Allen revisits his 2012 story about the worker-owned restaurant, Burritotown.
Fresh vegetables connect West Michigan farms, volunteers and families
Kids’ Food Basket’s Holland farm grows produce that volunteers help deliver to local pantries, expanding access to fresh, healthy food.
Shark Tank stars kick off Tech Week Grand Rapids
Daymond John and Robert Herjavec open a week that celebrates innovation, entrepreneurship, and West Michigan’s growing technology community.
#RG20LookBack: Young voices given room to grow
In his 29th #RG20LookBack column celebrating Rapid Growth’s 20th anniversary, Publisher Tommy Allen celebrates the work of student journalists in the Voice of Youth series.
How public libraries instill literacy in littles
Libraries’ children’s programming builds kindergarten readiness and a lifelong love for reading.
#RG20LookBack: 20 years after Grand Rapids bet on a new generation
In his 28th #RG20LookBack column celebrating Rapid Growth’s 20th anniversary, Publisher Tommy Allen revisits a 2006 story about former Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and her start on the City Commission as its youngest woman ever elected.
Childcare fraud myth misses the larger story
The disproven allegations have burdened providers and threaten access as fewer seek to enter the field.
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