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
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
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
Support Us
Design
Share
Load More Stories
Feature Story
How Sara Hendren inspires a ‘joyful approach’ to accessible design
Shandra Martinez
Friday, March 31, 2023
Feature Story
Park playground transformation creates space for inclusive play
Shandra Martinez
Friday, March 31, 2023
Feature Story
West Michigan design is steeped in research and strategy
Laura Bergells
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Feature Story
New WonderKnook playscapes invite families to enjoy and explore
Sarah Spohn
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Feature Story
Actors’ Theatre welcomes new perspectives, mentors future artists of Grand Rapids
Tommy Allen, Publisher & Lifestyle Editor
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Feature Story
Building relationships is at the heart of great design
Laura Bergells
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Feature Story
How life is better in West Michigan for those designing our world
Laura Bergells
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Feature Story
Design as an 'inescapable' part of life in West Michigan and where you can find it
Matthew Russell
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Feature Story
West Michigan design leadership: Discover impressive opportunities
Laura Bergells
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Development News
Roberto Clemente Park renovation wins awards and community’s hearts
Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Monday, November 14, 2022
Feature Story
Piecing together a sustainable fashion scene
Sarah Spohn
Monday, September 19, 2022
Feature Story
Community, inclusion inspire new Home Accessibility Center to support those with disabilities
Shandra Martinez
Monday, May 16, 2022
Feature Story
More housing coming to West Michigan, still more needed
Andrea Goodell
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Development News
The Home Accessibility Center will help people with disabilities imagine possibilities
Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Monday, October 4, 2021
Feature Story
Entrepreneurial GVSU grad finds success with cold-weather masks
Luke Ferris
Friday, March 12, 2021
Feature Story
Plaster Creek Family Park receives mParks award: GRPS students contributed to design
Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Feature Story
Q&A with Megan Feenstra Wall, new president of American Institute of Architects Grand Rapids
Sarah Spohn
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Feature Story
Empowering new Americans through relationships, product development
By Lauren Fay Carlson, Managing Editor
Friday, September 4, 2020
Feature Story
One vision for adding affordable housing to downtown Holland
By Shandra Martinez
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Development News
KCAD and Ivy Tech collaborate to provide more students opportunities
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
60 years of Head Start. What's next?
Source: Second Wave Michigan
Surge of legislation threatens already precarious mental health of LGBTQ youth and young adults
Source: Soapbox
Grand Marais teen’s habitat project could shape how schools do conservation
Source: Upword - UP
Washtenaw County health professionals anticipate "devastating" effects of Medicaid and Medicare cuts
Source: Concentrate
Making friends as an adult can be hard – Fort Wayne Social Club provides a solution
Source: Input Fort Wayne