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
Retail
Share
Load More Stories
Spring Sweet brings a bit of Paris, fresh flower market to downtown Holland
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Independent grocer explores technology to serve customers
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wet Mitten Surf Shop wants you to pack up the woodie and hit the beaches this summer
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Holland's Ditto Upscale Retail contributes over $2M to local schools
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Online buying club ready to roll after January Startup Weekend
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The Brass Owl takes a fresh approach to vintage clothing on Grand Rapids' Wealthy St.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
$400K renovation of Grand Rapids' Peck Building could bring retail incubators to downtown
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Longtime Grand Rapids estate sale maven opens heirloom retail shop in Uptown
Thursday, April 21, 2011
$120,000 grant serves as a catalyst for diversity training
Thursday, April 14, 2011
"Store" pops up along Grand Rapids' Avenue for the Arts
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Holland's growing downtown attracts an eclectic mix of new businesses
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Young entrepreneurs to open beer maker, wine maker store in Grand Rapids' Midtown
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Feature Story
Hop In Deals: Collective, Local Buying
Audria Larsen
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Eyewear veterans see opportunity for fashion eyewear shop in growing Grand Rapids business district
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Muse owner opens Rock Paper Scissors Consignment Boutique in Grand Rapids' East Hills
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Hand-blown glass studio a Grand Rapids' Avenue for the Arts live/work success story
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Feature Story
Consorting with Artists
Steven G. de Polo
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Feature Story
Welcome to the Haus of Leisure
J. Bennett Rylah
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Zeeland business community works to help two downtown stores swap spaces, stay in business
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Feature Story
A Walk in the Woods: Woodcarver Jarrod Napierkowski
Joe Basch
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
Greater Dayton School integrates health care to boost student success
Source: Second Wave Michigan
Wheatland Music Festival brings arts and community to Remus
Source: Rural Innovation Exchange
Pinellas cities' construction projects aim to revitalize key areas
Source: 83Degrees
Celebrating the U.P. on 906 Day
Source: Upword - UP
In a place built for youth confinement, this space offers calm release
Source: Soapbox