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Feature Story Tom Sikkema is responsible for promoting Go MUVE’s tagging feature, which enables users to identify levels of accessibility within their community.

Transportation app redefines mobility for people with disabilities who don’t drive

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, December 19, 2022
Feature Story 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
Feature Story Jon Cauchi uses humor to raise awareness about living with a disaiblity. In this photo, Jon Cauchi is wearing a short sleeve light blue shirt. He is standing, holding his two thumbs up and smiling.

Jon Cauchi's stand-up comedy shares humor of his experiences as a person with a vision impairment

Kym ReinstadlerThursday, June 23, 2022
Feature Story Jocelyn Hines (right) poses with her parents (left) and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after Hines received the 2019 Youth Volunteer of the Year award.

MSU grad launches Muskegon Young Black Professionals to support community

Shanika P. CarterThursday, May 5, 2022
Feature Story Elizabeth Ferry, of Holland, rides her motorized wheelchair on the sidewalk along Howard Avenue in Holland Township.

Holland woman, and others with disabilities, faced enhanced challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

Kym ReinstadlerMonday, April 25, 2022
Feature Story Nearly a third of Michigan adults report having at least one disability.

Series to explore the state of West Michigan’s growing disability community

Shandra MartinezMonday, April 18, 2022
Development News Salvador Lopez

Housing Kent looks at root causes of and solutions for Kent County’s homelessness crisis

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, February 14, 2022
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City of Wyoming makes strides for cultural competency

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, January 31, 2022
Feature Story Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project.

Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at GRCC’s Diversity Lecture Series

Shandra MartinezSunday, January 23, 2022
Development News A City Within a City group photo

Grand Stand Pictures brings Grand Rapids Black freedom struggle to the screen

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, January 17, 2022
Feature Story 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
Feature Story Even under the best of conditions, seasonal and migrant farmworkers toil long, exhausting hours in extreme weather conditions, possibly exposed to pesticides. 

Migrant Legal Aid’s Fair Food Pledge works to alleviate migrant farmworker injustices

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, November 8, 2021
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