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April things to do: Egg hunts, Earth Day events, spring break activities, concerts, and fundraisers
Art exhibits, musical shows, theater, and spring break activities are on tap for April. Easter and Earth Day events abound, as do movies, crafts, theater, concerts, and fundraisers.
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Free AI classes aim to narrow growing digital knowledge gap
Hope alum Tim Haines’ free AI classes support entrepreneurs and business owners, though challenges remain in scaling access and sustaining the model.
Holland Chorale presents My Companion, exploring love’s complexities in music
In this Shore Story, Holland Chorale member Dan Beerens writes about why he’s excited to perform in the Midwest premiere of My Companion and what’s special about the April 24 concert.
Grand Haven among first U.S. cities to implement Zimbabwean program training residents to provide basic talk therapy
The Grand Haven-based Momentum Center’s Friendship Bench program will train volunteers to provide basic mental health support in public places.
How mentorship helps one man build stability despite setbacks
A long-term mentoring relationship shows how accountability, honesty, and persistence can support progress, even as challenges and setbacks continue along the way.
Holland author Lynn Austin highlights local ties in new novel
Holland author Lynn Austin discusses The Lumber Baron’s Wife, inspired by local history and set partly in West Michigan, during April 23 event.
Summit focuses on solutions to Allegan County’s housing shortage
The Allegan County Housing Summit will bring leaders together on May 8 to explore solutions, tools, and strategies to address a 6,200-unit housing shortage.
Chobani expansion gains approval, bringing jobs and growth to Muskegon
State approval advances Chobani’s $567 million expansion, expected to create hundreds of jobs and boost dairy production in Muskegon County.
Collaboration helps unhoused residents with disabilities navigate housing crisis
Local agencies, including Disability Network Northern Michigan, collaborate to help unhoused residents with disabilities find housing in Traverse City’s tight market.
She left Muskegon for a global career. Now she’s back to lead the family business
Talia Tyler returns to Muskegon to help lead Tyler Sales Co., her family’s fourth-generation beer distributorship, after building experience with Anheuser-Busch.
Transportation: An overlooked barrier to mental health care
Collaboration ensures Allegan County residents get mental health care when they need it.
Saugatuck Township Hall redesign aims to spark development of walkable corridor
Saugatuck Township is transforming its dated offices into an accessible plaza, modeling community-driven development and the vision of a walkable corridor along Blue Star Highway.
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Holland Chorale presents My Companion, exploring love’s complexities in music
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