Grand Haven creates waterfront gathering spot with food trucks
Grand Haven has turned a grassy patch along its waterfront into a destination with the new Chinook Pier Food Truck Park.
Michigan programs aim to prevent preschool expulsions, reducing lifelong harmful effects
Some early childhood professionals use the term "preschool to prison pipeline" to describe the way preschool and daycare expulsions and suspensions rock children's lives.
Fostering collaboration, commitment and continued community engagement from GR to the lakeshore
The LEADeres program is preparing Latino professionals to drive positive change. It has helped form business leaders, educators, a county judge and others who play a role in shaping the identity and future of this region.
Momentum Center continues to expand programming in Grand Haven, Holland
The Momentum Center, with locations in Grand Haven and Holland, is a grassroots movement to create a stigma-free community. The nonprofit is reaching out to new groups with its ever-expanding programming.
West Michigan Works! relocates Holland service center
West Michigan Works! has relocated its Holland service center to a more central location close to key partners such as the GRCC Lakeshore Campus.
Muskegon among Michigan venues hosting top youth bowlers in U.S.
Muskegon is one of eight venues across Michigan hosting the Junior Gold Championships for the first time. More than 4,000 athletes are competing in one of the largest events ever hosted by the West Michigan Sports Commission.
Robot cuts ribbon on Hyperion Automation’s new facility
Hyperion Automation showed off a recent project by having a robot cut the ribbon for the Holland-based system integration provider.
Zeeland native Jim Kaat to be enshrined in baseball’s Hall of Fame — finally
Mythic. That’s how Zeeland-born-and-raised pitcher Jim Kaat describes his first wide-eyed visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Temple Grandin makes memorable visit to Benjamin’s Hope
Temple Grandin, whose work inspired the founder of Benjamin’s Hope, visits the Holland farmstead community for adults with autism. She’ll return for a 2023 event.
Kids on autism spectrum get physical activity, nutrition support through Detroit program
PLANE, short for Physical Literacy and Nutrition Education, offers adaptive strategies to get kids moving, as well as a nutrition curriculum that shares ways to introduce kids to healthier foods.
