Chalk artist and author David Zinn

Street artist invites public to join in chalk art at Muskegon’s Lakeshore Art Festival

Ann Arbor street artist David Zinn is inviting people to bring their chalk to Lakeshore Art Festival in downtown Muskegon on June 25-26.

Mark Powers cuts the blue ribbon to officially open Tanglefoot Park with the support of Village board members. (Brittany Meyers)
Long-awaited Tanglefoot Park opens with ribbon-cutting

Tanglefoot Park, four years in the making, started as an RV park and has now been transformed into an open, universal-access waterfront park that is available for all to enjoy. 

A Holland Rotary Club partners with Gentex to donate accessible equipment to Food Club & Opportunity Hub. (CAH)
Donations of adaptive equipment increase accessibility

Organizations are stepping up to donate equipment that increases or improves access to public spaces for people with disabilities. Most recently, track chairs were gifted to Holland State Park and a motorized shopping cart was given to the Food Club in Holland. 

The Lakeshore LEDA staff at  2022 Summit on Race and Inclusion. (LEDA)
Insights from LEDA’s 2022 Summit on Race and Inclusion

The 15 speakers at the 17th annual Summit put a spotlight on the nation’s ethnic inequities in education, health, law enforcement, government and business.

The Summer Street Performers series returns to downtown Holland.
June 15-30 along the Lakeshore: Juneteenth, farmers markets, concert series, plays, and more

There’s so much happening during these next two weeks, there’s really no excuse for sitting at home. June offers plenty of reasons to get outside and enjoy a Pure Michigan summer.

Young fans watch on as the next Clippers batter warms up.
Muskegon Clippers draw community to historic baseball park

Along the Lakeshore, you can enjoy America’s favorite pastime with the Muskegon Clippers. The summer collegiate team has returned for another exciting season of baseball at historic Marsh Field in Muskegon.

Music on Main is returning to downtown Zeeland this summer with food, music, games, and more.
Music on Main returns to downtown Zeeland

Downtown is "feeling the zeel" again with the return of Music on Main. Spurred by the easing of COVID restrictions last year, the popular event is returning with music, games, and food in the city's social district.

John Shay
New county administrator makes calls on and off the field

When newly appointed county administrator John Shay isn't making decisions for Ottawa County, he's spending Saturday afternoons making rulings on a football field.

Byron Stripling
HSO’s Pops at the Pier celebrates the influence of Black culture on music

Byron Stripling has made a musical career of showcasing the legacy of influential Black musicians from master trumpeter Louis Armstrong to blues singer Billie Holiday. He’s returning to Holland Symphony Orchestra to perform for Pops at the Pier on Thursday, June 16. 

How can Michigan maintain care for 500k residents who gained Medicaid health insurance during COVID?

Over half a million Michiganders stand to lose their coverage again whenever the federal government revokes the public health emergency declared in January 2020.

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