A new festival is coming to Holland's waterfront this weekend. With Highland Games, Celtic food, music, and dancing, and entertainment for everyone from grownups to the “wee bairns,” the Holland Waterfront Celtic Festival and Highland Games is looking for a big win.
The 2022 Promise Scholars join 34 returning recipients who are on track to earn their degrees. Overall, the program boasts a 94% graduation rate, as compared to a national average of 63%.
Ann Arbor street artist David Zinn is inviting people to bring their chalk to Lakeshore Art Festival in downtown Muskegon on June 25-26.
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.
I Am Academy helps Black students see themselves in the leaders of today and helps shape their tomorrows. The new nonprofit formed by two educators is also again heading up this year's Juneteenth celebration.
Students interning for the summer at area manufacturers are getting a taste of West Michigan life. Businesses hope they make the move permanent after graduation and keep talent in the area. Lakeshore Advantage is helping one manufacturer to make the case.
Persons First Language is replacing ableist language that devalues people with disabilities by erroneously implying they are abnormal.
Lakeshore-area families collectively donated 47,549 pounds of food to support local hunger relief. The annual Postal Food Drive is part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign.
The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area honored Bob and Colette DeNooyer with the Marvin C. Lindeman Award for creating the Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship.
The Muskegon Lakeshore Paddle Club is hosting the Mona Lake Paddle Race on June 11 in Norton Shores to benefit the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan.
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