As part of its year-end community donation campaign, Meijer is aiding 24 Boys and Girls Clubs across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin with money for their educational and developmental programs for local youth.
The COVID-19 pandemic has done a great many things. But one of the good ones is to show how much people are willing to help each other. From a partnership with Zeeland's oldest restaurant and one of its most popular ones, a new venture was formed.
For 14 years, the city of Zeeland has wanted a passageway to connect its business corridor and a parking lot to the north. The recent purchase of two properties makes the vision a real possibility. Who will make it happen?
Holland's community policing unit takes the time to make connections, hoping positive interactions with police can encourage people to call when they need help and prevent problems from becoming crisis.
By showcasing both the positive and the negative stories of Black residents during an oral history project, city officials hope to show residents they are open to dialogue and to change.
Zeeland Marketing Manager Abby deRoo describes the changes as incremental but important, considering the city ended its nearly 100-year ban on serving alcohol in 2006.
Mitch and Johally Carlson built hundreds of homes for other people, but when they needed a home of their own, the answer was closer than they might have thought.
New housing projects underway now and coming soon will help alleviate some of the housing shortage in West Michigan, HousingNext's Ryan Kilpatrick says. But still more is needed to slow ever-increasing housing prices.
The new Sally Smoly Nature Playscape at Holland’s Window on the Waterfront is the downtown's first play space, and the Outdoor Discovery Center has more planned.
The city of Holland's neighborhood mini-grants are making neighborhoods more livable, and they're still available.
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