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City of Muskegon approves $1.6M in ARPA funds for 22 community projects

Muskegon City Commission awarded the funding to local neighborhood associations, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses to help support the public health and economic needs of residents most impacted by the pandemic. 

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ACCF Executive Director Stephanie Calhoun with two scholarship winners.
Allegan County Community Foundation awards $346K in scholarships

The scholarships encompass many learning paths, ensuring students can pursue their educational dreams.  

Coopersville Car Show & Summerfest is Aug. 9-12.
Things to do in August: Festivals and music, fundraisers and movies, car shows and sand sculpture
Holland Museum Executive Director Ricki Levine and Chris CJ Kingdom-Grier in front of the exhibit.
New exhibit highlights history of Michigan’s ‘Black Eden’

Longtime Holland resident Chris CJ Kingdom-Grier shares his experience growing up in Idlewild, a community founded in 1912 as a haven for African Americans.

Gateway Spoon is slated to open to the public early this fall
Gateway Mission to open restaurant supporting those trying to turn their lives around

With plans to open in the fall, Gateway Spoon will serve fresh breakfast and lunch items while supporting the mission of providing hope and opportunity for neighbors in need.

Ubuntu is a concept from Kenya that means, at its core, humanity, in the sense of humaneness, decency, and human dignity.
Ubuntu! A sense of humaneness, decency, and human dignity

Ubuntu — “I Am Because We Are" is a word that in its simplest definition means humanity, in the sense of humaneness, decency, and human dignity, explains Momentum Center founder and Experi-Mentor Barbara Lee VanHorssen.

Alexx Smith, recipient of the 2022 Bob Davis Independent Living Award, stands with Disability Network Southwest Michigan staff member Mary Fortney.
DNSWM highlights ‘remarkable progress’ with ADA Celebration

The Disability Network Southwest Michigan will mark this year’s Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary with a celebration on July 28  at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market.

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Creating community and pride within the design scene in West Michigan

The design scene has grown organically in West Michigan over the past decade. Design industry contributors have continued to help in the rise of the design scene since the COVID pandemic, and more social events for designers in the region are coming up.

Staff and board members of the Park Theatre participated in a hands-only CPR class earlier this year as part of the Heart Safe Holland initiative.
Where arts and community intersect, Park Theatre joins Heart Safe Holland initiative

Community means taking care of each other. For the staff at Holland's Park Theatre, that meant taking a CPR class as part of the Heart Safe Holland initiative.

The Muskegon County Bicycling Coalition has a lot of cycling-friendly projects in the works, including piloting a new program: bike libraries.
Muskegon County Bicycling Coalition expands mission, sets up bike library

The Muskegon County Bicycling Coalition has a lot of cycling-friendly projects in the works, including piloting a new program: bike libraries.

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