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Beauty Beyond Drag Productions will raise awareness for the Grand Rapids Red Project.

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge, site of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, when police attacked Civil Rights Movement demonstrators, is one stop on the Momentum Center's Civil Rights Road Trip.
Civil rights road trip highlights uncomfortable history

A road trip unlike any other, the Momentum Center's Cultural Immersion Experience: Civil Rights Road Trip will help participants reflect on what America's sometimes uncomfortable history means to them.

Two photographs featured in “Contemporary Portraits of Native Americans by James Cook,” an exhibit at the Holland Museum.
Saugatuck photographer’s work featured in new Holland Museum exhibit

The new Holland Museum exhibit explores the varied lives of Native Americans in the modern-day world through the lens of Saugatuck photographer James Cook.

A family enjoys a winter walk at Hemlock Crossing.
Things to do in February: exhibits, gallery strolls and family fun

Bundle up for fun this month. Activities along the Lakeshore include a gallery stroll, a photo exhibit, a family fun night, Valentine’s Day events, and an opportunity to give back while you shop.

Emily Polet-Monterosso became active when she learned she was a match to donate her kidney. Now she's climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to show what people with only one kidney can do.
Holland native and kidney donor to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Before Holland native Emily Polet-Monterosso decided to donate her kidney to a stranger, her life was pretty normal. It still is. She wants people to know they, too, can donate organs and go on to lead happy, normal lives ... and do 'fantastic, amazing things.'

Sydney Ritsema was the recipient of the Herbert F. and Mabel L. Olney Memorial Scholarship. She graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a minor in forensic psychology. 
Foundation invites students to apply for more than $860K in scholarships

This year, the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area will award more than $860,000 in scholarships for students to attend schools of higher education throughout the nation.

An expansion at Art Mulder and Sons Trucking will add 147,000 square feet of new facility space and create up to 55 new jobs.
Art Mulder and Sons Trucking plans $31M expansion

The expansion — with assistance from Lakeshore Advantage and the city of Holland — will add 147,000 square feet of new facility space and create up to 55 new jobs.  

Beyond26, a nonprofit that connects job seekers living with disabilities with employment opportunities, is expanding to Grand Haven.
Shredding barriers to employment for those living with disabilities

Beyond26, a nonprofit that connects job seekers living with disabilities with employment opportunities, is expanding to Grand Haven.

Donna Lowry
Pilot grant helps parents, employers deal with ‘critical’ child care crisis

Ready for School and Goodwill Industries of West Michigan are using a state pilot grant to help parents afford quality child care, making it easier for employers to recruit and retain their workforce.

Kylen Blom
Screen printing, innovating, and community building: Q&A with Kylen Blom

Kylen Blom is no stranger to starting a new project. The serial entrepreneur has been building businesses since his days as a business student at Hope College.

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