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Feature Story Tim Price, co-owner of RollXscape Skating Center in Holland Township, right, shows skating enthusiast a set of LED quad roller skate wheels in the rink’s skate shop during the venue’s grand opening, Nov. 4. Arts and Culture

Roller rink makes a comeback as RollXscape Skating Center

J.R. ValderasMonday, December 13, 2021
Feature Story Agewell Services of West Michigan will help the city of Muskegon feed those in need during two drive-thru events. Community Development

Make Waves on the Lakeshore: Donate your time, resources during season of giving

Kathleen SchenckMonday, December 6, 2021
Feature Story Sixteen-year-old Makenzie Aney is the inspiration for a café her aunt plans to open in mid-2022 with an aspiration to do more than sell espressos and lattes.  Economic Development

Owner’s niece inspires Kenzie’s BE Café, where staff with disabilities will run the show

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, December 6, 2021
Feature Story Ottawa County's 20th Circuit Court Chief Judge Jon Van Allsburg Equity

Ottawa family law judge honored by State Bar

Shandra MartinezTuesday, November 30, 2021
Feature Story Students visit Wolverine Coil Spring during Discover Manufacturing Week.  Economic Development

‘Eye-opening’ event helps students discover manufacturing

Shandra MartinezTuesday, November 30, 2021
Feature Story Vice president of Travel Michigan Dave Lorenz at home in Norton Shores. Arts and Culture

Why Michigan’s top travel expert thinks tiny Norton Shores is best part of the Mitten

Kym ReinstadlerMonday, November 29, 2021
Feature Story Experience a traditional Dutch Christmas Market without ever leaving the country. Arts and Culture

December Along the Lakeshore: Sparkle, Sinterklaas, and shopping

Sally LaukitisMonday, November 29, 2021
Feature Story Vocalist Helen Welch will join the Holland Symphony Orchestra for two holiday pops concerts Saturday, Dec. 11. Arts and Culture

HSO presents “Season’s Greetings” holiday pops concert

Andrea GoodellMonday, November 22, 2021
Feature Story Poetry can be an alternative to a divisive political conversation around the Thanksgiving table. (Photo taken by Kathleen Schenck) Arts and Culture

Try poetry instead of politics at your Thanksgiving gathering

Kathleen SchenckMonday, November 22, 2021
Feature Story Mandy Anderson and Aaron Johnson of Eat Well Do Good. Community Development

Grand Haven ghost kitchen creates a model for hiring employees with disabilities

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, November 22, 2021
Feature Story Herman Miller hosted its first Day of Purpose and expanded it this year to include all 11,000 employees from Herman Miller, Knoll, and their collective brands, making it the first global MillerKnoll Day of Purpose. Community Development

MillerKnoll employees make a difference on first global ‘Day of Purpose’

Bruce BuursmaThursday, November 18, 2021
Feature Story The Outdoor Discovery Center's new nature playscape is one of several the nonprofit has built and plans to build in West Michigan. Community Development

ODC opens crowdfunded natural play space

Andrea GoodellMonday, November 15, 2021
Feature Story Lori Appeldorn, right, along with her neighbors Raelyn Long, 9, Bentley Weeks, 7, and Reese Weeks, 11, work on the labyrinth garden on the corner of 18th Street and Central Avenue in Holland. Community Development

From gardens to festivals, city's mini-grants make neighborhood living better

Andrea GoodellMonday, November 15, 2021
Feature Story Hugh Davis, CEO and co-founder of Revolin Sports, and Sophie Vanden Bosch, the co-founder and chief marketing officer of Revolin Sports. Entrepreneurship

Revolin Sports’ co-founders are making pickleball sustainable

Luke FerrisWednesday, November 10, 2021
Feature Story Even under the best of conditions, seasonal and migrant farmworkers toil long, exhausting hours in extreme weather conditions, possibly exposed to pesticides.  Equity

Migrant Legal Aid’s Fair Food Pledge works to alleviate migrant farmworker injustices

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, November 8, 2021
Feature Story Sandra Lake is the 2021 recipient of the Ottawa County Excellence in Equity Award. Healthy Communities

Health worker honored with 2021 Excellence in Equity Award

Kathleen SchenckSunday, October 31, 2021
Feature Story Ottawa County's 2021 Diversity Forum speakers

Diversity Forum: 10 insights about gaps in equity and inclusion

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, October 25, 2021
Feature Story GRCC Whitney Marsh with a trophy. Kids and Education

GRCC looking to share decades of awards with former student-athletes

Shandra MartinezMonday, October 25, 2021
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