Neighborhoods

Feature Story Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity launched its home repair program in the city of Allegan.

Lakeshore Habitat home repair expands into Allegan


Longform Groundbreaking at the future Eastern Washtenaw Community and Recreation Center.

Community center coming to site of former Ypsi Township school


Feature Story Lake Allegan, created by damming the Kalamazoo River in the 1930s, is home to a mix of year-round and seasonal residents.
Innovation News Supportive Hands in Neighborhood Enhancement team members (clockwise from upper left) Eric Martin, Willie Percy, Leroy Harris, and Dominique Gardette. Team members are paid to do cleanup work in Ypsilanti Township.
Innovation News Father and son Bambo Oluwadare (right) and Akin Oluwadare (left), and their nonprofit Odindi Youth Action Village, have spearheaded the renovation of West Willow Park alongside the New West Willow Neighborhood Association.

West Willlow Park renovation breaks ground in Ypsi Township


Feature Story The 190-unit mixed-income development broke ground last month along Holland Township’s Lakewood Boulevard and will be completed in phases over the next two years.
Feature Story Volunteers lend a hand at LHFH’s Critical Home Repair Program.

Critical Home Repair program expands to Allegan County


Feature Story Neighborhood Connector Lori Appeldoorn pauses at one of many welcoming stops along Central Avenue. This one, in front of JJ's on the corner of Central and 16th Street, includes yard games, lighting, and picnic benches for neighborhood gatherings.
Feature Story Holland Ambassador Academy is a 10-week course for city residents to gain insight into the operations of various city departments.

City launches first Holland Ambassador Academy


Innovation News Westside Art Hop in 2023.
Feature Story The new Ottawa Beach General Store is nearly identical to the 1930s building it replaced with some key improvements.

PHOTOS: Iconic beachside store reopens


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Longform Moms Demand Action Against Gun Violence Washtenaw County lead Rochelle Igrisan at Huron Heights Apartments.
Feature Story The Lindenloft cottage is the sole cottage of Highland Park to remain in the same family and retain its original name through the years.

Final installment: Highland Park's history lives on


Feature Story Loch Hame was the first home built in the Highland Park cottage neighborhood in Grand Haven.