Illustrator Kirbi Fagan signs her new book, The Big Empty, at a bookstore. Kirbi Fagan has built a career out of capturing imagination through color, texture, and storytelling. With The Big Empty, her ...

The Ward family from Wayland is enjoying Tours Around Michigan ghost stories with an EMF meter in hand. Grand Rapids is known for its breweries and riverfront views. Michigan’s second-biggest city is ...

Grand Rapids’ Daniel Biber created an educational moment using Legos, leading to a viral video on TikTok. At Grand Rapids’ Brickworld, an expo devoted to Lego creations and displays held at DeVos ...

This story is part of a series on the challenges and solutions related to oral health in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. It is made possible with funding support from the Delta Dental Foundation. Dawn ...

Nirodha Weerapura of Portage found Cleaning for a Reason to be a huge help when she was undergoing cancer treatments. Photo: Mike Wenninger For cancer patients already overwhelmed by treatments, ...

Area nonprofit housing developers have invested millions in revitalizing Grand Rapids residential neighborhoods and now they’re stepping up to help the city save hundreds of homes left in the wake of ...

Green Drinks International, a network based on informal social gatherings for the environmental crowd, counts some 350 local chapters in cities worldwide. And Grand Rapids is now one of 30 members in ...

Social determinants of health encompass where people are born, grow, work, live, worship, and age. Social determinants of health (SDOH) — access to housing, education, transportation, health care, and ...

Some art you pass by, some art you look at, and some art sucks you in. Local artist Joel Berry creates the third kind, turning everyday objects into art that is far from commonplace.

Scotty the T. rex, one of the largest specimens ever discovered, welcomes guests to the GRPM. This fall, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) unveiled a full 3D model of the Klapp Family Mastodon, ...

Visit the Grand Rapids Public Museum to explore deep time, where Tyrannosaurs – Meet the Family and the Klapp Family Mastodon showcase a worldwide tale of evolution and a local find that highlights ...

When Kareem Scales looked at how artificial intelligence was rapidly transforming society, he saw both promise and problems. But he also saw an opportunity for West Michigan communities to influence ...