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Feature Story Ignite is a monthly gathering organized by Disability Network West Michigan. The LakeshoreEquity

Families thrive through Ignite program’s support, skills, friendships, and partnerships

Shandra MartinezSaturday, August 30, 2025
Feature Story wheatlandstrings Rural Innovation ExchangeArts and Culture

Wheatland Music Festival brings arts and community to Remus

Erica HobbsThursday, August 28, 2025
Development News A modular Hot 'n Now arrived in Wayland by truck and placed down by crane. Rural Innovation ExchangeEntrepreneurship

Northern Michigan entrepreneur utilizes modular building tech in bid to revive fast-food chain

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 28, 2025
Feature Story AndreaBrown1 Second Wave - MichiganEconomic Development

Michigan Communities Tackle Housing Crisis with Zoning Reform and Collaboration

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, August 27, 2025
Longform Uproot Market & Eatery Southwest MichiganEntrepreneurship

From seed to storefront: Battle Creek's first food co-op to open in September

Jane ParikhWednesday, August 27, 2025
Feature Story Sanilac County CMH CEO Wilbert Morris presents iPad to Sanilac County Sheriff Paul Rich UPword - UPHealthy Communities

Meeting rural Michiganders' mental health care needs

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, August 27, 2025
Feature Story KENA Southwest MichiganCommunity Development

Meet the man who wants to make Kalamazoo's Eastside thrive — for everyone

Al JonesWednesday, August 27, 2025
Feature Story Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Southwest MichiganHealthy Communities

Delivering change: Bronson Battle Creek Hospital slashes C-Section rates for safer births

Jane ParikhTuesday, August 26, 2025
Feature Story Michigan single moms scaled Pikes Peak with I Climb For Her—a symbol of resilience and rising together, step by step. The LakeshoreHealthy Communities

Holland single moms conquer Colorado peak, finding strength through community

Shandra MartinezMonday, August 25, 2025
Feature Story R. Aimee Chipman, owner of Bluestocking Bookshop, envisions it as more than just a bookstore. The LakeshoreEntrepreneurship

Bluestocking Bookshop expands with inclusive space for community growth

Shandra MartinezMonday, August 25, 2025
Feature Story Anna Taylor shares affection with retired racing greyhounds that she fostered in her home in Traverse City. She has served as a foster through Greyhound Retirement Adoption Care and Education. Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

Traverse City area women use estate planning to set up endowment fund for animal welfare

Dawn KempThursday, August 21, 2025
Development News "We believe this center can serve as a demonstration site for what’s possible when a community chooses to invest in its children and its caregivers," says Jennifer Wixson, NCMC’s Early Childhood Education program coordinator. Rural Innovation ExchangeHealthy Communities

New early learning center to show 'what's possible' in childcare from this Petoskey campus

MJ GalbraithThursday, August 21, 2025
Feature Story Heart of the Arts Epicenter - Mount PleasantArts and Culture

Heart of the Arts: Two local hubs bring culture to downtown Mt. Pleasant

Sarah SpohnThursday, August 21, 2025
Feature Story Proposed improvements throught the MYPros Crowdfund Catalyst MidlandEconomic Development

Community crowdfund aims to bring a little bit of Paris to Townsend Street

Sarah SpohnThursday, August 21, 2025
Feature Story Sanilac County CMH CEO Wilbert Morris presents iPad to Sanilac County Sheriff Paul Rich Rural Innovation ExchangeHealthy Communities

Meeting rural Michiganders' mental health care needs

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 21, 2025
Feature Story Redlum Farm Preserve offers 20 acres with biking courses, a kids’ balance track, walking trails, a pond, and restored habitats.. Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

Redlum Farm Preserve opens, expands biking options in Holland

Shandra MartinezThursday, August 21, 2025
Feature Story thimbleberries UPword - UPArts and Culture

The tiny thimbleberry gets its due with first-ever festival on the Keweenaw Peninsula

UPword StaffWednesday, August 20, 2025
Longform BCCF Block Party Southwest MichiganCommunity Development

Local love in action: BCCF Block Party wraps listening tour with impact, investment, and inclusion

Jane ParikhWednesday, August 20, 2025
Feature Story Sanilac County CMH CEO Wilbert Morris presents iPad to Sanilac County Sheriff Paul Rich Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Meeting rural Michiganders' mental health care needs

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 19, 2025
Feature Story Redlum Farm Preserve offers 20 acres with biking courses, a kids’ balance track, walking trails, a pond, and restored habitats.. The LakeshoreCommunity Development

Redlum Farm Preserve opens, expands biking options in Holland

Shandra MartinezTuesday, August 19, 2025
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