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Feature Story Beatrice Salgado, a preschool teacher at the Early Learning Center in Grand Rapids, was honored in the childcare category in 2023.

Front-line employees across West Michigan to be recognized


Feature Story  Dr. Annie Bishop, of Rise Wellness Chiropractic, is pictured with Kristin Revere, owner of Gold Coast Doulas.
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 A report on the 2023 Allegan County Community Health Survey outlines residents’ health and personal needs.
Feature Story Access to clean, safe water is imperative to public health, officials say.

Allegan County water assistance program expands


Feature Story TEDxMacatawa speakers for 2023

TEDxMacatawa returns to the Lakeshore


Feature Story Photo by Tommy Allen
Feature Story The Momentum Center opened a new facility at 345 W. 14th St. in Holland this year.

Momentum Center expands summer teen program


Feature Story Boys and Girls Club staff celebrate with Isabel Shepard (center) after she was named Michigan Youth of the Year.

West Ottawa's Isabel Shepard is state Youth of the Year


Feature Story Ana Olson, owner of Los Amigos restaurant in Muskegon
Feature Story When malls threatened downtown Holland's future, the city and the merchants got creative.

Holland history: The rise and fall (and rise) of shopping malls


Feature Story (Fom left) HealthBar Director of Sales and Marketing Michael Lomonaco, Rick Arnett with Lake Orion Public Schools, and HealthBar School Nursing Program Manager Quinn McGill.

HealthBar school nurses provide holistic care to area students


Feature Story ODC received funding for the launch of Project 180, a new nature-based summer education program.

Ottawa County details $57 million in ARPA money payouts


Feature Story Downtown Holland preserved its historical buildings with the help of the Prince family, local merchants and government — and a lot of ingenuity.

Holland history: The downtown revival


Feature Story An aerial view shows progress Monday on a Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build on the Vista Green project.
Feature Story Harbor Humane Society is expanding its ways of helping people keep their pets with them during a crisis by adding a staff position, a community outreach manager. Here, a staff member poses with one of the cats housed at HHS.

How Harbor Humane Society can help pet owners in crisis