November 8, 2026
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To begin, I'll tell you this. It's a "surprise" Remarkable in Michigan. I have been Nikki's friend since her teen years. Nikki is non verbal, until she gets her Accent pad going then, well, she's every bit of a 31 year old. She's also a lot like her mom. Sassy,...
WALKER, Mich. — Johnson Park, one of the oldest parks in the Kent County system, now offers more ways to get outside in every season. On Oct. 23, the Kent County Parks Department, the West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance (WMMBA) and community partners gathered at...
It was 2009. I had only just begun the idea of working a little side hustle recording voice overs and phone messages on a computer in my basement. We'd only been married for 2 years. What you see today? It was at such a stage of infancy that our biggest outreach...
Lived experience is a key to helping others in a time that is difficult. Of those difficult times, and those with lived experience, none could be stronger than what goes through the minds of those who've struggled because of their service in the military and can't...
It wasn’t Sister Rose Elaine’s fault. After all, the four letters identifying her profession as a teacher were “S.S.N.D.”, which stood for “School Sisters of Notre Dame.” She was my second-grade instructor at St. James Catholic Elementary School on the lower West Side...
We wanted to introduce you to a remarkable, and growing group from Muskegon who's spreading out into other areas of West Michigan. Samaritan Way Recovery is based in Muskegon but has grown to include Greenville and Manistee into their family of recovery centers. ...
Have you been looking at your already packed bookshelf recently and thinking, “Hm, I don’t have enough books,” or “I need a longer TBR (to be read) list”? Well, no need to ponder further, because the main branch of the Grand Rapids Public Library is putting on their...
When you think of the old-school library, you probably envision miles of shelves that have dusty books, with a librarian or two just waiting to shush you for making any noise above a whisper. Well, at one point, that's what the Kent District Library branch in Walker...
Since the Grand Rapids Public Museum first opened its doors in 1994, one of the core exhibits has been the "Anishinaabek: The People of This Place." It gave people the chance to look into the past and learn about the people who called West Michigan home centuries ago....
It's been a minute since the days when the morning show began, and Nicole DiDonato was out on the live beat, tracking down the breaking news overnight. She took a route that was out of television working to help the City of Walker with communications and continued on...
One of the beautiful sections of the Blandford Nature Center, just outside downtown Grand Rapids, is The Highlands. Formerly Highlands Golf Club, Blandford purchased the 121-acre land back in 2017, turning it into a natural refuge lined with trails and natural beauty....
Maybe you've seen the meme or actually saw the movie for the quote - "Nobody puts Baby in the Corner". Can you name the movie? You're dating yourself if you can. It's a clip from "Dirty Dancing" and it's in reference to a time when the main character was left in...
