SLD Read will roll out the red carpet in October for its Literacy A-Listers event, a night of dancing, desserts, awards, and personal stories that celebrate students, families, tutors, and community ...

What’s happening: High rents and limited capital keep many small entrepreneurs from opening downtown stores. The Downtown Retail Incubator Program (DRIP) is responding with affordable space, coaching, ...

My background is decidedly un-techy. Like many people, I use a computer every day and have absolutely no idea how it actually works. My business sits squarely in the realm of humans interacting with ...

"Assembling often, spontaneously, and where you least expect it" is the tagline on the Detroit Party Marching Band's website. It is also the best way to describe this cultural phenomena happening in ...

You have to hand it to Grand Rapids Bar Crawl's husband-and-wife team Rich and Angela Haralson; they know how to make dress-up fun. It you have been following their antics over the years, then you ...

The last time I saw Elton John, it was just him and the piano at the Van Andel. While it was a good show, I really wanted to see him rock out to a full band. So you can imagine my excitement when it ...

Never let is be said that West Michigan takes their blues for granted. When WGVU 88.5 FM replaced the popular and locally produced Greg Bluben Blues program with a syndicated show, fans of program ...

It is not every day that a musical group espousing the virtues of a community taking care of its members comes to town, so we wanted to create a bit of extra space this week to highlight this act.