Gentex — a company with over 60 current or former employees who are Calvin alumni — has recently opened a tech hub in downtown Grand Rapids with the aim of attracting talent from the area.
The Gentex...
The first time one of my graduates called to defund the police, I dismissed the idea immediately. Even as more graduates embraced calls to defund or abolish the police, I continued to dismiss such narratives...
The City of Grand Rapids and Kent County kicked off an educational campaign on Monday about the dangers of lead in dust, paint chips and soil that can cause lead poisoning. According to “Get the Lead...
We’re now in the second week of Project One, the younger, sleeker sibling to ArtPrize.
As of this year, ArtPrize is a biennial event, with Project One filling the one-year gap between. Project One...
“You need to know the history of a city to understand why it is the way it is today,” said Josh Leo, a 2005 Calvin graduate and founder of GR Walks, an app that provides guided audio tours that dig...
As you enter the Islamic Center of West Michigan, a paper sign instructs you to remove your shoes and silence your cell phones. After hours, the building is quiet and solemn.
The imam, or religious...
With late-night Taco Bell runs a big part of many first-year experiences, many Calvin students may think they know Mexican food. The Spanish department, however, has taken a stance against the fake, uncategorized...
The first weekend of the two-week DisArt festival drew disabled and able bodied individuals alike to downtown Grand Rapids to interact with art and discuss issues associated with disability.
The opening...
Friday, April 10, marks the start of the DisArt Festival, a 15-day event seeking to change perceptions about disability – one work of art at a time.
Directed by Jill Vyn and Calvin CAS professor Chris...
The landscape along the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids may soon be reimagined. In a proposed $10 million deal with Kent County, Michigan State University and Grand Rapids’ parking system, the city...
In the wake of racial tension and police distrust stemming from the events in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City, N.Y., the city manager of Grand Rapids has proposed giving every police officer a body camera.
In...
Kicking off her campaign for mayor at Wealthy Theatre on January 28, current City Commissioner Rosalynn Bliss drew on her experience in government leadership and shared her vision for more growth and inclusivity...
