You throw like a girl. You scream like a girl. Don’t be such a girl. Take it like a man. All of these are phrases people hear over and over again and probably have even released from their own tongue....

$10,500. 4,000 children. 1 week. Student Council and NHS volunteers worked diligently during Ranger Strong week in order to raise money for Grand Rapids families in need. During the recent...

I know I wasn’t the only one who would try to sneak some raw cookie dough before the pan went into the oven as a child, and I know I’m not the only one who still does it.  Cookie dough is a snack...

Sitting. Staring. Motionless. Mindless. Watching for hours. Wasting time. Why would anyone want to sit around and watch the time escape them? This question is one that I ponder frequently. From...

Meredith VanSkiver - for being my best friend Thank you for always being there for me through literally anything. One paragraph could never sum up how much you mean to me and how much you have done...

*To preface, Sarah's words are italicized and Meredith's are not. I’m the oldest of three girls. I’m the youngest of three girls. I’m the trial subject—the guinea pig kid. I was the first...

Every Christmas Eve while most people are sleeping in and enjoying the holiday, junior Delaney Niswonger is hard at work downtown volunteering. She helps out annually at an event called Casey’s Breakfast,...

After opening its doors in the spring of 2018, the Outside Coffee Co. has been a fan-favorite of many Grand Rapids coffee fanatics for about a year and a half now. So, I decided to go and see what the...

I am a bird soaring through the air, but steadily and without the freedom that most possess.  Back and forth. Back and forth. I make no progress. I fly, though in place, without an ability to escape....

Among the countless quaint shops sprinkled throughout Gaslight Village sits a cute cafe called Mix. Specializing in healthy protein shakes and energizing teas, the new establishment just opened its doors...