From late-night donut runs to riding around on Vespas, Hope College students bring a sense of spontaneity to the Holland area. If you’ve ever wondered what life on campus really looks like, here’s a peek into the everyday oddities that make being a student here a truly unique, cherished experience.

The Michigan Ave and South Washington Ave corridors—two of the city’s most heavily traveled gateways—are on the brink of an extensive reimagining. The plan opts to revamp the entrance corridors for a more inviting aesthetic. The Holland City Council met to discuss the plan.

With a risk to the local aquifer and the potential for fires and air and soil contamination, residents have a lot at stake. Who holds the power to make decisions that affect the entire township?

Crisp morning air brings a hankering for fall events and shopping to West Michigan. This coming Labor Day weekend, The Mercantile Market vendors are sure to gild the walkways of the Ottawa County Fairgrounds.

From late-night donut runs to riding around on Vespas, Hope College students bring a sense of spontaneity to the Holland area. If you’ve ever wondered what life on campus really looks like, here’s a peek into the everyday oddities that make being a student here a truly unique, cherished experience.

The Michigan Ave and South Washington Ave corridors—two of the city’s most heavily traveled gateways—are on the brink of an extensive reimagining. The plan opts to revamp the entrance corridors for a more inviting aesthetic. The Holland City Council met to discuss the plan.

With a risk to the local aquifer and the potential for fires and air and soil contamination, residents have a lot at stake. Who holds the power to make decisions that affect the entire township?

Crisp morning air brings a hankering for fall events and shopping to West Michigan. This coming Labor Day weekend, The Mercantile Market vendors are sure to gild the walkways of the Ottawa County Fairgrounds.

If you’re lucky enough to call Holland home, then you know there’s a deeper layer to the lakeshore town than just tulips. There are certain quirks, smells, and survival skills only true locals will ever come to understand. (Sorry, tourists—this one isn’t for you.) Here is your checklist. How many can you relate to?

What happened to talking by the fence? Before likes and shares, neighborhood news traveled over chain links and white picket fences. We’ve lost this art of communication—when gossip, grievances, and good news alike were passed from neighbor to neighbor the “old-fashioned” way: by talking at the point where property lines meet.

In a town better known for tulips and furniture, a small Michigan company is quietly building the toughest tools in America.

The first day of school is closing in, and for some, that “closing in” might instill a whole host of big feelings. Angie Yetzke, owner of Body Redeemed Somatics of Jenison, Mich., understands those feelings on a different level. A body level. She uses somatic movement therapy to Release, Rewire and Repattern the body all while her clients bounce, and roll, and move, and recapture their joy.

Once reserved to showcase the change of seasons, yard signs have since become miniature billboards for personal identity—broadcasting everything from political allegiance to lifestyle mantras. A few decades ago, we didn’t share with the masses who we voted for or what party we aligned with. So when did it become the norm that we advertise our personal beliefs?

The American Eagle ad campaign has stirred up debate since it launched just over a week ago. It features the popular actress and icon, Sydney Sweeney. From accusations of eugenics to white privilege, critics are bypassing the deeper undercut of the ads—its return to goodness. It's a celebration for excellence in presentation, a rise in confidence and self-care. It hints at aspiration—the innate desire to be the best of one’s self. It’s not meant to be exclusionary. It’s meant to inspire a sense of self worth pursuing. We all have great genes.