The Positive Parent Teacher Relationship

The Positive Parent Teacher Relationship

The first day of school is approaching and teacher assignments will soon be placed in our hot little hands—or inboxes, as it were. Hopefully, your child’s classroom is a magical learning space in which he or she feels safe and supported. Fortunately, this...
Market Masters

Market Masters

Are you an Iron Chef fan? Are you amazed when a far-flung secret ingredient is suddenly transformed into ice cream? If you’ve answered yes, you will enjoy “Market Masters,” the Grand Rapids Downtown Market version of this culinary competition. On...
What is a Millennial, Anyway?

What is a Millennial, Anyway?

Millennials were born after 1980 and are the undisputed future of our world. These “kids” can get a bad rap—see what I did there? In reality, they are tech-savvy team players who know how to express themselves in various ways. As such, they are a welcome...
And All That Jazz

And All That Jazz

The 2016 GRandJazzFest is just a few months away! On Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, the fifth annual festival will be held at Rosa Parks Circle. Eleven acts are on tap for this free, weekend-long jazz event. The acclaimed Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra will...
E-mail Signatures: A Thing of the Past?

E-mail Signatures: A Thing of the Past?

Are e-mail signatures a thing of the past? GetResponse.com guest blogger Haley Osborne answers that question with an emphatic, “No!” She says your e-mail signature is essentially your electronic business card. Proper e-mail signatures contain important...