State of Opportunity from Michigan Radio

Fighting to preserve a community, and a culture, as development takes off in Grand Rapids


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Our State of Opportunity team has been looking all year at the connection between neighborhoods and opportunity for children and families. We've been hearing a lot of concerns in the neighborhoods of Grand Rapids about how new development is making life harder for long time residents. Down Eastern Avenue in Grand Rapids, just before the railroad tracks, there’s a little building. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but inside Jewellynne Richardson has built a rich world of culture. “I
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State of Opportunity from Michigan RadioBy Mark Brush