Meeting Minds

“Grand Rapids? Why Grand Rapids?” That's what Laura Smith, chief advancement officer for the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies , heard when NASAA announced last year that the 2016 assembly would... Read More ›

Each year, around 2000 educators, authors, illustrators, students and others who have a passion for literacy gather for the Michigan Reading Association annual conference. The event features... Read More ›

"In a banquet setting, we can't prepare fifty different meals," says Joyce Miller, Director of Conventions at the luxurious Amway Grand Plaza hotel in downtown Grand Rapids, "but we still want a... Read More ›