The nonprofit health initiative known as Wellville was launched in 2014 with the mission of demonstrating how and why individuals and communities should invest in long-term health. In pursuit of this ...

The Health Initiative Coordinating Council, also known as HICCup, selected Muskegon Heights Councilwoman Kimberly Sims to travel to the Institute of Medicine in Washington D.C. to choose the five ...

Esther Dyson and her team are looking for a few good towns—five, to be precise—that want to take part in a grand experiment. Dyson, a tech investor named by Time magazine as one of the 10 most ...

A young racer cools off in a sprinkler during the 5K Fun Run. 3,450 Runners joggers and walkers participated in the annual 2014 Mercy Health Seaway Run on June 28, 2014. (MLive.com File Photo) NORTON ...

People from all over the country are in Spartanburg this week to talk about ways to make communities healthier and better places to live. Spartanburg is one of just four “Way to Wellville” communities ...

Esther Dyson is no slouch when it comes to innovation. The journalist-turned-entrepreneur-turned-investor has been overseeing her nonprofit project for the last 4-½ years, in hopes of laying a ...

The city of Scranton is in the running for up to five million dollars as part of a national competition. It’s all part of a project called “Way To Wellville.” Learn more here. Also at that link, you ...

The Mary Black Rail Trail, a two-mile trail just south of Downtown Spartanburg, is often busy with runners, walkers, and bicyclists, giving locals the chance to enjoy the outdoors. It provides a place ...