Hello, Grand Rapids: Veteran’s Purple Heart found in junkyard, and workplace death
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - There is a small Georgia town about 35 miles southwest of Atlanta called Newnan where residents are now talking about Grand Rapids. An article this week that readers had a lot of interest in was published on Memorial Day. It was about a Grand Rapids World War II veteran’s Purple Heart being found...
Deputies looking for man missing from Georgetown Twp
Deputies are asking the public for help finding a man who went missing from Georgetown Township on Thursday.
Dunkin’ Donuts among projects considered by Grand Rapids-area planners in May
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Two new Dunkin’ Donuts, a condo development, and a controversial homeless center’s expansion were among projects considered by Grand Rapids-area planners this month. Several proposed developments went before local planning commissions and city leaders for various stages of approval in May. Here is...
Air quality advisory issued statewide due to Canadian wildfire smoke
An air quality advisory has been issued statewide through Saturday morning due to smoke from wildfires in Canada, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said.
80-plus vendors to descend on downtown Grand Rapids for vintage flea market
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Lovers of all things vintage can look forward to the return of a monthly flea market this weekend. Sponsored by Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., the Mitten Vintage Market kicks off in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday, May 31, at Calder Plaza. From noon...
Grand Rapids has ‘a lot more progress to make’ with gun violence deaths
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For the first time this year, a man’s life was lost to gun violence in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom says that is one life too many. “To get to May 23 without a deadly shooting, was certainly progress for the...
Michigan Man Sets Unique Guinness World Record
Owning a world record is something that only so many people can say they have the honor of having. There are a large number of world records but obtaining one is extremely difficult for many reasons. Firstly, you have to find something that someone else has not already done or something that you feel is beatable,...
This West Michigan Distillery Just Made Asparagus Gin (And We’re Not Mad About It)
If you thought asparagus was just for grilling or tossing in a spring salad, think again—because Long Road Distillers in Grand Rapids has gone full veggie-forward with their newest, weirdest, and somehow wonderful creation: Asparagin. That’s right, it’s gin made with asparagus. And before you make that face, it’s...
Meet adoptable pets at grand reopening of remodeled Kent County Animal Shelter
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Kent County Animal Shelter is unveiling its newly remodeled facility after months of renovations. The public will get a chance to check out the animal shelter and mingle with adoptable pets at a grand reopening from 4-6 p.m. Monday, June 2. The animal shelter...
Three weeks after grand opening, Pronto Pup GR closing storefront
Pronto Pup Grand Rapids is closing its ghost kitchen inside Eastown just a few weeks after its grand opening.
