Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — More affordable housing is in the works for Grand Rapids. Not only will it be right on the Grand River, but it's also in the heart of downtown development. “We recognize that rents have been going up, and people have been getting priced out,” Dwelling...

Some Michigan teachers are taking on summer jobs to supplement their income due to low pay in schools. A teacher from Buchanan Elementary in Grand Rapids shared her side hustling experience. Also, rural hospitals might suffer from a Medicaid spending cut as a result of a major tax plan. We talked to the CEO of...

Soon people in West Michigan will have a new chance to see 13,000 year-old history up close at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For their 2025 corn maze design, Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery is celebrating 175 years of Beer City, USA. The design includes the iconic Alexander Calder sculpture "La Grand Vitesse" in the middle of the 6.5-acre maze. Each year, the theme of the corn maze...

Utz Quality Foods is closing another factory. The snack maker filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the state of Michigan. The company informed the state that it is closing the Utz manufacturing facility at 219 Canton St., SW, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and 75 people will be laid off.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The founder and owner of Grand Rapids-area restaurant chain Mr. Burger has died. Peter Christopoulos, 90, died Saturday, according to an obituary from Arsulowicz Brothers Mortuary. He and his wife, Maria, started eight Mr. Burger restaurants: Lake Michigan Drive and Northland Drive in...

The South Christian family is mourning the loss of longtime educator, Mark VanStee. All Tuesday school activities were postponed and there will be no school on Wednesday, August 20.

The next cupcake you buy could help support women transitioning from homelessness. Open Door Bakery on South Division Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Grand Rapids is operated entirely by women who came into the emergency shelter then got involved in Degage Ministries’ workforce development program run by Manager...

Crews began demolishing three buildings in Grand Rapids Monday to make way for a mixed-use project that will bring more housing and retail spots to the city's Eastown.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Visitors to 555 Monroe and the Sixth Street Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids can attend the fourth annual Return to the River arts and music festival this weekend for free. “The crowd at this festival is really a beautiful, diverse crowd of Grand Rapidians...