Grand Rapids MI

Grand Rapids-based Wheeler Development Group is pursuing its first workforce housing community under a recently expanded state program that allows brownfield tax captures for housing projects. Wheeler Development Group in April presented early concept plans to the Lowell Planning Commission for its 72-unit project...

Grand Rapids, the second-largest city in Michigan, is celebrating its 175th anniversary. Founded in 1850, the city has seen quite a few changes over the years. Before it was Beer City, USA, the city was known as the Furniture Capital of the World and would send logs down the Grand River to lumber mills.

The Grand Rapids-based women's choir, Aria Ensemble, will host their spring concert this weekend. The theme of the concert is "A Celebration of Song". A Celebration of Song will feature musicality of Misa Criolla and Little Jazz Mass. A variety of instruments will be accompanying the choir. The concert will...

Whether you’re looking to celebrate Grand Rapids’ best, enjoy world-class music, or plan the perfect Mother’s Day outing, this weekend offers a full lineup of events for every interest and age. From culinary showcases and classical concerts to art strolls and pet adoption events, here’s your guide to making the most...

“It was just still overwhelming, having to just put so much on myself for a certain amount of time,” Rashyah Weatherspoon said.

Power has been restored to thousands of people in Grand Rapids Thursday morning.

U.S. Military investigators have released a report detailing the cause of the helicopter crash that killed five Marines in February 2024, including West Michigan native Capt. Miguel Nava.

Love books and sweets? You're in for a treat. A new bakery combining literature and pastries is opening up in West Michigan soon. I first learned about Novel Pastries in a post to the Walker Informed Facebook group last year. As an avid reader (and treat lover) I thought it sounded like such a cool idea!

Primus, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle returns to Michigan for “Sessanta V 2.0” at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on May 28. All three bands will be onstage at the same time as they continue to tour in celebration of Maynard James Kennan’s 6Ø1ST Birthday. Tickets for the show are still available, and we have...

It's a humble freeway exit - number 82B - off northbound US 131 in the heart of Grand Rapids. But Hynes Avenue may be Michigan's most misunderstood and least used exit. It is almost literally an exit to nowhere. Hynes Avenue is today nothing more than a frontage road to...