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How This ICONIC Mom-and-Pop in Grand Rapids MI Has Fans Driving From Nearby Towns

Grand Rapids stands as the primary destination for diners from nearby cities like Kentwood, Wyoming, and Grandville who regularly find their way to 1429 Lake Drive SE. This establishment serves as a vibrant bridge between the historic Eastown district and the rich agricultural heritage of West Michigan. It has...
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Crash Causes Road Blockage, Power Outage Near Jenison

GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 1, 2026) – Nearly 300 Consumers Energy customers spent much of Saturday night and early Sunday morning in the dark, while a stretch of a main road in eastern Ottawa County was blocked off, following a single-vehicle crash that knocked down a utility pole east of Jenison.
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Family & protesters demand answers in shooting death of Da’Quain Johnson

Dozens of people filled Calder Plaza in Grand Rapids on Saturday, calling for answers in the shooting death of Da'Quain Johnson.
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Mothers of sons killed by police rally together at Grand Rapids protest

More than 200 people gathered Saturday at Calder Plaza following the Feb. 18 shooting death of Da'Quain Johnson by Grand Rapids police.
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New Chipotle, apartments and private club approved in Grand Rapids area in February

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Proposals for new apartments, an exclusive business club and a new Chipotle were among the interesting projects that went before Grand Rapids-area planners this month. Local planning commissions and city leaders considered a variety of projects for different stages of approval in February. Here is...
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Watch life-sized Hungry Hippos tourney at ice rink in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Families satisfied their appetite for fun competing in a life-sized tabletop game. Teams of six raced across an ice rink in sleds, scooping up balls in a fast-paced competition on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Rosa Park Circle in Grand Rapids. The event mimicked the popular Hasbro game, “Hungry Hungry...
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Community voices grief, distrust during mayor’s forum on policing, justice

It was a packed room at Alger Middle School Monday evening as community members gathered to voice concerns and ask questions of Mayor David LaGrand during his Mayor’s Monday forum, this week focused on policing and justice. This meeting came after a week of tension and grief in Grand...
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Clean Water, Clean Tech: Grand Rapids to upgrade UV water disinfection with $1M grant

Grand Rapids received more than $1 million in a federal grant to upgrade the UV disinfection system at the Water Resource Recovery Facility. James Ootz is the Environmental Services Manager. “Every single day our team treats 40 million gallons of wastewater before its safely returned to the environment.”. Funds will...
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‘See the man, not the icon’ | Director Baz Luhrmann talks new film ‘EPiC:...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Director Baz Luhrmann's brand-new documentary-style concert film, "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert," takes after its title. The film delivers on the complete concert experience, full of the glitz and glam of Elvis' Las Vegas residency performances, while also allowing the viewer to get to know...
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MSP vehicle struck at crash scene. What we know

A Michigan State Police patrol vehicle was struck early on Sunday, March 1, while parked alongside westbound Interstate 96 in Kent County, police said. The trooper's SUV was struck about 3:15 a.m. Sunday while at the scene of a previous crash on I-96 near Alden Nash Road, south of Lowell. Police, in a post on X on...

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