Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The city of Grand Rapids is moving forward with a plan to redesign a highway segment that is driven by about 120,000 cars per day. Engineers are proposing to flip the current configuration of the U.S. 131 interchange at Wealthy Street by lowering the street to at-grade level and elevating the...

Lions and Rabbits Center for the Arts began in the Creston neighborhood, beautifying community spaces with art and local artists while improving community development. In partnership with East Grand Rapids, Van Belkum Library, Neighbors of Belknap Lookout, and the Creston Neighborhood Association, Lions & Rabbits has...

A Forest Hills resident is warning drivers to stay alert after a disturbing incident on his commute home from the airport early Tuesday morning.

A former seasonal employee of John Ball Zoo has been sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to taking up-skirt photos of visitors, including a minor. Steven Pook, 69, who used a phone placed in a dustpan to record under women's skirts, was handed a sentence of 180 days in jail and three years' probation, during...

I don’t think any other fast food place than Chick-fil-A has changed the landscape of what it means to be a fast food restaurant. The way that most of their drive-throughs are set up kind of boggles the mind, because their lines can grow so long that it could eventually be two massive lines wrapped around the...

The City of Wyoming is inviting community members to participate in National Night Out events throughout the city on Tuesday, Aug. 5. An annual event celebrated across the country, National Night Out encourages residents to turn on their porch lights and gather with neighbors, community leaders, and police and fire...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - It seems like we aren’t safe anywhere anymore - shopping, at work, church, school (K-12 and college), the movies, concerts, clubs, restaurants, festivals, and other places where mass violence occurred. This was one of a few topics that came up at a recent dinner with...

We have no shortage of indoor play options in the West Michigan area where kids can burn off energy and spark their imaginations. But, we don’t have one with an underwater theme and live jellies!. Mermaid Bay Kids Indoor Play is making waves in Wyoming as the area’s first...

DroneXL readers, picture this: a DJI Matrice 400 buzzing over downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, not filming a sunset, but counting cars in parking lots. According to Government Technology, the city is eyeing drones to study parking usage ahead of big projects like an amphitheater and soccer stadium. It’s a clever use...

As someone whose family was big fans of going for group bike rides, living on the M-6 Bike trail in Kent County has been great. The 9-mile trail is paved, mostly shaded, and alternates between hills and flat terrain. It's always a pleasant ride. However, this trail pales in comparison...