Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — While Jim Valykeo’s property looks like he lives deep in the woods, it's only a small pocket of trees surrounded by thousands of homes near the Westside Connection neighborhood in Grand Rapids. “This whole neighborhood over here is new this year,” Valykeo said, pointing...

Welcome to the world! West Michigan hospitals are celebrating the arrival of their first babies of 2026.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It’s a new year, and a whole new world is coming to downtown Grand Rapids. There’s a few new additions to the “World of Winter” festival, which is returning for the seventh year in a row. Beginning on Friday, Jan. 9,...

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OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — A local coffee franchise is ringing in the new year with a new location and a week full week of deals. Ziggi’s Coffee, which opened its newest location on Dec. 30 at 3830 32nd St., Suite 100, in Hudsonville, will offer daily deals at the new cafe from Jan. 5 to 11.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Grand Rapids hospital welcomed its first newborn of the new year. Bentley Winston Adsit was born to parents Emily Strang and Christian Adsit at 1:35 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital, officials there reported. Bentley weighed 10 lbs. and 8 oz....

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A new $19 million community center on Grand Rapids’ southeast side will be opening soon with year-round community programming for residents. A ribbon-cutting has been scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21, for the new Martin Luther King Park Lodge at 1200 Martin Luther King Jr. St. SE (formerly Franklin...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The city of Grand Rapids did not see a spike or drop in the number of homicides reported in 2025. In total, 14 people were killed in 2025. It’s a figure that matches the number of homicides reported in Grand Rapids in 2024. Nearly...

ALLEGAN COUNTY — The Christmas Day death of Hamilton Fire Chief David Haverdink, killed by a vehicle while serving his community, stands as a tragic and urgent plea for motorist safety. The accident occurred at approximately 6 p.m. Dec. 23. Haverdink, 74, was responding to a medical call on...

From restaurants and pizzerias to bookstores and coffee shops, West Michigan welcomed several new businesses over the past year.