Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A housing development planned for a former school property in Grand Rapids is one of several projects that went before local planning commissioners in the area this month. The proposals went before Grand Rapids-area planning commissions and city leaders for various stages of planning and...

The Kent County Road Commission is on a tight timetable to finish a major project near Rockford, working to make a steep hill with a history of deadly crashes less attractive to thrill-seekers.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm is inviting all "pickle people" to their Pickle Fest this weekend!. Starting Saturday, the farm will be offering pickle drinks, food and treats to celebrate Michigan-grown pickles. Co-owner Stephanie Ginsberg said there will be "a little bit of everything"—pickle...

GRANDVILLE, Mich — No one was seriously hurt after an SUV veered off of Chicago Drive in Grandville Friday afternoon and crashed into a church. It happened around 3:45 p.m. at the Rock Urban Church. The collision knocked down a decorative wooden plank structure that sat behind the "Rock"...

WYOMING, Mich. — The much-anticipated 28th Street pedestrian bridge project in Wyoming is nearing completion, with residents eagerly awaiting its opening after nearly two decades in the making. "It's almost 20 years in the making to bring this bridge to our community. So as you can imagine, we're really...

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...