Grand Rapids MI

I have made enough fall drives to know the first stop is rarely the last one. West Michigan in October proves that quickly. Out on the Fruit Ridge, one farm can lead to another before you have fully decided what the day is supposed to be. You start with apples. Then a bakery window appears.

Nineteen new charges have been filed against a man accused of abusing children at daycare centers in Kent and Ottawa County.

A developer is looking to build a Culver's restaurant along Plainfield Avenue NE in Grand Rapids, planning documents show.

DoorDash and Costco just teamed up in Rockford, bringing bulk shopping straight to your door with no delivery fees for DashPass members.

A bakery owner in Southwest Michigan has big plans this year. Wyoming-based Sweet Kisses Bakery is planning a new storefront at RiverTown Crossings Mall, 3700 Rivertown Parkway. The business does not currently have an address, and this looks to be their first brick-and-mortar selling many different desserts. An opening

A boutique hotel is planned within the historic Trust Building in downtown Grand Rapids.

Volunteers worked on Wednesday to remove invasive plant species from Pickerel Lake Park to help native plants thrive in the popular recreation area.

Gas hit $5 per gallon in the Grand Rapids area Thursday morning amid rising prices.

The Kent County Food Policy Council and the Essential Needs Task Force gathered community leaders at a roundtable with Congresswoman Hillary Scholten to sound the alarm about the worsening food security crisis in Kent County. HR 1 (or the Big, Beautiful Bill), passed in the summer of 2025, imposed massive...

Byron Township voters will decide on a parks millage in November that could generate up to $2 million for parks and recreation.