Ms. Wheelchair Michigan reflects on advocacy, importance of pageants
Nineteen women from across the country spent the week in Grand Rapids competing for the title of Ms. Wheelchair America, including Michigan's titleholder Madison Reid.
Michigan State Fair stepping up livestock precautions after swine flu case
The Michigan State Fair is renewing livestock biosecurity measures ahead of Labor Day weekend after swine flu was detected at the Kent County Fair. L.C. Scramlin, the State Fair's livestock and agriculture director and general manager of the Oakland County Fair, said the Kent County case prompted Michigan fairs to revi
New bakery offering custom desserts and gourmet lattes opens in Hudsonville
HUDSONVILLE, MI - Anna Vruegdenhil knew she wanted to be a baker since she regularly made happy messes in her parents’ kitchen in elementary school. Now, at 24, she’s opened her own bakery to offer cakes, cookies and cheesecakes, albeit with fewer baking mishaps in the kitchen. Anna’s...
Man killed in Wyoming shooting identified by family
A man who was shot and killed in Wyoming earlier in the week has been identified.
MSU holds white coat ceremony for its medical students
A new class of future physicians were officially handed their white coats on Saturday as Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine welcomed 190 first-year medical students during its annual Matriculation and White Coat Ceremony.
Return to the River brings an otherworldly experience to the streets of Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Downtown Grand Rapids is filled with space-themed art and music this weekend for the fifth annual Return to the River festival. Return to the River is a two-day free festival running Saturday, Aug. 22, from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 23, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Jocelyn Benson picks Winnie Brinks, Michigan Senate majority leader, as running mate
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Wednesday afternoon at an event in Grand Rapids that she had picked state Sen. Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, as her running mate in the Michigan gubernatorial race. Benson won the Democratic governor nomination after defeating Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson in
AHC Hospitality lands 5-year, no-bid DeVos Place food and beverage contract
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The public authority that owns DeVos Place approved a five-year, no-bid contract Friday allowing AHC Hospitality to continue managing a food and beverage operation that generated $10.7 million in sales last fiscal year. The Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority approved the contract aft
3 Things Locals Are Begging To Have Added To Grand Rapids
The last couple of years in Grand Rapids have seen a number of major projects that have been years in the making come to completion or finally begin underway. All summer, Grand Rapids has been rocking at the new Acrisure Amphitheater; the skeleton of the new Amway Stadium is complete; the Grand Rapids Public Museum's m
Michigan Street shops welcome growth as corridor authority plans next chapter
Michigan Street in Grand Rapids has grown a lot, but businesses say there's still plenty of room for more. The call comes as leaders work to shape the corridor's growth over the next five years.
