Grand Rapids MI

Twenty-one years ago, Nancy Quero founded Guelaguetza Designs as a way to feel closer to her home country of Mexico. Today, the Wyoming store supports nearly 200 Mexican artisans and sells a wide range of handmade goods.

The McPherson Street Bridge over the Flat River is set to receive the upgrade through the state’s new Neighborhood Roads Fund.

Ferris State senior Chaz Silva turned an internship into a full-time graphic design job before graduating from Kendall College of Art and Design.

KENT COUNTY, MI -- Northland Drive in Plainfield Township will close for 10 days starting Sept. 25 to allow construction crews to install a pedestrian tunnel that will connect a major gap in the Grand River Greenway trail system. The roadway will close to all traffic after rush hour on...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A proposed development could bring new housing to vacant land near Fuller Avenue and Knapp Street on Grand Rapids’ Northeast Side. The Grand Rapids Planning Commission has recommended approval of two rezoning requests from Water Tower Place LLC, a development group that includes Jeff Edwards and Jose

WOOD TV8 will host candidates hoping to be Michigan's next governor for a debate next month.

Everywhere you go, people will say their city or state has the worst drivers. LA is notorious for its traffic, while Michigan's roads are infamous for their poor condition (we don't have Michigan Pothole ice cream for nothing). But a recent study has shown it's not just in Michigan's head;...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - ArtPrize, Grand Rapids’ annual 16-day international art competition, will return this week. Starting Friday, Sept. 18, locals and visitors will encounter 1,025 works from 1,142 artists at 159 venues throughout downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. 2026 marks the 16th anniversary of ArtPrize. This y

Meeting House Tattoo celebrates six years in business with a flash party featuring 14 tattoo artists on site. Seven out-of-town artists joined their seven in-studio artists; during the celebration, 80 visitors stopped in for flash tattoos, to get event-specific merch or to just hang out. Meeting House Tattoo was founde

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A century-old commercial building will be auctioned online later this month, offering potential buyers a flexible redevelopment opportunity in downtown Grand Rapids. The two-story brick structure at 1103 S. Division Ave. spans 12,708 square feet and sits on roughly a third of an acre at...