Grand Rapids MI

Step back in time with memories of Grand Rapids' classic restaurants like The Great Lakes Shipping Company and Dubas. Join the journey of nostalgia and community connections sparked by Diane Mooney's post in a local Facebook group.

In the 1930s, a Black postal worker in Harlem, New York, wrote a book that was both a travel guide and a survival guide. The Negro Motorist Green Book later became known as “the Bible of Black travel.”. The guide was updated annually so Black Americans across the nation...

Big Top Market is stepping up for a local dad this Father's Day weekend, covering the cost of his cookout and surprising him with a brand-new grill, a big help to the father of five.

Friday is Juneteenth. The long-celebrated holiday, which was officially declared a federal holiday in 2021, marks the day in 1865 when enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free — two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

State police say two drivers were killed overnight in a wrong-way crash on I-196 in Grand Rapids.

People living near the site of a deadly house explosion in Comstock Park last month are fighting to get insurance to cover damage.

Tax credits have been awarded to two Grand Rapids developments that are expected to add nearly 100 affordable rental units for seniors.

A Southwest Michigan man is looking for answers over some growing trash piles next to a stream and a highway. (June 18, 2026)

Residents miles from the Acrisure Amphitheater could clearly hear a recent concert — and a meteorologist says the weather may be to blame. How far could you hear it?

No injuries have been reported after a rollover crash in metro Grand Rapids Thursday.