‘This is about stories’: ArtPrize artist recycles jewelry on sparkling skeleton
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As Grand Rapids gears up for ArtPrize, one of the largest art festivals in the country, hundreds of pieces of artwork are beginning to fill venues across the city. Among them is a life-sized female skeleton encrusted with thousands of donated pieces of jewelry. The work, titled No...
Michigan’s Most Romantic Restaurant is Also The Most Haunted
Want to dine with your sweetie... and ghosts? Uncover the allure of a historic mansion-turned-restaurant deemed the most romantic AND the most haunted restaurant in Michigan.
Check out more than 70 events planned for Grand Rapids Tech Week 2025
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Tech Week, now in its fourth year, returns to downtown Grand Rapids Sept. 15-20. The annual multi-day event includes over 70 events focused on topics such as artificial med-tech, software, mobility, cybersecurity and more. Hosted by The Right Place Inc. across downtown Grand Rapids organizations...
The Office Meets Radio: Last Call To Audition For New West Michigan Comedy Pilot
One of the most well-known West Michigan actors is Taylor Lautner. He was born in Grand Rapids, and grew up in Hudsonville. At the age of 11, he moved to California with his family to pursue his dream of acting. Not long after arriving in California he was able to...
Michigan Spot Named One Of America’s Best Seafood Restaurants
Find America's best seafood restaurant in Michigan.
Happy birthday, Stanley Ketchel! Remembering Grand Rapids’ boxing champ
Happy birthday to the “Michigan Assassin," Stanley Ketchel.
‘Center of town’: Historic Byron Center tavern evolves while keeping community roots
BYRON CENTER, MI — Pete’s Tavern, a Byron Center institution since 1948, is writing its next chapter by expanding its menu while maintaining its role as a community gathering place. As someone raised in town, general manager Heather Rolfe remembers the tavern being a go-to spot after school....
Four Kent County Lakes Added to Michigan’s “Do Not Eat” Fish Advisory
A recent advisory has anglers double-checking their fishing spots, as certain lakes in Kent County are off-limits for catching dinner.
Kent County Jail’s Historic Home in Downtown Grand Rapids Revealed
For decades, drivers heading down I-196 through Grand Rapids have passed the massive, rounded structure at 703 Ball Avenue NE—the current Kent County Jail. It's hard to miss from the highway: a hulking facility with a distinct curved layout, it’s been the county’s main jail since the 1950s. But before that? The jail...
Gerald R. Ford Airport Could Be America’s Best Small Airport
West Michigan’s Ford Airport is in the running for USA TODAY’s Best Small Airport title. Cast your vote once a day through Oct. 6.
