Grand Rapids MI

Tucked along Division Avenue South in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fat Man’s Fish Fry looks like a spot you might drive right past without a second glance. But locals know better. This no-frills seafood joint has been serving up golden, crispy fried fish for decades, earning a loyal fanbase that...

From a Rockford coffee roaster to a Fennville hardware store, these West Michigan businesses have somehow kept the doors open for over a century.

A Michigan nonprofit is encouraging Northern Michigan schools to request free backpacks filled with school supplies ahead of the new school year. Storehouse of Community Resources is working to distribute 15,000 backpacks to students across Michigan through its 2026 Big Backpack Build campaign. The Grand Rapids-based n

It's a new restaurant that defied categorization, opening next month on College Ave. We talk to co owner Sarah Andro about the challenges of today's restaurants, and how the name Watusi came to be. For a weekly dose of news right to your inbox, sign up for the WGVU newsletter.

Christopher Nolan's acclaimed screen adaptation of the nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem “The Odyssey” is now showing in 70 mm IMAX at Celebration Cinema Grand Rapids North. The cinema joins a small fleet of 41 cinemas around the world with the capability to host the rare format, just 25 of which reside in the United Sta

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 24, 2026) – A 35-year-old Gobles man may not see freedom again until 2028. On Thursday, US District Court Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids sentenced Brandon Piper to 21 months in federal prison on a felony charge of conspiracy to introduce misbranded drugs into the market, with the

Forty years after Jesus Francisco Gonzalez gunned down a rival outside a Grand Rapids bar, the now 59-year-old killer had his life sentence reduced to a term of years this week, ensuring his release.

A tattoo shop in Wyoming, Michigan is booking appointments for ink designs based on Jimothy, the viral raccoon with short spine syndrome whose compact, round shape won over the internet.

Nobody remembers the film today, but plenty of Grand Rapids residents remember watching it get made.

REV: Road to Revitalize, a juice bar actually opened less that two years ago, but sadly has said this is it and will be closing soon. Crain's Grand Rapids Business.com says owner Shardaira Jones hasn't announced a date yet, but it is coming soon. Shandaira Jones said:. “After much prayer...