Grand Rapids MI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A positive case of swine flu, variant of influenza, was discovered Friday in an Ionia County resident, health officials say. The resident was a swine exhibitor at the Kent County Youth Fair in Lowell earlier this month where one pig died and several others became sick from the zoonotic dise

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A knuckle sandwich isn’t something most people expect to find on a menu. At Watusi, a new restaurant on Grand Rapids’ southeast side, it’s exactly the kind of surprise owners Sarah Andro and Delie Minnema are hoping customers embrace. Today, the restaurant’s...

🕒: Mon-Thu: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM; Fri-Sat: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Sun: Closed. Earl and Marie Coon launched the storefront at 18 LaGrave Avenue SE in 1927 as the Cottage Sandwich Shop, flipping burgers on the main floor while running a card room and speakeasy upstairs during Prohibition.

Covered bridges already feel rare in Michigan, but this one near Lowell carries extra presence. Fallasburg Covered Bridge stretches roughly 100 feet across the Flat River, giving it a longer, more dramatic profile than many visitors expect from a quiet roadside stop. At first glance, the scene feels simple: wood...

From Ed Dunneback and Girls Farm to the 28th Street Metro Cruise to Bark in the Park in Holland, the Wienermobile is showing up all over West Michigan between August 20 and 23.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — After move-in day on Aug. 13 for on-campus students at Aquinas College, the Grand Rapids-based liberal arts institution celebrated its second consecutive year of freshmen enrollment rising higher than 400 incoming students. “Last year we exceeded our goals, and we built even higher...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A West Michigan golf program is giving kids the chance to hit the course, learn the game, and see if golf is the right fit for them. First Tee's Play Nine program at Indian Trails Golf Course walks kids through nine holes of golf, teaching them the fundamentals of the sport without requiring a ful

WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Weather Ready Meteorologist Gracyn Freund: More clouds will be building in tonight with a chance for a few spotty showers, and temperatures will stay warm only falling to the mid to upper 60s. We have a soggy weekend on tap with waves of showers and thunderstorms expected Saturd

A 20-story apartment tower, six-story hotel and nine-story parking garage — projects with a total price tag of $185 million — are planned for Grand Rapids’ Monroe North district. (Aug. 14, 2026)

Musical notes produced by the Earth Harp. Recognized by Guinness World Records, it’s the world’s longest playable stringed instrument. Creator William Close will open ArtPrize 2026 with an hour-long performance. “We're actually turning Pearl Street Bridge into a musical instrument…The strings are going to go over the t