Events & Activities to kick off the first weekend of August
It's the first weekend of August, and West Michigan is host to several events to enjoy with friends and family!
Body of missing swimmer recovered from the Grand River near Grandville
GRANDVILLE, MI - The body of a swimmer who went missing in the Grand River Friday afternoon has been recovered after a nearly two-day search. At approximately 12:46 p.m. Friday, the Grandville Police Department and the Grandville Fire Department were dispatched to the Grand River near the 4,000 block of Indian Mounds D
Locals Are Obsessed With The Deep Fried Cod At This Unassuming Michigan Restaurant
There are restaurants that make you feel important, and then there’s Fat Man’s Fish Fry in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which makes you feel something much better: genuinely, completely fed. That’s a distinction worth understanding before you go. The first thing you notice is the sign. A round,...
Where there’s smoke, there’s BBQ: Grand Rapids pitmaster turned rented grill into thriving business
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — When Eddie “Big Ed” Riley decided to serve barbecue at a Grand Rapids neighborhood festival in 2016, he didn’t own a smoker or have much experience cooking for a crowd. What he did have was a family history rooted in barbecue and...
Ever driven down Grand Rapids’ Cass Avenue? Its namesake has a problematic history
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Michigan’s territorial governor Lewis Cass is the namesake behind both Grand Rapids’ and Detroit’s Cass Avenue. Cass was instrumental in growing Michigan from a territory into statehood, but for Indigenous communities throughout the state, Cass’s legacy is one of systematic dispossession of tribal l
MSP: Northbound US-131 lanes closed in Grand Rapids after 10-car crash
Drivers are being advised to seek an alternate route as the northbound lanes of US-131 remain closed at Hall Street following a crash involving multiple vehicles.
‘It’s full circle for me’: GR Housing Commission adapts to changing needs
When Jose Capeles’ family moved from Philadelphia to Grand Rapids in 1991, they were starting over. His grandfather lived at Creston Plaza, an apartment community owned by the Grand Rapids Housing Commission. The family stayed there while they got settled in their new city. A few years later, the...
Analysis finds wildfire smoke has cost Michigan businesses billions
A new analysis from an economic group based out of Lansing says the recent wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota has cost the state billions in economic revenue.
The Forgotten Bruce Willis Movie Filmed In Grand Rapids
Nobody remembers the film today, but plenty of Grand Rapids residents remember watching it get made.
Four arrested while protesting at KCSO found guilty of trespassing
Four people who were arrested while protesting ICE holds at the Kent County Sheriff's Office have been found guilty of trespassing.
