Explaining Odd/Even Parking In Grand Rapids
Odd-even parking is back in Grand Rapids. Here’s when you can and can’t park on your street to avoid tickets this winter.
Consumers Energy launches updated assistance website to help customers manage winter bills
Consumers Energy says it’s made update to its energy assistance web page to help customers find resources to help pay their energy bills this winter. The new, more user-friendly website offers filter functionality to find programs tailored for groups like seniors and veterans.Its development is the result of a...
Popular antique stores could be forced out of longtime Sligh building home
An upcoming court ruling could force three popular antique stores to leave the historic Grand Rapids Sligh Furniture Co. building where they’ve operated for more than a decade. The court-appointed receiver over the 145-year-old former factory eyed for a major redevelopment filed a motion on Oct. 14 to close...
Michigan Stores Adjust Cash Payment Policies After Penny Ends
The U.S. Mint has stopped making pennies. Learn how Michigan businesses are changing cash policies and asking for exact change.
GRPD seeks suspect after dispensary robbed at gunpoint
Police say they're looking for a suspect after a dispensary on Grand Rapids' northeast side was robbed at gunpoint.
Man charged after admitting to shooting neighbor’s dog with crossbow
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A Kent County homeowner was shocked to find their porch covered in blood and their dog shot with a crossbow in October. A neighbor has since admitted to it. 68-year-old Thomas Webber was charged with animal cruelty for intentionally shooting a dog through the torso...
The end of the penny isn’t the end of Meijer’s Sandy the Pony
Officials are working on a solution after the penny was discontinued. The first Sandy the Pony has been a part of Meijer since the introduction of the first superstore in 1962
Veteran chef looks to ‘push boundaries’ at new upscale South Division restaurant
Veteran Grand Rapids chef Trimell Hawkins is bringing a fine dining experience to South Division with the opening of Trust, an intimate restaurant where he’ll seat two dozen guests for seven-course meals. Hawkins plans to open Trust by the end of November. He’s betting that Grand Rapids’ restaurant scene...
Free Chicken at Raising Cane’s Kentwood Opening
Raising Cane’s opens its first West Michigan location in Kentwood Nov. 18 with giveaways, free meals for a year, and local performers.
Grand Rapids youth organization calls on others to step up after recent shootings
A Grand Rapids youth crime prevention organization is calling on other like-minded groups to step up after recent youth-involved shootings in the city.
