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‘With heavy heart,’ Grand Rapids restaurant announces closure

A restaurant in Grand Rapids' Belknap Lookout neighborhood has closed its doors.

Grand Rapids, MI · 2d

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Seafood Buffet Fans Fill Up On Crab Legs At This Grand Rapids All-You-Can-Eat Spot

Some people plan their whole weekend around one thing, and in Grand Rapids, that thing is often crab legs. There is a buffet on the west side of town where diners grab their plates and wait for a fresh tray to hit the line. It offers more than 200 Asian...

Grand Rapids, MI · 20h

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Longtime Grand Rapids furniture store closes doors, property sale pending

After nearly 80 years in Grand Rapids, Sullivan's Carpet and Furniture has shut down, its remaining inventory is being auctioned off and a property sale is pending.

Grand Rapids, MI · 2d

WILX

Two plead not guilty to federal charges in alleged massage parlor money-transfer operation

Lansing, MI · 11h

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Grand Rapids’ Taco Borracho announces closure, citing ‘challenging times’

After years of struggling to stay afloat, Taco Borracho in Grand Rapids is set to close at the end of the month.

Grand Rapids, MI · 19h

Country Herald

Michigan Thanksgiving: 'Micro Blizzards' Could Hit Grand Rapids, MI

Sudden snow squalls can turn I-94, I-96 and I-75 into dangerous travel corridors within minutes.

Grand Rapids, MI · 4h

Housing Finance

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Affordable Housing Opens Next to Michigan Health Center

A 56-unit affordable housing community has opened adjacent to a health center in Wyoming, Michigan. Woda Cooper Cos. and Cherry Health collaborated on the development of Shea Ravines next to Cherry Health’s Wyoming Community Health Center. “Named in honor of our former CEO Chris Shea, Shea Ravines reflects his...

Wyoming, MI · 1d

FOX 17 News West Michigan

Jenison High School club meeting won’t go ahead after flyer draws backlash

A student club meeting at Jenison High School won’t go ahead as scheduled after an online flyer asking “Are Muslims bad news for America?” drew backlash from neighbors and the local Muslim community.

Jenison, MI · 2d

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Grand Rapids board refuses to appoint commissioner-elect early

Grand Rapids city commissioners have passed on another option to fill the vacant 1st Ward seat for the remainder of the year.

Grand Rapids, MI · 16h

MLive

DeVos-owned Harley-Davidson dealership moving to Grand Rapids suburb

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Grand Rapids Harley-Davidson will move from its Hudsonville location to a modernized facility in Wyoming next year, parent company Fox Outdoors announced. The dealership plans to relocate from 2977 Corporate Grove Drive in Hudsonville to 780 44th St. SW in Wyoming, just south of Grand Rapids. Construction is scheduled to begin in December, with the new location expected to open in spring 2027.

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Roskam Foods’ Zach Malin says ‘yes’ to opportunity

KANSAS CITY, MO — At first glance, Zach Malin’s resume shows a breadth of contract manufacturing know-how, but that’s hardly the whole story. To get the full picture, you’d have to travel back to the early 2000s. Malin spent the first two decades of his career...

Grand Rapids, MI · 19h

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AMEN builds Great Lakes team to expand free dental care

This story is part of a series on the challenges and solutions related to oral health in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. It is made possible with funding support from the Delta Dental Foundation. Janelle Randall remembers people arriving hours before a free dental clinic in the Grand Rapids area opened....

Michigan · 1d

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Neighborhood Bar Tucked in Grand Rapids Condo Complex Closes After 7 Years

Known for its stacked burgers, fish and chips, courtyard patio, craft beer, and live music, this neighborhood spot quiety closed over the weekend.

Grand Rapids, MI · 2d

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Veteran-run coffee shop to open new location in Grand Rapids

Veteran-owned coffee shop Has Heart is opening a second location in Grand Rapids' Boston Square neighborhood.

Grand Rapids, MI · 22h

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Brand-new taco shop opens at Grand Rapids Downtown Market

Friday marks the opening day for GR Taco Shop, a new food vendor in the Market Hall of the Grand Rapids Downtown Market.

Grand Rapids, MI · 21h

FOX 17 News West Michigan

Expansion project aimed to improve Ford Airport ready for take-off

A new airfield development is ready to take flight at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, officials said.

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New Aberdeen building on track to open in 2027

Grand Rapids — Behind Aberdeen Academy, just a hop, skip and a jump to the south of the playground where students spend their recess time, construction crews are hard at work building a brand-new, state-of-the-art elementary school, set to open in August 2027. The future Aberdeen Elementary School will...

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East Grand Rapids, MI · 2d

Kilwins in Gaslight Village shuts doors

After nine years of serving ice cream, chocolate and other treats, the Kilwins location in East Grand Rapids has closed for good.

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Plans to develop Grand Rapids’ St. James Catholic Church prompt backlash from community

Former church members recalled all of the special memories — from weddings to baptisms to all of the little moments in between — that led them to walking up and down the steps at the St. James Catholic Church which are now cracked from decades of use.

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