New Women’s Professional Sports Team Is Coming To Grand Rapids

Family fun returns to Grand Rapids with an explosive 3-day monster truck event and 979 GRD has two ways for you to win tickets for the family. Monster trucks equal family fun. How do I know? I've taken my son a couple of times to Monster Jam and he and I both loved it. There's nothing like the raw power of these giant trucks getting airborne at Van Andel Arena.

It's been awhile since Chris Stapleton has been in town, but he just announced he is hitting the road again with a new show produced by Live Nation. It's the “All-American Road Show” 2023 tour, and will be here in Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena on Friday, June 2 at 7PM.

All month long, the Grand Rapids Historical Society and I will be sharing Black History facts that have taken place right here in Grand Rapids. If you missed the first one, you can learn about the history of the Grand Rapids Study Club, which is the first organization for Black women in Kent County.

I'm not talking about California, I'm talking about the West Michigan lakeshore. The West Michigan lakeshore is a great spot that offers so many incredible places to enjoy the water and the beautiful sunsets. Saugatuck is one of those communities where people flock to each summer to relax and enjoy...

Winter festivals around West Michigan continue this weekend in several communities. There is also the Auto Show, Concerts, Disney on Ice, a BBQ festival, and chances to go back to the 80s!. Runs Through Sunday, March 5, 2023 - Downtown Grand Rapids, MI. Downtown Grand Rapids will transform into a...

If black is your color, this might be the home for you. What makes it unique is not only the color (black, inside and out) but the shape as well. It's shaped like an octagon, and there are no square rooms to be found. Check it out for yourself. Historic...

We have cars, boats, golf, beer, food, winter events, films, and psychics in the fair and festivals for February. Runs Through Sunday, March 5, 2023 - Downtown Grand Rapids, MI. Downtown Grand Rapids will transform into a winter wonderland, giving you plenty of reasons to get outside and enjoy the...

Want to start or a brewery? Or are you a home brewer looking to up your game? Two Grand Rapids-area breweries that closed last year are liquidating their equipment and assets. Elk Brewing shut down both its Grand Rapids and Comstock Park locations in 2022. Elk Brewing opened in southeast...

It's getting to be that special time of the year in Michigan! I was in Grand Rapids at Family Fare recently when I spotted my first fully-stocked pączki display of the season in the bakery. I look forward to seeing those iconic red boxes popping in grocery stores each...

Apparently, Grand Rapids Downtown Market has been holding this awesome Ice Bar Event since at least 2015!. What goes down at the event? Well, just like it sounds - there'll be an ice bar!. Twelve feet of ice are carved into an outdoor bar serving craft beers, cocktails, and more.

There's been talk online about discount department stores, Ross Dress For Less, coming to Grand Rapids... Have you shopped at Ross Dress For Less? I've been to a store in Chicago, and as a person who LOVES deals (I'm a West Michigander... it's in my DNA) - I was impressed!

Bidding on logging jobs is a tough business in the state of Michigan but under bidding knowing you are going to swipe more trees than you are allowed is illegal. Logging has been going on in the state of Michigan since the early 1820s. White pine was one of the most desired trees during that time. 50 years later, Michigan became the leading lumber producer in the nation but that was short-lived after other states with better varieties of trees became available.

4 Marijuana Dispensaries have been broken into in Muskegon while other dispensaries in Grand Rapids and Battle Creek have reported break-ins. Dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana in the state of Michigan in 2019. It hasn't taken long for dispensaries to pop up in most every town in the state as well as all around West Michigan.

A Norton Shores woman has been charged with animal neglect and the strange thing is she is the owner of a canine shelter. Taking Care of Dog Is Enough, But Nearly 80? Impossible. This is my dog Jake and this was when he was a puppy. Jake is much bigger...