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For a while there it sounded like a new ice cream shop would open in its place... Back in November we told you the Dairy Queen on Fulton St. on Grand Rapids West Side had permanently closed after all of the DQ logos and signage had suddenly been removed. Rachel...

What’s Going on with Grand Rapids’ Fulton Street Dairy Queen?

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You have probably heard of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. With the wax figures of most celebrities, it is the world's greatest wax museum. However, did you know about the wax museum that displayed the weirdest wax figures of stories and legends from Michigan?. Well, let me introduce you to the...

Do You Remember The Weird Michigan Wax Museum?

Deep down inside, I'm still a child! There is nothing I like more than a trip down the candy aisle at the store. I don't always buy some of the sugary goodies, but it is always fun to see what is available. Recently, while in a Five Below store in...

Would You Try Gummy Candy In the Shape of Your Favorite Foods?

Have ya ever been mudlarking? It seems to be coming back again. It's a wetter version of metal detecting along the beach...except this time, to mudlark you are IN the water. A mudlark is someone who wades through bodies of water – rivers, lakes, ponds, streams – and scavenges for stuff discarded or lost, buried in the mud. During the 1700s and 1800s it was common to see poverty-stricken mudlarkers wading thru the waters and riverbanks that surrounded London, England.

Mudlarking: Here’s What Was Pulled Outta the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Allegan, MI

There has been a strong fascination with serial killers the past few years which I think can be attributed to the fact that at the beginning of the pandemic, we were all stuck inside, so Netflix decided to give people to binge. Since then, there have many dozens of documentaries...

A True Crime Museum Is Opening In Downtown Allegan

Kalamazoo, MI

There have been talks for over 20 years about an arena and events center coming to downtown Kalamazoo and now it's looking to be more than talk. Look What Van Andel Arena Has Done For Grand Rapids. Long before I lived in the Grand Rapids area, I performed in a...

Is A New Arena And Events Center Coming To Downtown Kalamazoo?

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Belding, MI

The Ionia County town of Belding was once the top silk-producing place in the entire state.....and country. Charles Broas settled here in 1839, built a mill, and immediately named the place ‘Broas Rapids’. Lucius Patterson purchased a piece of ownership in Broas’ mill property in 1842. Afterward in 1857, a post office opened titled ‘Patterson’s Mills’.

This Town Was the ‘Silk Capital’ of the United States, 1890-1932: Belding, Michigan

March 23rd, 2023 is World Meteorological Day. A day set aside to raise awareness for and pay attention to the importance of the weather. Over the years the way that weather is presented on television has changed a lot! This is how it looks today... That is so different from...

A Look Back: A Grand Rapids Weather Forecast on TV-13 from 1966

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Local Animal Shelter is Brutally Honest about a Demon Dog

When animal shelters are looking for the forever home for a dog or cat, they try to point out all the good qualities that animal may...

Local Animal Shelter is Brutally Honest about a Demon Dog

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