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Coming To ArtPrize 2013: Loch Ness Monster, Living Statue, Burlesque, And More

Matt Milhouse — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:24 +0000

There will be hundreds of entries at ArtPrize 2013. At the time of this post, 186 entries are confirmed for this year’s competition. We’ve highlighted a few of this year’s notable entries. “Moving Violation” The living statue, Robert Shangle, is familiar to most ArtPrize fans. He’ll be back again this year at The B.O.B. This [...]

How You Can Help Victims of the Tornado in Oklahoma

Chris Kissel — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:51 +0000

A huge tornado touched down just outside of Oklahoma City earlier today, causing widespread destruction and leaving behind a yet-untold number of casualties. To see how you can help those affected, see the list below. This list will continue to be updated. The Oklahoma City Red Cross You can donate to the Oklahoma City Red Cross now. [...]

Massive Tornado Destroys Area Near Oklahoma City; At Least 51 Killed [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:01 +0000

An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.

Teen Featured In Inspirational Viral Video Dies

Wendy Reed — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:35:26 +0000

Zach Sobiech, the 18-year-old star of an internet video that went viral, passed away early Monday morning surrounded by friends and family. In the past few weeks, donations to Zach’s cause, the Children’s Cancer Research Fund, increased immensely, as did downloads of his song, “Clouds,” which has more than 2.9 million page views on YouTube. [...]

Justin Bieber Booed Upon Accepting Milestone Award at 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Jessica Sager — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:52:07 +0000

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards were bittersweet for Justin Bieber. He nabbed the coveted Milestone Award, but the crowd didn’t make it easy for him to accept. Rocking aviators and going onstage to a mixed chorus of boos and Belieber shrieks, it was an intense moment for Bieber. He looked around silently for almost a [...]

Michigan State Yanks Football Scholarship From Recruit For Being a Potty Mouth Rapper

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:17:35 +0000

A promising football star has had his scholarship offer revoked, leaving him plenty of time to pursue his true calling as a rapper. Jay Harris, a star receiver from the Philadelphia area, signed a letter of intent in February to play football at Michigan State but the Spartans recently revoked his scholarship offer after his [...]

2013 Billboard Music Awards Winners List

Jessica Sager — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:19:48 +0000

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards went down tonight (May 19) in Las Vegas! We kept track of all the winners while the show was happening, especially nod leaders Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, fun. and Rihanna.

Swift took home three awards; some were o

Vote Now For Grand Rapids To Repeat As Beer City USA

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:31 +0000

Grand Rapids is Beer City USA! Let’s keep it that way. It’s time to defend our title in the annual vote for Beer City USA. If you want to be technical…we are currently co-Beer City USA with Asheville, North Carolina. They seem to think that they are going to take the title themselves this year. [...]

Watch Live Streaming Video Of TEDxGrandRapids

Matt Milhouse — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:00:37 +0000

TEDxGrandRapids is Thursday, May 9. TEDxGrandRapids is sold out, but you can still take part through social media and streaming video. TEDxGrandRapids is an independently organized annual event. It’s goal is to promote “ideas worth spreading”. TED started as a 4-day conference in California over 20 years ago. There are now multiple TEDx locations across the [...]

Awesome Mashup of 17 Different T-Swift Songs

Connie and Curtis — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:15:51 +0000

Would you like all of your favorite Taylor Swift songs performed in one minute? Yes, please! Youtuber’s Chad Neidt and Brian O’Sullivan channel their inner Swifty with this clever medley of 17 of Taylor’s songs.

Couple Breaks Up in Epic Kiss Cam Dispute

Emerald Catron — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:25:19 +0000

Real or not real, this is officially the best part of going to a Grizzlies game — watching people break up on the Kiss Cam. Unless, of course, you’re the guy who got dumped, in which case this is probably the worst part of going to a Grizzlies game. Let this be a lesson to [...]

Congratulations To Yesterdog — Home Of West Michigan's Best Coney Dog

Joe Knight — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:00:06 +0000

After thousands of votes between 30 contestants, West Michigan has chosen it’s favorite venue for a Coney Dog. Congratulations to Yesterdog! Home of West Michigan’s Best Coney Dog! Yesterdog is located near Eastown at 1505 Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids. You can check them out online here and follow them on Facebook here.

Dumbest Man on Earth Blows Life Savings Playing Carnival Game

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:34 +0000

If youâ€™re going to blow through your life savings, you should at least do so in a way that gains sympathy. Donâ€™t do what Henry Gribbohm did. Instead of breezing through all his money on a risky real estate venture, opening his own business or following the gospel of Bernie Madoff, the 30-year-old man from [...]

Help the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans with The Home Depot

Andy + Dave — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:03:24 +0000

The Home Depot has a program called “Aprons in Action” that benefits veterans and their housing needs. Our thanks to Ryan Skuse from the Home Depot in Grand Haven for bringing this to our attention. The month of May can be a pivotal one for the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans as they are participating [...]

Grand Rapids Flooding Photos

Steven Bohner — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:20:22 +0000

Widespread flooding has hit almost every area of West Michigan. Â Roads and bridges are being shut down all over the region. Â We have gathered pictures of the flooding from all over, check out several galleries after the break. First check out a gallery of aerial photos of the flooding in West Michigan, courtesy of our [...]

A Whirlpool Sucks Down Everything In Sight [Amazing Video]

Joe Knight — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:09:29 +0000

With all the Flooding that has happened here recently, could you imagine if something like this happened? Wow, I would not want to be anywhere around this!

Large Turtle Spotted On Lake Michigan Shore

Connie and Curtis — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:43:18 +0000

Earlier today we said that there was an alligator that may or may not have escaped. We still don’t know about that but, there was this HUGE turtle along the Lake Michigan shore line spotted the other day! The woman who spotted the turtle, Mary Koller, said that the turtle seemed extremely lethargic and didn’t [...]

Who Has The Best Coney Dog In West Michigan?

Joe Knight — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:15:18 +0000

We are constantly trying to figure out where to get the best grub in West Michigan. A few months ago we had a poll that asked where you could find the best pizza on this side of the state. Now we want to know who has the best Coney Dog in West Michigan...

View Of The Grand River Flooding From A Jet Ski [Video]

Wendy Reed — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:05:57 +0000

Authorities are telling people to stay away from the Grand River (as in, don’t touch it), but a few West Michigan residents decided to take the the flooded river on jet skis and take video of the flooding around the area. And I’m pretty glad they did. The video allows us to see the flooding [...]

USA Today Names Michigan One Of 'The Top 10 Best Craft Brew States In America'

Wendy Reed — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:11:01 +0000

We Michiganders know that we have some amazing breweries right here in the Mitten State. Heck, everyone in West Michigan knows that we have the best breweries, hands down (suck it, Asheville). And now, USA Today has bestowed us with another title, honoring our awesome beer.