Rob Sparks

Last year the country was torn politically, but one thing we can all agree on, is a weekend of Netflix binge watching every now and then is something we all need! Highspeedinternet.com recently took at all the numbers and figured out what series each state binge watches...

Tis’ the season for shopping, needing money and giving money, and scammers know it! Each year with more of our lives going on, online, it’s becoming easier for scammers to get rich off our holiday spirit. The Better Business Bureau recently reminded us of 10 scams to watch out for this holiday shopping season: Look-alike websites: scammers are good, you think you’re clicking on Amazon but instead

The end of the year, means everyone likes to recap what happened in the last 12 months.  Usually it’s a boring list, which is why I’m a HUGE fan of how DJ Earworm honors the big songs of each year. Each December, he takes the 25 biggest hits of the year and makes a “United States of Pop” for that year...

If you live in Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Walker, Cascade Township, Grand Rapids Township and Tallmadge Township, you may see an increase in your water bill next year, according to WZZM. It doesn’t seem to be that huge of a hike, but still… city commissioners say that after they received the results of a study they had done, they need to raise water prices 4...

This is a great story!  A 10 year old from Grand Rapids is doing something to make sure our homeless population is a bit warmer. Ayden Quimby is 10 years old and he’s collecting blankets for the homeless.  He calls it 'The Ayden Project 2016' and according to WOODTV he puts a note in every blanket he hands out that says “The Ayden Project 2016: Because everyone deserves to be warm...

There’s a lot of healthy things to eat out there… but I’m not sure these should EVER be a thing! The other day, Angela, who has an office next door to mine, asked me if I wanted a wasabi chip?  At first I was like "yeah that sounds unique and cool...

A few weeks ago I was asking exactly what a NO PARKING sign outside of my house meant.. Well the Grand Rapids Police sent out a press release that answers all of the questions. This sign: is pretty much the worst kind... mainly because it's on the side of the street I park on...

What are you doing Saturday morning?  You need to join Christine and myself for Making Strides and Bras across the Grand! It happens Saturday morning at Rosa Park Circle and on the Blue Bridge.  Rosa Park Circle is where the walk begins and where registration happens...

One of my favorite pastimes is to Google stuff I don’t know. Usually it’s history stuff, or how to steam an egg rather than boil it or something like that.  In this information age, I’m not alone with using Google to find answers to life’s most challenging questions...

Lately, negativity and fighting has been the main story and conversation, which is why I keep trying to find these stories. The other day, Ionia DPS Officer Chad Jones stopped a car that he spotted speeding along. Tara Smus was like most of us, completely absorbed in the events of our day...

Today is National Coming Out Day… and while there are days for everything, this one is super close to my heart.  It’s the day when we celebrate as a member of the LGBTQ community, being true to ourselves; which is a super hard process for most members of the LGBTQ community...

Today is the last day to register to vote!  While you may not think that your vote matters, it does! Granted you may not like either choice we have for president, but in elections, there are many more offices that are up for grabs.  City Council members, county judges, auditors, mayors, state representatives and congress people...