I have worked in West Michigan radio for about 15 years. My wife and I have three kids and my 4-year-old daughter squeals in delight every time I play Taylor Swift! I love living and working in West Michigan. I am always amazed at how much support our area gives to the arts, from Festival to Artprize to UICA and more! I feel very blessed to be a lifelong West Michigan resident!
May 20, 2013 8:00 PM 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.
May 18, 2013 8:00 PM ArtPrize begins September 18, but it's been a busy spring for ArtPrize fans.
Artist registration and artist/venue matching are currently taking place.
Yesterday, ArtPrize announced the jurors for this year's competition.
May 13, 2013 3:00 PM A black bear has been spotted in Muskegon Lake.
The Michigan DNR is now searching for the bear and Muskegon Police have issued a warning to those in the area.
May 13, 2013 10:31 AM We've had to wait a long time to say this, but it looks like flu season is finally over in Michigan!
May 9, 2013 11:00 AM 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.
May 9, 2013 10:00 AM TEDxGrandRapids is Thursday, May 9.
TEDxGrandRapids is sold out, but you can still take part through social media and streaming video.
May 3, 2013 2:00 PM The Kentucky Derby may be the fastest two minutes in sports, but it takes two full weeks to celebrate the event in Louisville each year. Unless you have an excess of vacation time and a whole lot of gas money to burn, a trip to Louisville may not be in the cards
May 3, 2013 10:30 AM Construction projects are all around West Michigan. It's just the beginning of a long summer of slowdowns.
If you're heading north this weekend, there's at least one construction zone to consider avoiding.
April 29, 2013 12:30 PM Last week saw flu levels return to normal across Michigan in every region except for one.
The "central" region, which includes West Michigan, reported the highest rate of flu-like symptoms in the state last week.
April 25, 2013 1:00 PM Festival of the Arts is June 7-9 in Grand Rapids.
This morning we moved one step close to opening day as Festival of the Arts revealed their poster for 2013!
April 25, 2013 10:30 AM ArtPrize begins September 18, but it's been a busy couple of weeks for the art competition.
Venue registration closed, artist registration began, and a new executive director was named.
Christian Gaines, the new executive director of ArtPrize, has a strong background working with films.
Is his hiring an indication that film is about to become a much bigger part of ArtPrize?
April 24, 2013 10:00 AM Educational rankings are never perfect. In fact, they are often controversial. Still, they remain a useful tool.
A number of West Michigan schools have done well in the U.S. News rankings which were just released today.
