GRAND RAPIDS
Grand Rapids declared a state of emergency on Saturday afternoon. Declaring a state of emergency was done in anticipation of widespread damage, injury or loss of property and it puts the city in a position to receive state or federal assistance. A state of em
Job well done, guys! 2013 was a very, very good year for the nation’s only ten day community-wide festival of laughter, Gilda’s LaughFest. That is because they had more than 53,000 admissions during the third annual event.
April 4, 2013 Over 100,000 vehicles use the S-Curve every day in Grand Rapids, but one group would like to see that change.
The group is recommending that the S-Curve be removed to help the growth of downtown Grand Rapids.
Should the S-Curve be taken down?
January 23, 2013 Tickets for Kid Rock's April 3, 2013 show atVan Andel Arena go on sale this week. And if you want some, you should probably act fast. History has shown that his shows tend to sell out pretty quickly here in West Michigan.
January 17, 2013 Grand Rapids is getting more national attention. This time, stemming from ArtPrize. Time listed Grand Rapids' ArtPrize as a top five festive event that people won't want to miss in 2013. But, somehow, Grand Rapids as a city didn't come across that well.
January 16, 2013 Meet Mark. He and his girlfriend Kelly have been dating for quite a while and Mark decided that it was time to pop the question. But, average, run-of-the-mill proposals just won't do anymore. Nope. So, what did Mark do? He involved a film crew. And 150 of their closest family and friends.
Mart Twain said it best: There are lies, damned lies and statistics. THESE statistics are not lies, however, and paint a slightly rosier picture of the economic state we in Grand Rapids are in.
That YouTube...if it wasn't for the popular video site, we would never see Super Bowl commercials early. AND we wouldn't know why that "Gangham Style" guy is. (What's with the hose dance anyway?) You Tube does have some cool, local videos on it's website.
November 14, 2012 Grand Rapids has received a lot of national attention over the last couple of years. Of course, we're Beer City, USA, our residents starred in a lip dub video that went viral, Forbes Magazine named Grand Rapids the #1 city to raise a family, and now, The New York Times is praising Grand Rapids for its focus on food!
November 5, 2012 Local law enforcement officials stopped a vehicle near Grand Rapids at around 10a.m. Monday morning under suspicion that the driver was the I-96 shooter.
October 15, 2012 Grand Rapids has received a lot of accolades over the last year or so. We're Beer City, USA, we had an awesome Lip Dub video that went viral online, and now, Forbes Magazine as named Grand Rapids the number one city for raising a family!
August 24, 2012 I have been talking about it all week on my show, and I wanted to write about. I had to go back one more time to the CitySen Lounge in the City Flats Hotel, on Monroe Center in Grand Rapids, because I wanted to make sure the experience was the same.
