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3 seek at-large seat on Wyoming City Council
WYOMING, MI - Three candidates are seeking an open, at-large seat on the Wyoming City Council. The candidates for the four-year seat are Sheldon DeKryger, Robert Kilgo and Rick Pilieci. The top two vote-getters will square off in the November general election, unless someone receives 51% of the vote. MLive...
Grand Rapids Pickle Festival Promises a Dill-icious Time This Weekend
In the past few years, pickles really seem to be having a moment. Seems like it started with pickle pizza, and now they're everywhere - popcorn, ice cream, even pickle beer. There's just something about the sour, salty, tangy flavor, and crunch of pickles that so many people crave. Well,...
9th Annual Best of the West: Music
Looking over this year’s list of Best of the West Music finalists makes one thing perfectly clear: live music didn’t just survive the pandemic, it’s back and it’s thriving. Even with inflation eating into everyone’s bottom line, fans have come out to shows in force, selling...
Win Tickets to REO Speedwagon with Loverboy at the Van Andel Arena on November 6th!
REO Speedwagon with Loverboy are coming to the Van Andel Arena on November 6th!. Michelle, Gregg & Travis have your chance to win a pair of tickets to the show!. We also have your chance to enter below for a pair of tickets.
John Ball Zoo helps reestablish rare Poweshiek skipperling butterfly
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo and its conservation partners announced they've made significant progress in conserving a rare butterfly. The Poweshiek skipperling is one of the world's rarest butterflies, and the John Ball Zoo and its partners have released more than 1,200 of the species into the wild this year.
Pocket Watch: Their Time is Now
So often in music, like in life, timing is everything. That’s definitely the case for rising Grand Rapids jazz fusion group Pocket Watch. Coming together rather serendipitously, finding each other at the right place, and the right time, the six-piece has come into their own in not much time at all.
Hospital system offers spice packets for patient food
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Corewell Health is trying to challenge the idea that hospital food is bland and boring. The hospital system has partnered with Milford Spice Co., to create five sodium-free spice packets for use in all 21 care locations across the state. "What we find in the...
D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s Announces Joel Bell as President, Chief Executive Officer
GRAND RAPIDS — D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s announced that Joel Bell has been appointed its new President and CEO. Bell had served as the organization’s Chief Programs Officer for two years before this appointment by the Board of Directors. Bell was chosen after the organization’s search committee and external executive search firm conducted a state-wide review of candidates following the May departure of its previous CEO.
Big Mini Putt Club Opening in Michigan
The Chicago-based mini-golf bar Big Mini Putt Club is set to open a third location in the heart of Grand Rapids, Mich., by mid-September. There are two existing locations in Chicago’s Lakeview and Wicker Park neighborhoods. According to WZZM, the indoor venue will have nine holes designed by owner...
Trinity Health Grand Rapids requests state approval for additional psych beds
Trinity Health Grand Rapids wants to add a dozen beds at its downtown hospital, then later move them to a new behavioral health facility in Byron Center that’s scheduled to open next year. The request to the state for capacity would temporarily increase Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital’s capacity...
Big Lots! Is Closing Some Michigan Stores and One is Here in Grand Rapids
Big Lots! is a store with "lots" of everything, furniture, bedding, household supplies, lawn and garden stuff, pantry bargains, you name it they may have it. They're known for their discount prices, too. Business hasn't been as brisk as they have wanted this 2024 year, and have decided to close...
Grand Rapids announces next neighbor engagement for Commission Night Out in Third Ward
GRAND RAPIDS- The Grand Rapids City Commission will hold its next Commission Night Out in the Third Ward on Tuesday, July 30, at the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center. This is the second of three night out meetings planned for this year. After dinner is provided, there will be an engagement session and a business meeting with public hearings.
Montcalm superintendent dies after 2-week cancer battle
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Montcalm Area ISD Superintendent Kyle Hamlin passed away Sunday after a two-week cancer battle, his wife Beth Hamlin posted on Facebook. Beth Hamlin said in her post that Kyle’s death will “come as a shock to most” because they hadn’t made his battle public while they were trying to process everything.
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