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Downtown Kalamazoo kicks off delicious deals for Restaurant Week
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Restaurant Week has officially kicked off in downtown Kalamazoo. Starting Thursday, Kalamazooians are invited to head downtown and enjoy some of the best bites the city has to offer. January Restaurant Week: Get a taste of Kalamazoo: Restaurant Week kicks off Jan. 25. What restaurants are...
Team Wyoming results from NHSFR Performance #8
Here are the results for Team Wyoming members at Thursday morning’s Performance #8 of the National High School Finals Rodeo taking place at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs. Team Wyoming’s placements in the Go-1 are after the first six performances. The Go-2 standings will begin with Performances...
Grand Rapids hosting dogs-only pool party this August
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The biggest pool paw-ty of the year is returning to Grand Rapids. The seventh annual Wag 'n' Wade dogs-only swimming event is a paw-some way to close out the season at the Richmond Park Pool. The free event is open to all community members and...
Michigan Bucket List: Ann Arbor Art Fair
Every July, one of the nation’s largest art festivals is right here in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Art Fair is an exciting, three-day festival that brings half a million visitors to Ann Arbor. The fair takes up 30 blocks of Ann Arbor and features more than 1,000 artists. The...
NFL Pro Bowl lineman part of Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame’s 2024 class
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – What do an NFL Pro Bowler, an LPGA golfer, a college football All-American, one of Michigan’s winningest high school basketball coaches and a devoted prep hoops coach and mentor have in common?. They’re all part of the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame’s 2024...
Maranda’s Park Party Recess unfolds at Milwood Elementary School in Kalamazoo
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- Park Party Recess season is underway!. On Thursday, Maranda, WOOD TV8 staff and community partners supplied a fun-filled afternoon to Milwood Elementary School students in Kalamazoo. With sneakers laced and exciting activities and attractions awaiting outside, students were eager to let loose, have a blast...
Grand Rapids investment firm acquires Texas injection molder
Grand Rapids investment firm Blackford Capital has acquired a west Texas injection molder. The $16 million all-cash deal for Lubbock-based Industrial Molding Corp. was the first add-on acquisition for Blackford Capital’s Davalor Mold Corp., which is based in Chesterfield in Macomb County. Blackford Capital acquired Davalor in 2016. The...
High-speed chase with stolen vehicle in Lowell ends in crash
LOWELL, Mich. — One suspect is in custody after leading police on a high-speed chase with a stolen vehicle in Lowell. On July 17 at around 11:30 a.m., the Lowell Police Department responded to an alert of a stolen vehicle entering Lowell. After police encountered the vehicle, the suspect...
Allegiant adds new non-stop destination out of Grand Rapids
Allegiant Travel announced eight new nonstop routes to 13 cities across the United States this week, including two from Michigan. The routes launch in November but are open to booking now. The new route from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids is to West Palm Beach, Florida...
Tupelo Honey worker loses job after Trump assassination attempt comment
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Restaurant chain Tupelo Honey says a worker is “no longer employed” there following comments the individual made on social media following Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. A social media post by the restaurant did not include the comment or...
WARNING: Michigan Residents May Have Been Exposed To Measles, Here’s Where
Anytime there’s any kind of infectious disease or virus. It’s important to get the word out and let people know if they’ve been exposed to anything dangerous. One of the most dangerous is rubeola, or as it’s commonly known measles. Measles is probably one of the...
Rite Aid to close 41 more stores
Rite Aid has continued to announce the closing of more of its stores. The company announced 41 more closings in bankruptcy filings — 31 on Friday and 10 on Monday. All 41 stores are in Ohio and Michigan. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
These road closures in Michigan could impact weekend travel for drivers
If you’ve got plans to travel around Michigan this weekend, it’s best to know whether construction-related closures will affect your routes. The Michigan Department of Transportation has another 40 road closures scheduled for Friday, July 19, through Sunday, July 21, on top of dozens of ongoing projects. If...
MSU, UM form ‘unprecedented’ joint venture to grow neurological care in mid-Michigan
University of Michigan Health and Michigan State University Health Care plan to expand neurological care in the Lansing area and mid-Michigan through a new joint venture. The two formed the Neuro Care Network to partner on inpatient and outpatient care for patients with neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia or who have suffered a stroke. The partnership includes inpatient and outpatient neurology, neurosurgery, electrodiagnostic and infusion services.
Michigan Making Money: Salaries Of The State’s Top 1% Earners
Most people have a desire to make as much money as they possibly can to not just take care of themselves and their families but also to have bragging rights as one of the richest people alive or to ever live. I can't lie, it's nice motivation to have in life and money does make life easier and happier but is not the end all be all since we don't get to take it with us after life. Nonetheless, most of us are competing for the best paying jobs for different reasons.
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