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Keanu Reeves has an excellent adventure throughout Grand Rapids area
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Party on, dudes! Keanu Reeves made a surprise appearance at several Grand Rapids area businesses while in town for a performance with his band Dogstar. The 90s alternative rock band featuring Reeves as the bassist hosted a live show on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at GLC Live at 20 Monroe.
America’s Best Restaurants Show Shoots At Grand Rapids Eatery
A Grand Rapids restaurant is getting national attention!. America's Best Restaurants travels across the country looking for - you guessed it, America's best restaurants! The Internet food show highlights these stellar independent eateries and help them tell their stories. They pour through submissions and then do their research on each...
Sushi Restaurant Permanently Closes One Grand Rapids Location
Grand Rapids has said goodbye to yet another restaurant. Recently we shared with you that a wine bar and restaurant downtown Grand Rapids closed it's doors. Now, a sushi restaurant with multiple Michigan locations has shuttered one of its Grand Rapids' eateries. The owners of Maru Sushi describe it as...
Grand Rapids Public Museum unearths 7,000-pound artifact during excavation project
The Grand Rapids Public Museum has had a historical artifact on its grounds for years, but they didn't know it. It was hiding, buried in the dirt. On Tuesday, as construction crews churned up dirt on the museum's south lawn during an expansion project, they found a 7,000-pound centrifugal pump in the...
This Little White Building Is Grand Rapids’ Oldest Building
I frequently pass this little white law office next to a school that has a confusing name. Attempting to learn about this school has led me to two intriguing discoveries:. The Public Museum High School is actually a high school and not a museum, it is just funded by the Grand Rapids Public Museum. This identity crisis has confounded me for many years.
Where Can The Mature Grand Rapids Crowd Go For A Good Time?
Grand Rapids is blessed with some pretty cool bars, restaurants and clubs to have a good time. But as we all age, our tastes change, the crowd at the bar/restaurant gets younger and younger, and you are feeling a little out of it and more uncomfortable. You are not getting...
Founders Brewing to make beer for the Kelce brothers in Grand Rapids
Founders Brewing Co. appears poised to become the contract brewer for Jason and Travis Kelce’s Garage Beer brand, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business has learned. The Grand Rapids-based brewer sought federal approval this month for labels for Garage Beer’s Light Beer and Lime Beer products, according to a pair of filings with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
Grand Rapids native debuts feature film
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – We are lucky in West Michigan to have a rich and diverse art scene that also includes great independent filmmakers. Seejon Czaplicki was raised in Grand Rapids but currently lives in Los Angeles. We’re so excited to have him back in his hometown to make his debut feature film! He joins us today with the film’s producer, Marion Jamet.
State Reps meet with restaurant workers in GR to discuss legislation to end tipping
“I’ll have to find another job. I won’t be able to support my kids anymore working minimum wage. It’s just not doable.”. Brittany Jones is a server at Uccello’s Restaurant in Caledonia and was one of about 50 restaurant employees and managers who came to Grand Rapids to discuss with state representatives what would happen if Michigan’s minimum wage is increased but tip credit is phased out. Her manager, Spencer Potter, agrees.
Frankie V’s included in the Wyoming City Center development
After more than 40 years serving the Grand Rapids community, restaurateurs Frank and Wanda Vitale announce plans to semi-retire. Their plans include downsizing their restaurant to a catering kitchen and possible takeout for their next generation of Vitale children. The property will be enfolded into development plans for the Wyoming...
A popular Flint based Children's Cooking Class is expanding to West Michigan
The Culture Matters Children's Cooking Class is now being offered in Kalamazoo. The classes are designed for children 8-17 years-old and focus on teaching beginner culinary techniques, healthy eating habits and essential life skills in a fun, hands-on environment. The classes not only provide children with culinary skills but introduce...
Get tickets under $50 to Kacey Musgraves and Father John Misty in Grand Rapids
Kacey Musgraves’ 2024 tour with Father John Misty is coming to Grand Rapids, Michigan next month. Find tickets to the Van Andel Arena concert for $50 or less. Shop on Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, StubHub, and Ticketmaster to compare prices. The Kacey Musgraves “Deeper Well” North American tour begins Wednesday,...
Cafe employing people with intellectual disabilities expands with third location
A local nonprofit operating cafes that employ people with intellectual disabilities is expanding with a third location in the Grand Rapids area, as the organization sees ongoing community support and demand for jobs. The Be Cafe, which has a flagship location in Ada Township and a second location in Lowell,...
Alan Jackson’s farewell tour: Where to get tickets for less than $100 to next concert
Fans of country music superstar Alan Jackson have only nine chances remaining to see him in concert before he retires. Jackson started the “Last Call: One For the Road” on Aug. 2 in Boston, Massachusetts. The second of 10 concerts in the tour that runs through May 2025...
Grand Rapids’ Robinette’s Unveils Their New 2024 Corn Maze Design
Even though the Pumpkin Spice Lattes are out for grabs, fall doesn't officially arrive in Michigan until September 22nd, you can feel it coming in the air. You know that fall is close and around the corner when Robinette's Apple Haus and Winery starts making big announcements. Now before we...
GR aerial fitness studio to move into new building
Zeal Aerial Fitness, which currently operates out of a former warehouse at 1159 Godfrey Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids, is going to soon be moving into its very own building. The fitness center currently shares a space with a photography inside the same building. They offer alternative fitness classes like Aeriel silks, pole dancing and bungee fitness. People of all skill levels are welcome.
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