Submitted 12-12-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Remembering winters in Grand Rapids and the challenges they posed.
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Your local breweries are not only excellent providers of high quality refreshments, they're also hosting a lot of great events this week. Stop by your favorites and support local beer and culture.
Submitted 12-11-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
A year after their downtown location opened, the brewery continues to promote local food, beer and history.
Submitted 12-11-2013 under VOICES
Megan Brown shares what it's like to have amnesia. She knows: when she was 16, she lost almost three years of her life after a seizure.
A group of Grand Rapids artists are rallying together to raise money for the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort. "Art For Water," an exhibition which will feature the work of over 15 local artists, with all proceeds being donated to aid organizations.
Experience Grand Rapids has recently joined a national hospitality program called Certified Tourism Ambassadors for better tourism experiences.
Submitted 12-10-2013 under NEWS
Troop 200 awards Alex Putkovich his Eagle Scout badge during an unpredictable Eagle Court of Honor
A long-awaited bicycle route will be constructed next year on Grand Rapids’ West Side. The route is approximately three-and-a-half miles and will link Kent Trails with the Fred Meijer White Pine State Trail.
The snowy owl, a bird native to the Arctic region, is once again making appearances in West Michigan. Several sightings of the majestic bird have been reported and have prompted curiosity as to why the bird is flying so far south.
Submitted 12-10-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Michigan natives Davy Rothbart and Andrew Cohn bring their film Medora to Grand Rapids, which follows the lives of four high school boys from the poverty stricken town of Medora.