Check Out This Dashcam Video Of A Car Wreck On US-131
This guy is tooling to work one morning last week, when a car flies off the on ramp and appears to take out another car on Southbound 131. It really is scary how fast s*** happens. Continue reading…
View ArticleNice Try! LaughFest Fails To Reclaim Chicken Throwing Record [Video]
I blame myself. I didn't express to you the sense of urgency needed to get more folks out to Calder Plaza Thursday night to reclaim the Guinness Book of World Records title for the most rubber chicken...
View ArticleJim Norton's New Character Kirk Sinnamin Enjoys His LaughFest Swag Bag [Video]
Comedian Jim Norton entertained a near sell out crowd Saturday night at the Fountain Street Church, but before he hit the stage, he went through his LaughFest gift bag as character 'Kirk Sinnamin',...
View ArticleWhat Grand Rapids Did This Weekend, According to Instagram [Photos]
We went out and enjoyed the spring like weather, we stood in line for KBS at Founder's, we partied at Laughfest and we celebrated personal moments of great joy... This is what we did in Grand Rapids...
View ArticleGrand Rapids Is The 13th Best Place To Live In America
When is 13 a lucky number? When your hometown lands as the '13th Best Place To Live' according to US News And World Report. The annual list takes into account the job market, quality of life, and...
View Article8MM Footage Of Downtown Grand Rapids In 1953 [Video]
Remember 8mm film? I bet your rich uncle or aunt had one and used to shoot fottage of stuff like graduations and football games back in the day. The problem with 8mm camera shots from the '50s is that...
View ArticleBottoms Up! These Seven Grand Rapids Bars Sold The Most Liquor In 2015
2015 was a record year for liquor consumption for the State of Michigan, according to a report released this week by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. While Grand Rapids' consumption didn't match...
View ArticleWho Knew Michigan Had A 'Captain Orange'?
This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week, alerting us to the onset of construction season in Michigan. And to remind us to pay attention to construction workers working alongside out highways,...
View ArticleFour Awesome Places in Grand Rapids to Celebrate National Pretzel Day
Happy National Pretzel Day! In honor of one of America's favorite snacks, we've found four spots in Grand Rapids where you can score free pretzels! Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Glory Of Spring In Grand Rapids [Video]
I would expect you to get outside today and take in another gorgeous spring day in West Michigan, but if you can't get out right now, take two minutes out of your hectic day and enjoy this beautiful...
View ArticlePolice Dashcam Footage Of High Speed Chase Through Grand Rapids [Video]
This recently released dashcam footage of the April 28 high speed chase of Theodore Little, a suspect in an attempted murder. The chase picks up on Fulton at Monroe and ends up when Little crashes near...
View ArticleWoodland Mall Landmark Moves Downtown
Perhaps you used it as a landmark to figure out which entrance you came in, or maybe you and your hood rat friends hung out near it when you were teenagers. Either way, you remembered the big circular...
View ArticleFive Uniquely Grand Rapids Things To Do This Summer
Summer is officially here (as if this weekend wasn't one of the summeriest weekends ever), and here's some things that are unique to Grand Rapids to try, if you haven't already. Continue reading…
View ArticleState Police Report: Bicyclist Deaths Up 57 Percent Last Year
As someone who rides a bicycle into work every day, these statistics are more than a little disconcerting, especially since Kent County had the most bicycle deaths of any county in the state in 2015...
View ArticleA Makeover for Calder Plaza
When I was in grade school at Sibley Elementary back in the 70s, I remember taking a field trip to see the artwork known as “La Grande Vitesse”, designed by sculptor Alexander Calder. This metal...
View ArticleGrand Rapids Third In Nation For Growing Business
The Grand Rapids metro has once again finished third in the nation for developing and expanding business. Continue reading…
View ArticleVideo Postcard From Grand Rapids [Video]
I'm not really sure what the whole story behind this loving video look at our city is all about. The only conclusion I can draw is that the guy who produced it has some friends in Germany he wanted to...
View Article2016 Grandwich Competition Is Underway, And It's Delicious
Now in its fifth year, the competition for the best sandwich in Grand Rapids continues to grow year after year. Now is the time to eat, voting starts July 22. Continue reading…
View ArticleGR Forward Video Celebrates City's Diversity [Video]
This video, commissined by Downtown GR and created by ArtPeers, celebrates the diversity of our city, all to a beautiful soundtrack provided by a local band, Vox Vidorra. Continue reading…
View ArticleGrand Rapids One Of The Best Places In The Country For Creatives
Thrillist.com has put Grand Rapids on the short list of the best cities for creatives to live in. Who are creatives? Oh, you know, artists, musicians, people with very little money and a whole lot of...
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