Digital Managing Editor, Townsquare Media Grand Rapids
Rick Martinez
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Enjoy the Water [Sponsored]
Boaters should enjoy their time on the water, being smart and playing safely while on it.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandville and Grand Haven, urges you to be smart while out boating, regardless of whether you're on an inland lake, river, stream, pond, rapids, creek, whitewater course or one of the Great Lakes like Lake Michigan.
Free Beer & Hot Wings: A Look Inside Dumber Than Zane Trivia
Each Thursday on "The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show," we play Dumber Than Zane Trivia for a $500 cash prize.
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Paddle Smart [Sponsored]
Paddle sports are the fastest-growing segment of recreational boating, with more than 300,000 paddle craft, primarily kayaks, being sold annually in the U.S., according to the Water Sports Industry Association and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, rowing, rafting and various other paddle sports are thrilling, exciting and fun.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandvi
On Tap with Summer Craft Beer Festival 2014 [Photos]
John Ball Park was the venue and craft beers were the main course Saturday.
The fourth annual Summer Craft Beer Festival poured, played, entertained and fed hundreds from across Grand Rapids, West Michigan and beyond on a summery afternoon and early evening with sunshine and temperatures creeping into the low 80s.
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Remember That Personal Watercraft Is a Boat [Sponsored]
There's plenty of summertime left and lots of boating still to be done.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandville and Grand Haven, urges you to say safe as possible when boating.
Caution and common sense are necessary, regardless of whether you're using a powerboat, a sailboat, a pontoon, a fishing boat, a ski boat or personal watercraft.
Trimming More Trees Helps Consumers Energy Keep Electricity On [Video]
Consumers Energy is increasing tree-trimming efforts across Michigan this year in an ongoing effort to make delivering electricity safer and more reliable.
“Our work to keep electric lines clear is a vital part of our promise to deliver the energy you need, whenever you need it," said Mary Palkovich, Consumers Energy’s vice president of energy delivery.
"Fallen limbs or trees can cut pow
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Stay Afloat, Don’t Sink [Sponsored]
While the long Independence Day weekend may be over, there's still plenty of summer left and boating to be done.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandville and Grand Haven, urge you to keep yourself, those around you and others as safe as possible when boating.
One main tip: Keep your boat afloat; don't sink out there. And if you do or must, there are steps to take when that happens to prot
97.9 WGRD’s Take Me Out to the Ballgame Contest
Summer is officially here and baseball season is in full swing!
97.9 WGRD wants to make sure you get to see your favorite Major League Baseball teams play this year, regardless of whether that's the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs or some other team.
Independence Day Weekend Celebration: Amway Family Fireworks
The City of Grand Rapids' Fourth of July got celebrated on the Fifth of July.
And what a festive day it was, part of a two-day celebration for the Independence Day weekend in Grand Rapids.
The Amway Family Fireworks at Ah-Nab-Awen Park on Saturday brought a 20-minute fireworks celebration for the Independence Day weekend to cap a day full of music, entertainment, food, frolic and fun, while embrac
Arthur Rozzi Pyrotechnics Display with Grand Rapids Crew Illuminates Amway Family Fireworks [Video]
The 20-minute Amway Family Fireworks display scheduled to illuminate the downtown Grand Rapids skies on Saturday night is an event months in the making designed by a family business with fourth-generation roots in such efforts.
Safe Boating Tip of the Week: Don’t Drink and Boat [Sponsored]
The festive and summery Independence Day weekend is here!
Celebrating the Fourth of July holiday this year means a three-day weekend for many and some extra time to truly relax, enjoy and play out on the water.
Grand Valley Marine, with locations in Grandville and Grand Haven, urges for you to keep you, those around you and others as safe as possible on the water when out boating.
Embrace the thre