Ok, this is great. These days parents are always looking for new and creative ways to announce their pregnancies to their family and friends. The parents of this 3-year-old stumbled across their unusual way completely by accident. And it's amazing.
A press release sent out today says that Grand Rapids will be getting a new, and much anticipated retailer. The release, put out by H&M and Hennes & Mauritz said that West Michigan will have an H&M sometime in fall of 2013.
Memorial Day weekend means the Indianapolis 500! This weekend will be the 97th running of the race.
But it's been 14 years since race cars took to the streets of downtown Grand Rapids for the West Michigan Grand Prix.
Is it time to bring back the West Michigan Grand Prix?
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2 weeks ago 97.9 WGRD and Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy present King of the Wing, Saturday, May 18th at John Ball Park beginning at 1pm. Sample wings from local restaurants and bars and then vote for the one you think deserves the crown! Click here for more info.
Eating a chicken wing seems simple enough, right? Grab the chicken wing, bite the chicken wing, tear the flesh and meat from the bone, chew it, swallow, repeat... Wrong! Sure, maybe that's how you eat a drumstick, but if you eat the wing like that... You, sir, are a savage! Or just hungry. Whatever's clever.
2 weeks ago In a horrible down economy one man dares to defy the state of Michigan's high unemployment rates. Kid Rock is ready to make you the official bartender for his upcoming tour. Imagine impressing Kid and members of the Twisted Brown Trucker Band by popping off Bad Ass Beer bottle tops with just your teeth.
2 weeks ago 97.9 WGRD and Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy present King of the Wing, Saturday, May 18th at John Ball Park beginning at 1pm. Sample wings from local restaurants and bars and then vote for the one you think deserves the crown! Click here for more info.
Last year, Grand Rapids had to share the title of Beer City, USA with Asheville, North Carolina. This year, we didn't feel like sharing and after all 50,000 votes were tallied by the folks at Examiner.com, Grand Rapids came out on top. We are, once again (and this time without having to share), Beer City, USA!
Comet is a 7-year-old golden retriever who stumbled into my girlfriend and I's lives. Yesterday my girlfriend, Brittainy, found Comet wondering around the parking lot of the Goodwill she works at. Dehydrated and tired, Comet sauntered into "The Will's" parking lot around noon. Brittainy brought the lonely dog some water, which he lapped up very quickly, and took him inside the store to get out of the heat. This is where the story starts to get a little odd...
TEDxGrandRapids is Thursday, May 9.
TEDxGrandRapids is sold out, but you can still take part through social media and streaming video.
Residents of Plaza Towers in downtown Grand Rapids who have been displaced from their apartments since the early morning on April 20 will be able to move back into their homes starting at 3pm today.
