Downtown

Today on Segment 16, the guys are still blown away by the Canadian chewing gum that is proud to "still taste like soap". Weirdest selling point in the history of gum. Also, the verdict is in...we should have more stuff, so we can attract more people to GR. How's it going to happen?

It's hard to go anywhere without seeing an ugly Christmas sweater, now ugly Christmas trees are making their mark too. Montreal is drawing thousands to the city after putting up an ugly Christmas tree. Should Grand Rapids get its own ugly Christmas tree downtown?

Expansion of DeVos Place Convention Center, a soccer stadium, and a new hotel are all projects being considered by Grand Action, a business-based nonprofit, responsible for Van Andel Arena, Civic Theatre, Downtown Market, and more.

Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about a flight to Chicago that began to crumble around the passengers, including Peter Pan! They also tease a press conference coming up today about more expansion downtown!

Artprize Eight is here! Wednesday, September 21st, downtown Grand Rapids filled up with thousands of additional people, wandering aimlessly through the streets and buildings, taking your favorite booth at the restaurant you love for lunch, and clogging the streets as they try to decided if they're really lost or not. Yay, Artprize! I've had two years of experience with it now, and I've learned som

Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about the new downtown concert venue being built next door to the radio station and the BOB. There's a lot of talk about the new venue, and their teaming up with Live Nation and House of Blues to schedule shows.

Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about a news story about a banner that could...maybe...possibly...intimate that some people think Heartside sucks. And they're really pissed off about it. Check out the story over at WOOD TV.

Yet another iconic West Michigan brewery is building a location in Downtown Grand Rapids.  New Holland Brewing Co. is opening The Knickerbocker downtown this Thursday, September 15th. The location will include a restaurant, taproom, and an on-site brewery, and distillery...

The GRPD is adding a fifth service area to better cover downtown Grand Rapids, Fox 17 reports. Currently, the City of Grand Rapids is broken into four distinct Service Areas: North, South, East, and West.

Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about the plan to build a new 42-story building in downtown GR, and whether it'll happen...and then Justin makes a bet with everyone that he will be able to cleanly dunk a regulation basketball on a regulation height rim in one year.

Today on Segment 16, the guys check out a couple of news stories from around the area. One showed the great timing on the news crew covering a bear that wandered into town. The bear showed up just in time to get his screen time to get on Fox 17!

Local dude Jeremy Kruis got a nice drone, and shot some fantastic footage over downtown Grand Rapids earlier this year that has to be seen. He's got a few videos with some cool footage of Grand Rapids and the surrounding area, as well as other places he visits.