November 8, 2026
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The way you will now indulge Grand Rapids sports has arrived. Episode 1 of Beer City Sports Talk officially dropped on GR Channel on Wednesday. Hosted by Tyler Kuehl, it will give you excellent coverage and top-notch analysis every single week regarding your...
If you haven’t stepped into the Main Branch of the Grand Rapids Public Library, let me paint a picture of it for you. When you walk up the stone stairs of the gorgeous historical building and step through the wooden doors, you are immediately greeted by just a few of...
WALKER, Mich. — Johnson Park, one of the oldest parks in the Kent County system, now offers more ways to get outside in every season. On Oct. 23, the Kent County Parks Department, the West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance (WMMBA) and community partners gathered at...
It was 2009. I had only just begun the idea of working a little side hustle recording voice overs and phone messages on a computer in my basement. We'd only been married for 2 years. What you see today? It was at such a stage of infancy that our biggest outreach...
Do you want more sports coverage? Do you think the professional teams in West Michigan don't get a fair shake? As Bob the Tomato once said, "Have we got a show for you." As someone who once worked on the sports beat in Grand Rapids, I've always loved the idea of a...
It wasn’t Sister Rose Elaine’s fault. After all, the four letters identifying her profession as a teacher were “S.S.N.D.”, which stood for “School Sisters of Notre Dame.” She was my second-grade instructor at St. James Catholic Elementary School on the lower West Side...
We wanted to introduce you to a remarkable, and growing group from Muskegon who's spreading out into other areas of West Michigan. Samaritan Way Recovery is based in Muskegon but has grown to include Greenville and Manistee into their family of recovery centers. ...
Have you been looking at your already packed bookshelf recently and thinking, “Hm, I don’t have enough books,” or “I need a longer TBR (to be read) list”? Well, no need to ponder further, because the main branch of the Grand Rapids Public Library is putting on their...
Since the Grand Rapids Public Museum first opened its doors in 1994, one of the core exhibits has been the "Anishinaabek: The People of This Place." It gave people the chance to look into the past and learn about the people who called West Michigan home centuries ago....
It's been a minute since the days when the morning show began, and Nicole DiDonato was out on the live beat, tracking down the breaking news overnight. She took a route that was out of television working to help the City of Walker with communications and continued on...
One of the beautiful sections of the Blandford Nature Center, just outside downtown Grand Rapids, is The Highlands. Formerly Highlands Golf Club, Blandford purchased the 121-acre land back in 2017, turning it into a natural refuge lined with trails and natural beauty....
Welcome to ArtPrize, the festival that turns Grand Rapids into a city wide art gallery, and it’s back in swing for its 16th year. It’s one of those festivals that can’t be enjoyed for just a weekend, in fact, the city of Grand Rapids holds this exciting festival for...
