Grand Rapids Magazine

It was one of the elegant tables with a beautiful tablecloth that I always admire whenever I walk downtown. So, sitting there, watching all the activity in Holland, felt like a dream come true.

New Orleans never misses the opportunity to throw a party — and neither does Sugah Please.

Our local Big Ten teams may be having a lackluster season, but the Detroit Lions are giving fans plenty to roar about.

Grand Rapids Taco Week is underway, giving taco lovers a delicious excuse to explore local restaurants, try something new and score tacos for just $3 with the GR Taco Week app.

Grand Rapids residents, take note: You may hear outdoor warning sirens at noon on the first Friday of every month, even during the winter.

Before Robert Malcolm Cumming was portraying a British musician on screen, he was a kid from West Michigan who never imagined acting could become a career.

Lowell native LeAnn Kelley closes the final chapter on her fantasy trilogy — just in time for spooky-season reading.

From concerts along the riverfront to sporting events downtown, Grand Rapids’ entertainment scene draws crowds from across West Michigan.

I’ve been to just about every type of Hipster Disco party. You have your signature events, like the annual Halloween and New Year’s Eve parties, where the crew goes all out with space design and décor styling to create an unforgettable experience.

Who would have guessed that Grand Rapids, Michigan, would find itself becoming a backdrop for some seriously ambitious fashion moments? Yet here we are.

Some of my favorite summer memories growing up in Michigan are going to Pine Knob Music Theater outside Detroit, so it’s with considerable excitement that I and so many West Michiganders welcome the new Acrisure Amphitheater to downtown Grand Rapids for an outdoor concert venue of our own.

There’s a new four-legged team member making the rounds at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation, and he’s already turning heads.

From haunted hotel tours and family-friendly Halloween parties to drive-in movies, costume contests and Día de los Muertos celebrations, there’s plenty to keep Grand Rapidians busy this Halloween weekend.

From Halloween-inspired street parties and oddities markets to fall shopping and college basketball, Grand Rapids has plenty on offer this weekend.

So, you fancy yourself a music aficionado? You can identify Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in four notes. Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” is in heavy rotation. You may even have a favorite piece by Aaron Copland. Or spent your summers at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Well, then ...

For West Michigan-born singer-songwriter Chloe Kimes, making a living in music has always been about more than chasing fame.