Grand Rapids Magazine

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

There are some things about Grand Rapids that feel so familiar we can forget how unusual they are. John Ball Zoo is one of them.

What would Halloween be without spooky movies? Fortunately, the folks at our community’s storied Wealthy Theatre have thought about that.

The Grand Rapids Fire Department has earned reaccreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, marking its third straight accreditation and extending its status through 2031.

For people navigating homelessness or living paycheck to paycheck, an affordable place to live can be the difference between simply getting by and having a chance to build something more stable.

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.

Editor's note: Tickets for the Jeff Daniels concert at St. Cecilia Music Center on Dec. 8 sold out less than two hours, so they've...

ArtPrize takes center stage in Grand Rapids this weekend, with light installations, family-friendly art-making, a party at John Ball Zoo and a neighborhood-wide competition in Southtown.

Downtown Grand Rapids may have the art this September, but restaurants along the Michigan Street Corridor are working on a different kind of masterpiece.

Think you’ve seen all the best of ArtPrize? If your strategy is to park once, hit the downtown core and walk until your feet hurt, chances are you haven’t.

Riverside Park has a new place to stop and smell the — well, native flowers.