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As car companies race to perfect the autonomous vehicle of the future, many people are wondering what challenges those driverless cars might present to cities.

The Summer Games across West Michigan are back.

Gather your friends for an evening of painting to help support Girls on the Run.

“I began running regularly five years ago, but really started enjoying running when I joined my first running group,” said Matt Swiontek. He has since launched two running groups of his own, November Project Grand Rapids (formerly Carpe Diem) and Bagel Run GR.

We've rounded up our top events for April.

We’ve rounded up our top events this February.

Former first lady and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, will be featured guests at the Betty Ford centennial celebration in April, “America’s First Ladies: An Enduring Legacy.”

We’ve rounded up our top events this March.

Interesting tidbits we thought you should know.

Dogs love summer as much as their humans do and they’re ready to socialize after a long winter indoors.

Two new cannabis dispensaries will open in West Michigan.

The Women’s Way mural project is a public art initiative meant to activate several alleyways around Grand Rapids while also honoring the important women who made the city home.

The city of Grand Rapids has completed improvements to a park space on the city’s West Side.

The West Michigan beer world was shaken in November when news broke that Michigan beer pioneer Larry Bell sold Bell’s Brewery. Bell’s was one of the nation’s largest independent and family-owned breweries, brewing up some of the most beloved beers in the industry, like Two Hearted Ale.

Following more than a decade at the helm of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Dana Friis-Hansen announced he will leave his role as director and CEO at the beginning of next year.

The city of Grand Rapids will reopen Roberto Clemente Park at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10 after the completion of the park’s $1.5 million renovation project that began last year.

The Grand Rapids Ballet’s traditional holiday performance of “The Nutcracker” will return to the stage virtually this season due to COVID-19-related safety concerns.

Personal breast cancer stories to illustrate difficult battle, and The 12th House offers handmade astrology-themed items from local Grand Rapids artists.

Local sock maker iNFable is celebrating Black History Month in February with four new designs.

The oldest farmers market in West Michigan will celebrate 100 years when it opens next month.