Burger Week Winner Crowned. Next Up: Taco Week!
We know. Burger Week was months ago. And yet, somehow, we never told you who won.
One Step Closer to Affordable Housing in West Michigan
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.
A Chat with ArtPrize Director Tyler Loftis
Tyler Loftis occupies an unusual place in the art world. He operates AllArtWorks viewing studio on Cesar E. Chavez Ave in Grand Rapids, maintains a studio in Tribeca, and has built a career far beyond West Michigan.
Expanding Access to Healthy Food
Entering the Community Action House Food Club felt like walking into my local grocery store: shopping carts, walls lined with produce, and families checking items off their grocery lists.
Lakes, rivers, decks and docks
If you live in Michigan, it’s hard to escape the pull of water. In the Great Lakes State, waterfront living is woven into summer...
A look inside Grand Haven’s South Pierhead Entrance Light
Walking the south pier in Grand Haven:Â popular for tourists as well as locals who feel like tourists.
Medical Mile marks 20 years of growth & impact
Michigan Street—from Monroe Avenue on the west to roughly College Avenue on the east—is known as the Medical Mile.
Survey says: John Ball Zoo
Animals take center stage at John Ball Zoo—otters frolicking in their new home, snow leopards and sloth, pygmy hippos and red pandas—
Fresh on the scene: part 4, pizza!
Here at Grand Rapids Magazine, we keep a close eye on the city’s evolving food scene, highlighting the newest and most exciting places to eat.
Fresh on the scene: part 2, Prime Casual
Grand Rapids’ dining scene is buzzing like never before. While restaurants nationwide have faced unprecedented challenges—from pandemic shutdowns to shifting consumer habits—our city proves...
Fresh on the scene: part 1, Dirty Plate Bistro
While its name might not inspire the cleanest of environments, Dirty Plate Bistro opened in fall 2025 across from one of the hottest spots in town, Black Napkin, the smash burger joint that often has a line around the corner.
Nifty & Thrifty!
Thrifting is the new cool these days as shoppers young, mature, and in-between flock to area thrift stores.
Under the watch of St. Cecilia
The Frequently Asked Questions section of the St. Cecilia Music Center website opens with a direct question: Are we a religious organization? The answer is unequivocal. No religious affiliation.
Pawsitively purrfect: This new café is the cat’s meow
Christmas Eve eve coffee with my daughter began with a stop at Muskegon’s new — and only — cat cafe, The Whisker Room, 926 2nd St. Muskegon.
From farm to front door
In West Michigan, surrounded by orchards, dairy farms, and fields that smell like fresh soil in the spring, it can be strangely difficult to buy an an ear of corn or an apple grown down the road.
This Midwest ski resort just made the ‘sip list’
International chocolatier Lindt recently released its rankings of the best Ski & Sip resorts for hot chocolate aficionados, rating each by quality, availability, and price.
One Bride’s vision is one for the books
In October, downtown Grand Rapids glowed with the kind of warmth that happens only during Michigan’s fleeting fall—golden light caught the brickwork of the old Harris Building.
Now, that’s Italian!
In Grand Rapids, Italian dining tells a story that stretches from Old World family recipes to game‑day pies and polished coastal plates.
Partners in Ministry celebrate ribbon-cutting for new Heartside center
As the holidays approach, it’s comforting to know there are people in Grand Rapids whose mission is simple yet profound: to ensure the city’s unhoused population experiences as much comfort, support, and joy as possible throughout the season—and beyond.
DeVos Place marks 20th anniversary with a look back at milestone year
For 20 years, DeVos Place—together with the adjoining DeVos Performance Hall—has stood as a central gathering point in downtown Grand Rapids.
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026 ISSUE
