Your own private noraebang!

It’s that time of year again. You want to see friends and do something fun, but it seems like you’ve done everything there is to do in West Michigan already this winter.

Cheating Winter

Rediscover a timeless hot spot without ever stepping into the cold

Recreation Reimagined!

Each year, we endure the unrelenting chill of winter–waiting, albeit not always patiently, for the unparalleled bliss of a West Michigan summer.

Back in action!

The City of Grand Rapids, in partnership with Priority Health and Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., is hosting its tenth annual summer series of free outdoor fitness classes.

Bocce, anyone?

Few things can bring together a group of friends like a solid game of bocce ball.

Where the Whimsical Things Are

Last summer, Steve Zaagman, the founder of the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society, hosted a fantasy ball on his parents’ property in Byron Center.

Handmade holiday finds await

West Michigan’s Farmgirl Flea Holiday Market returns this November, offering one of the area’s largest holiday shopping experiences.

Snowy escapes to melt away the holiday haze

If you’re anything like me, winter comes with two competing impulses: burrow into a blanket fort or blaze out the driveway on a mission.

The Grand indoors

April in West Michigan can feel like a waiting game. When patios are still on pause, Grand Rapids delivers indoors.

No boat required

Growing up in West Michigan, it’s hard to imagine a summer without water.

Water Pool-ooza: A hands-on event exploring the city’s water source

Grand Rapids residents will have two opportunities this summer to go behind the scenes of the systems that supply and treat the city’s drinking water

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