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

A new 300-seat event venue is slated to open this spring in a Grand Rapids suburb.

If you haven’t had a picnic yet this summer, you’re doing summer wrong! We’ll give you a hand and show you the best picnic locations in and around Grand Rapids to make sure you’re taking advantage of summer and this timeless tradition.

A horticultural tour will return to a historic neighborhood this weekend.

The street festival “Irish on Ionia" is expected to draw 15,000 revelers to a three-block stretch of Ionia Ave. Saturday, March 18.

If you are looking for a book to curl up with this month, local author Emma Palova recently released her memoir, “Greenwich Meridian.”

The Grand Rapids Public Library will celebrate both its 150th anniversary and National Library Card Sign Up month by signing up 1,500 new cardholders in September.

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

Mel Trotter Ministries will host its Thanksgiving Community Meal at DeVos Place this year.

The Arts Marketplace at Studio Park is launching a new retail and event space.

There’s a new Pilates studio at a major shopping center in town.

A retailer of plus-size clothing for women is opening its first store in the West Michigan market.

Before the city shuts down its public pools for the summer its hosting one last hoorah—for pooches.

Several West Michigan retailers are adding a safe space for dogs while their owners shop.

A longstanding, open-to-everyone art competition has rebranded and announced an Executive Director. Catlin Whitington will helm ArtPrize 2.0, bringing a wealth of experience to Grand Rapids.

Whether you're shopping early or waiting until the last minute, you'll be able to knock out that Christmas list with these six holiday artists markets. 

Local playwrights will see their work performed on the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre stage from Friday through Sunday as part of the theater’s Ten for All Festival.

An analysis of Yelp data put Grand Rapids near the top on a list of the nation’s best homeowners’ associations.

The City of Grand Rapids and Consumers Energy crews are responding to an accident near the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Temple St. in the southeast quadrant of Grand Rapids.

In August, the first Great Lakes Surf Festival will bring surfers and other watersports enthusiasts to the shores of Muskegon’s Pere Marquette Beach.