Four new favorites for Asian cuisine

There are a slew of new restaurants dotting the GR landscape, many – if not most – serving Asian fusion cuisine.

City releases annual guide for winter services, events

The city of Grand Rapids released its 2021-22 winter preparedness guide. 

Local Travel Agencies Focus on Creating Custom Experiences

“Who doesn’t love a vacation?” exclaimed Eric Sattler as he described his reasoning behind co-opening Grand Rapids’ newest travel agency—the Expedia CruiseShipCenter.

Your guide to fall foraging

Foraging is a great way to add unique elements to your fall dishes.

Aquatic center to unveil new facility

The recreational area of the Holland Aquatic Center (HAC) will reopen on Jan. 31.

Halloweentown Happenings

Prepare to step into a world of eerie elegance and spine-tingling treachery at Grand Rapids’ premier Halloween event.

Ways to beat the winter blahs

You hear it all the time: "The way to maintain your mental state is through regular exercise."

Grand Rapids Adds New Downtown Walking Tours

Recently launched walking tours centered on downtown history give residents and visitors an excuse to take a stroll through Grand Rapids this summer.

Flying into fall

Your guide to zip lining in Grand Rapids.

On two wheels

Your guide to a bike-friendly weekend in Grand Rapids.
Cedar Springs Brewing offers guided tour of Bavaria.

Pack Your Bags! Brewery Hosts Tour of Bavaria

Cedar Springs Brewing Company is bringing 30 guests on a guided tour of Bavaria for eight days. The tour will take guests around a variety of popular beer and tourist attractions in the region.

Kent County provides holiday hours

Kent County offices and health department clinics provided holiday hours of operation.

Farm fresh

It’s 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning and Fulton Street Farmers Market is just waking up.

Grand Rapids City Guide

Your guide to happy hours, hotels, markets, dining and drinks

Your guide to West Leonard Street

Grand Rapids’ West Side has seen massive expansion over the past decade, becoming a new hub for some of the city’s best dining and entertainment.
downtown Holland

West Michigan City is One of Best ‘Beach Towns’ in US

A city in the region is considered one of the nation’s best lakefront "beach towns."

Gettin’ around town

Whether you need to go to work, want to grab a bite to eat, or are heading off to a concert, the Downtown Area Shuttle, or DASH, offers residents, workers and visitors complementary routes to various downtown destinations.
Chauncey Drive at 5 Mile in Kent County. Photo courtesy of Kent County Road Commission

West Michigan Fall Color Tours

While GR|Mag certainly recommends heading north this fall to enjoy the season change in its most brilliant reds, oranges and yellows, if you can’t get away, there are a few local roads that make for a colorful drive.

All that jazz

It’s cold, it’s dark, there’s nothing to do, but wait...yes there is...jazz is being played all over Grand Rapids!
South Haven beach pier Lake Michigan couple

3 of the Midwest’s ‘Incredibly Romantic Getaways’ are In West Michigan

Three West Michigan locations were named among 16 “incredibly romantic getaways” in the Midwest.

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