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Madcap Coffee Company Inc. plans to expand its downtown presence.
Downtown Grand Rapids’ newest music venue, 20 Monroe Live, has released the lineup for its first 19 shows.
Now in its fifth year, a Grand Rapids talent competition is taking place Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Peter Martin Wege Theater.
The Harris Building’s gallery is selling ArtPrize pieces this weekend during an event called Art Reprise.
On June 25, 2017, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming to Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena.
A Black Friday event known as Dark Beer, Dark Side will offer visitors a look at new beer, psychedelic rock and the stars.
Sure, jewelry is fun — but can it tell the world who you are? Pieces of Me thinks so. The jewelry company creates cuff bracelets and earrings that empower people by building their self-confidence. With 30 different icon designs each representing a specific personality trait, “you see the icons and they are a reminder of your strengths. It’s a boost of positivity,” said Elsa Vogel, founder of the company.
Get the scoop on these items and more locally made jewelry.
When you have Canadian actor John Dunsworth on the phone with friend and fellow actor Pat Roach, don’t expect to get in too many serious questions. The Trailer Park Boys duo talk about their tour in and out of character — all while bantering back and forth with each other like they have for 11 seasons. Here’s just some of our conversation, discussing drinking, legalizing marijuana and even this month’s election.
The Holland Area Arts Council is now selling tickets to the Nutcracker Ballet Afternoon Tea.
The oldest restaurant in Grand Rapids has decided to expand its offerings in an effort to welcome all.
When fall rolls around, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the fruits of farmers’ labor in bringing us the fresh hops and grains needed to produce our favorite libation: beer.
Grand Rapids-based Founders Brewing Co. today announced plans to release Lizard of Koz, its 16th installment of the limited-run “Backstage Series” of beers, starting in December.
In 1989, River Phoenix walked into a bar in Gainesville, Fla. and ordered a beer. He was 19 years old, but famous enough to skirt the state’s drinking age of 21.
Talk to anyone who spent time in that Florida college town in the late ’80s and they have a River Phoenix story, mostly involving an intense guy who played in a local college jam band called Aleka’s Attic, lived on a 17-acre compound with his family in nearby Micanopy. Music was his first love, but his second job, being a Hollywood celebrity, had him often commuting to movie sets.
With ArtPrize, a growing creative class, plenty of jobs and still-affordable space where artists can create, Grand Rapids would seem to be on the verge of an artistic renaissance. So why are the city’s artists so worried about their future?