2015

OpenTable has named Grove one of the 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America for 2015.

The unofficial end of summer brings with it opportunities to get out and have fun. See Labor Day weekend events coming to West Michigan!

Optimistic and excellent are a couple of the themes as the Michigan DNR shared their outlook for Michigan's 2015 big-game hunting seasons.

ArtPrize staff and volunteers celebrated the 2015 ArtPrize Volunteer Kick Off Party tonight at New Vintage Place in Grand Rapids.

Restaurant Week 2015 is going on now in Grand Rapids! Over 60 restaurants are participating with unique, 3-course meals through August 23. My wife and I visited CitySen Lounge downtown to celebrate. Read the full review.

ArtPrize has announced that The Avett Brothers will make a stop in West Michigan this fall during ArtPrize Seven, as a part of their nationwide tour. The Grammy-nominated folk-rock band will take center stage alongside singer-songwriter Brett Dennen and his band on Saturday, October 3.

Grand Rapids restaurants have been competing over the past couple of weeks to claim the honor of having the best sandwich of 2015. The public votes have been counted and the ten Grandwich 2015 finalists have been named.

For the third consecutive year Founders Brewing Co. will brew a beer for ArtPrize which will also help raise money for the event. This year's beer will be brewed in the traditional Kolsch style and is called Spectra Trifecta.

ArtPrize is looking for volunteers to provide free temporary housing for visiting artists at ArtPrize 2015.

Loutit District Library and Harbor Island will host the ninth annual Michigan Pirate Festival in Grand Haven, August 3 - 9.

A new survey from Rubicon Project says 56 percent of parents plan to spend more on back-to-school shopping this year than they did last year. They also plan to spend an average of $873 per student. Does $873 seem a little high?

Earlier this month, Waterfront Film Festival and ArtPrize announced, ArtPrize OnScreen: Presented by Waterfront Film Festival, a new collaboration which will bring the first ever film competition to ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. Today, the films for this fall's competition were announced.