The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will be a lot of fun for local basketball fans this year.
University of Michigan and Michigan State University bring teams capable of making long runs into the tournament.
Which team will have a better run?
Who will go further in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Michigan or Michigan State?
College Football's bowl game schedule has been announced.
Michigan, Michigan State, and Central Michigan will all be playing.
See when and where to watch, plus a complete bowl game schedule.
College Football's bowl game schedule has been announced.
Michigan, Michigan State, and Central Michigan will all be playing.
See when and where to watch, plus a complete bowl game schedule.
The weather has been quite cooperative for Michigan deer hunters so far in 2012. But that's just the start.
Read the Michigan DNR report on the first impressions of the 2012 hunting season.
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Saturday, October 20, Michigan State will visit Ann Arbor to take on Michigan for in-state bragging rights. Michigan State has won the annual matchup in each of the last four years. Who's going to win this year?
The business climate in Michigan is changing.
Tax Foundation reports that Michigan has the 12th best "business tax climate" heading to 2013. That's up from 18th in 2012.
College football is back and this season has the potential to be a great one for a few local favorites.
Michigan, Michigan State, and Notre Dame fans are all excited for the start of season, but who will be the most excited at the end of the season?
Who will finish the season ranked highest: Michigan, Michigan State, or Notre Dame?
The Ionia Free Fair is this Thursday and will continue through Saturday, July 28th! The Fair has been a tradition here in Michigan since 1857 and has been ranked as one of the Top 50 Fairs in the nation.
Over the years lots of big names have graced the Ionia Free Fair stage. Some of the old timers include Gabby Hayes, Les Paul, Buster Keaton, Sonny and Cher, and world renowned country artists Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw and Willie Nelson.
While we at The River often try to make your day better by sharing fun videos of animals being their adorable selves, we also want to update you on cases in Michigan involving the mistreatment, or possible endangerment of our animal companions
Grand Rapids Restaurant Week has moved from November to August! I like that! The weather is still warm, it's a nice break right before the kids go back to school. November always seemed to be a bit busy what with Thanksgiving and the December holidays. Experience Grand Rapids VP of Marketing Janet Korn said that last year's Restaurant Week generated between $500,000 and $700,000 in revenue for the 37 downtown restaurants that participated.
The organizers of Restuarant Week Grand Rapids are trying to attract more people from outside of the immediate Grand Rapids area.
I have a couple friends who are real estate agents and they have been echoing the same thing. However, I have had a cute little house next door, more than reasonably priced, that has been for sale for over a year now; so these statistics do make me wonder? But the statisticians say the West Michigan housing market is seeing some healthy signs. The number of housing listings went down 19% last month. Compare that to an 8% decrease from last year. So does that mean the houses were actually sold or does it mean they were "rented or leased out"?
We're only a few months away from ArtPrize so look at this as the warm up! The 51st Annual Grand Haven Art Festival is this weekend, June 23rd - 24th. Washington Avenue will be turned into an outdoor art gallery. There will be lots of local talent and it will also feature art from 150 of the nation's leading artists. There will also be a Family Day Of Fun, June 23rd, 10am-2pm, with arts and crafts activities for the kids. Admission and parking are free and open to the public both days.
