new years eve

Making plans for New Year's Eve? Why not plan to go to five of the best parties Downtown Grand Rapids has to offer? You can do just that with this awesome New Year's Eve Party Hopping Package!

New York City has the ball drop on New Year's Eve, but it has nothing on Escanaba's new New Year's tradition - the pasty drop.

Everyone knows about the ball that drops in New York City's Times Square to mark the start of a new calendar year. What you may not realize, though, is that other cities around the nation have similar traditions that entertain and enthrall their local communities. Here's a look at some of the odder traditions that will be taking place in America tonight:

Just hours to 2013. If you have young kids who are staying up to bring in the new year, it's a good day for some long naps. How old were your kids the first time they rang in New Year's Day?

The holidays might be winding down, but that doesn't mean we can put our feet up and slip into a post-festivities food coma just yet. T-minus three days until New Year's Eve, and you know what that means-- it's time to get your party on!

When it comes time to celebrate the passing of another year, people around the world often gather together and make a lot of noise in order to demonstrate their good cheer.

This guy was born to be a politician!  He knows the right thing to say and when to say it.  This was such a funny headline for me to read "Mayor Michael Bloomberg says, girlfriend's kiss is better than Lady Gaga."  The fact that he even had to address this makes me think after the kiss with Gaga on New Years Eve, that little kiss could have landed him in the doghouse back home... Read Mo

What are you doing for New Years Eve in Grand Rapids? Most Grand Rapidians I spoke to on the phones said they were going over to a friend's house who was having a party.  Another said she and her daughter were spending it at the in-laws...

Tis the season... for holiday parties galore. If you're like me, you're regretting those Christmas cookies and second (OK, third...)  helping of ham now that I'm staring down the barrel of a New Year's Eve bash this Friday. On the search for flattering evening attire, I found this helpful article on msn.com:

As you prepare to celebrate New Year's Eve, consider a UC study that indicates that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome kills more babies at the turn of the year than at other times.

If you watch The MTV Ball Drop on New Years Eve you'll be doing it with "Snooki from Jersey Shore"  Even if you don't watch Jersey Shore you've probably heard of the Snook...I gotta admit this is pretty cool.  See how she plans to come down with the New Years Eve Ball...