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Once again this year, the city of Grand Rapids is looking for teens and young adults who would like a job this summer as they realize that young people sometimes have a hard time to find a worthwhile job.

Finally, one of the most exciting exhibits at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and certainly something that makes Grand Rapids a unique place to visit, will be spinning again! Of course, I mean the classic 1928 Spillman Carousel.

Madrid-based Mahou, currently owns a 30 percent stake in Founders. After last week, documents were filed indicating that they will purchase a 90 percent stake in the company.

Will you be the next person to hold a world record?

Congratulations Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and the City of Grand Rapids. On her Facebook page, the Mayor announced that the City just launched thier new website that now has easy to find information for residents and businesses.

If you were born in Grand Rapids, or, have lived here a long time, you'll remember when downtown came to life at Christmas. It was a different time, and many remember what Christmas meant to them.

Runners and walkers have a great incentive to get out and get active Saturday, May 20. It's the annual Nana's Run, a 5k run/walk for the fight against ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

Ahhh, the good old days. If you're from Grand Rapids or have lived here a long time then you probably remember Towne Club Pop. I do. When I first moved here it was a little bit of heaven when you could go to the Towne Club Pop centers.

Ground was officially broken Tuesday for another new development in Grand Rapids. City of Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss joined Third Coast Development and PK Development Group leaders as well as other project partners in officially getting the $42 million Diamond Place project on Michigan Street in Grand Rapids started.

Are you a singer, dancer, solo, group, choir, whatever? Do you have a desire to be on the "big stage?" Festival of the Arts 2016, the annual first of June entertainment and food extravaganza in Grand Rapids is accepting applications from all hopeful performers, but the deadline is near.

Jeff Dunham, the wildly popular and internationally acclaimed comic/ventriloquist is loading up the bus along with his cast of characters and heading to the Van Andel Arena here in Grand Rapids, Thursday, January 14th on their “Perfectly Unbalanced” International Tour.

A new report was published last week that is very exciting for Grand Rapids, and West Michigan. Bureau of Labor and other national data places Grand Rapids at #3 for economic growth on list of 373 of the nation’s metropolitan statistical areas.