Grand Rapids Magazine

Entering the Community Action House Food Club felt like walking into my local grocery store: shopping carts, walls lined with produce, and families checking items off their grocery lists.

“Do you know what you have here? You have one of the best reading series in the country,” said world-renowned Irish poet Seamus Heaney before he stepped on stage at the Aquinas College Contemporary Writers Series back in 2006.

A curated guide to the standout music, theater, art and cultural experiences shaping Grand Rapids this fall—from citywide celebrations to can’t-miss exhibitions.

For some people, recreation is simply what happens after work or school. For others, it can be a way back into a life that has changed dramatically.

There’s a new name on the north side of the river, and judging by the mural, it knows how to make an entrance.

Fall arrives in West Michigan with a packed calendar of festivals celebrating history, music, harvest traditions, art and Halloween — offering plenty of reasons to get outside and make the most of the season.

Fall is officially on its way, and Blandford Nature Center is making it a little easier for families to get outside outside and enjoy it.

Erin A. Craig has come a long way from the teenage years when she wrote fan fiction for fun.

Walk into Yesterdog in Eastown and nothing much has changed.

As West Michigan students head back to school, one local author is encouraging families to start preserving the memories that will eventually become part of a much bigger story.

There’s a certain kind of meal that doesn’t just impress you—it lingers afterward in a quieter way.

One of the most significant museum ship preservation projects ever undertaken on the Great Lakes began July 13 of this year when World War II submarine USS Silversides departed Muskegon for a carefully planned tow across Lake Michigan