Grand Rapids Magazine

The Grand Rapids Fire Department has earned reaccreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, marking its third straight accreditation and extending its status through 2031.

For people navigating homelessness or living paycheck to paycheck, an affordable place to live can be the difference between simply getting by and having a chance to build something more stable.

Some of my favorite summer memories growing up in Michigan are going to Pine Knob Music Theater outside Detroit, so it’s with considerable excitement that I and so many West Michiganders welcome the new Acrisure Amphitheater to downtown Grand Rapids for an outdoor concert venue of our own.

Jeff Daniels has carved out an unusual place for himself as a performer. Is he a singer-songwriter who acts? Or an actor who happens to...

ArtPrize takes center stage in Grand Rapids this weekend, with light installations, family-friendly art-making, a party at John Ball Zoo and a neighborhood-wide competition in Southtown.

Downtown Grand Rapids may have the art this September, but restaurants along the Michigan Street Corridor are working on a different kind of masterpiece.

Think you’ve seen all the best of ArtPrize? If your strategy is to park once, hit the downtown core and walk until your feet hurt, chances are you haven’t.

Riverside Park has a new place to stop and smell the — well, native flowers.

If you’ve ever thought, “I’d like to go for a run with a nun,” Oct. 3 could be your day.

National Dog Week runs Sept. 20-26, and this year, 27 organizations serving dogs and their owners across West Michigan are coming together for a community event in Grand Rapids.