Bicycling in Grand Rapids

by Kirsetin Morello March 18, 2013

photo by jvh33 (via flickr) When my oldest child outgrew his training wheels, my husband and I piled kids, helmets, bikes and water-filled sport bottles into our truck and began our first family bicycling adventure at a trailhead of White Pine Trail, just north of downtown Grand Rapids. At 93.5 miles, White Pine Trail is [...]

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An evening of fun and laughter at Grand Rapids’ LaughFest 2013

by Meagan Francis March 14, 2013

When we arrived in Grand Rapids last Saturday afternoon, the city was alive. My husband and I and our friends Jeff and Lisa from Chicago had come to enjoy an evening in the city and to enjoy LaughFest – specifically, to see Joel McHale, star of Community and The Soup, perform stand-up at Ford Fieldhouse. [...]

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Cool Brews. Hot Eats. Mind? Blown. An evening at Harmony Brewing Company and Trillium Haven Restaurant.

by Meagan Francis February 26, 2013

I’ll admit it: up until now, I’ve always been more inclined to order wine than beer with a restaurant meal.  I love the way wine can transform a meal, and how creative restaurants often are with pairing it with their dishes. I just didn’t realize that beer pairings could work on the same level. Cool [...]

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Pairing Cool Brews & Hot Eats With Brewery Vivant Head Chef Chris Weimer

by Kirsetin Morello February 21, 2013

If you checked the rolls of students earning automotive technology degrees at Ferris State University a few years back, you’d find this name among all the others: Chris Weimer. But Weimer never pursed his chosen field. Instead, he returned to the field that he feels chose him: the restaurant businesses. Weimer started as a host [...]

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Reds on the River teams up with Rockford Brewing Company for Cool Brews. Hot Eats.

by Kirsetin Morello February 14, 2013

If you were looking for Reds on the River Executive Chef Glenn Forgie years ago, you wouldn’t have found him in a kitchen. Instead, he was busy cultivating banking clients in Tucson, AZ. Although he enjoyed his work in the business industry, Forgie didn’t feel like that’s what he was made for. “When I was [...]

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Opah Gangnam Style and Drunken Cow Burgers, with Chef Eric DeWaard, Graydon’s Crossing

by Kirsetin Morello February 7, 2013

That’s the name of the creative dish recently introduced by Grand Rapids native Eric DeWaard, head chef at Graydon’s Crossing. Inspired by the popular Gangnam Style song, DeWaard glazed a 5-ounce Hawaiian Opah with Korean barbeque, and served it with chilled green beans and orange citrus mash. DeWaard says he likes to take cues from [...]

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Watermark Grille gets creative for Cool Brews. Hot Eats.

by Kirsetin Morello January 31, 2013

Despite boasting almost a dozen local breweries and receiving national accolades (Beer City USA 2012 and 10 Best Vacation Cities for Beer Lovers), Grand Rapids’ beer community isn’t quaffing quietly this winter. Instead, in conjunction with the already sold out 8th Annual Winter Beer Festival on February 23, Grand Rapids restaurants are breaking out the [...]

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Great Lakes Shipwrecks at the Grand Rapids Public Museum

by Kirsetin Morello January 29, 2013

When the devastating White Hurricane hit in 1913, it overturned ships on four of the five Great Lakes, sunk 19 of them and killed more than 250 people. Although we often associate destruction like this with stormy seas in the Atlantic or Pacific, the power of the Great Lakes is clear at the Grand Rapids [...]

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Snowy-Weather Fun For The Whole Family

by Jill Anderson January 25, 2013

Winter is officially here. And then some. If you are going stir crazy stuck inside, this weekend is the perfect weekend to get out and enjoy all the snow fun Grand Rapids has to offer. Here are three great ways to enjoy the snow in Grand Rapids:

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It’s Time for Flashdance-The Musical in Grand Rapids

by Kirsetin Morello January 22, 2013

Whether you missed the original Flashdance movie, starring Jennifer Beals, or still belt out the words to “Gloria” or “What a Feeling” whenever you get the chance (maybe at karaoke in Grand Rapids?), you can see Flashdance—The Musical live on stage this week at Broadway Grand Rapids.

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