The Southtown Corridor encompasses a collection of business districts south of Wealthy Street in Uptown Grand Rapids – Alger Heights, Boston Square, Eastern Ave. and Martin Luther King Jr St., Madison…
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Grand Rapids is a Sports Town Like much of the city itself, the Grand Rapids sports scene was born of an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to building a vibrant community. In the early to…
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Just 15 minutes north of downtown Grand Rapids, Rockford is a vibrant city filled with small-town charm and ambiance. A quaintly nostalgic downtown, situated on the banks of the scenic Rogue River…
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Juneteenth – short for June Nineteenth – commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863…
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Discover the great outdoors in Cannonsburg, just 20 minutes northeast of Grand Rapids. It includes the area’s largest winter sports park, a 1,300-acre state game area, numerous lakes and greenspaces…
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While Grand Rapids continues to rack up attention-getting recognitions – like LinkedIn’s #1 U.S. City on the Rise for 2025 – we don’t have the national profile of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles or…
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Bridge Street, located just across the Grand River from downtown GR’s Medical Mile, is the gateway to the city’s West Side neighborhood. An influx of investment in the past decade or so has…
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"You have to see it to believe it." This saying resonates profoundly in the realm of destination marketing, especially when underscored by the pillars of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging…
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Grand Rapids is home to many locally owned and operated LGBTQIA+ businesses. The city is now a destination to live and work for people of all ages and identities as more inclusive businesses open…
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Hugging the Grand River as it travels north out of Grand Rapids, Comstock Park was a major transportation hub in the 1850s, serving both the Grand Rapids Indiana Railroad and Chicago & Western Indiana…
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