Go Roller Skating in Grand Rapids

Roller skating is cool again. Not since the disco era of the 1970s and ‘80s has the sport been so popular. Its outdoor cousin, inline skating – aka rollerblading or rolling blading – is experiencing a…

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Golf Year Round in Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids is a great golf town, offering “perhaps the best combination of affordable golf, quality course design and fun non-golf activities in the United States,” according to golf review site…

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Alpine

Like 28 th Street in southeast Grand Rapids, Alpine Avenue (aka M-37) in northwest GR is lined with a wide range of shopping, dining, lodging and entertainment options – both locally owned and…

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Explore West Fulton Street

Anchored on one end by the burgeoning downtown campus of Grand Valley State University and on the other by historic John Ball Zoo, West Fulton is located directly across the Grand River from downtown…

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A Parent's Guide to GR-Area Playgrounds

More than 50 of the 160+ public parks in and around Grand Rapids have playgrounds. You can find them all by visiting our Parks page and clicking “Playground” under “Narrow Your Search” on the…

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