Recent Cityscene Articles
The ATHENA Scholarships are given to nontraditional female students (over age 30) who are going back to school to start a new career or pursue a degree they might not have been able to before. ATHENA Scholarships are unique in that recipients can use the money for...
Taste the City: Experience a variety of earth-to-table menu creations from 60 restaurants. Restaurant Week Grand Rapids 2015 will take place Wednesday, August 12, through Sunday, August 23—the peak of the summer harvest in West Michigan. Restaurant Week Grand Rapids...
Tulip Time, together with the Holland Area Arts Council, announces the sixth annual Art in Bloom Poster Competition, for 2016. This competition is the process by which the Tulip Time Festival poster image is selected. This year's submissions are due October 5, and...
It is estimated that one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. At West Michigan Woman, we know this statistic all too well. One of us watched her aunt live through a diagnosis of breast cancer and double mastectomy, just weeks after her husband's...
Immerse yourself in the folk, jazz, and pop music stylings of Traverse City based singer/songwriter Miriam Picó at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts, on August 3. The Summer in the Studio concert will be held in the Saugatuck Center for the Arts' intimate, 55-seat...
If you live near Grand Rapids and have never been to Picnic Pops at Cannonsburg Ski Area, you've probably at least heard of it on the radio, while in the check out lane at D&W, or from your great Aunt Sally. If you've heard of it but don't really understand what...
What better time to soak up the sun, listen to the splash of the waves, and watch the boats go by? Summertime in West Michigan is simply fabulous, and the following establishments are ideal places to enjoy a cocktail or meal on the deck. Bostwick Lake Inn |...
No matter where in West Michigan you're spending the Fourth of July, there are great events and fireworks! Happy "ooh-ing" and "aah-ing"! East Grand RapidsEast Grand Rapids' celebration starts with a parade at noon, followed by a party in John Collins Park on Reeds...
When Penelope Notter publically announced her retirement earlier this year, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre knew that filling the void created by her departure would be no easy feat. Notter, who joined the Civic Theatre in 1989, is known for her dedication to theater...
The Grand Rapids Triathlon was honored by having its 2014 event chosen as the site of the USA Triathlon (USAT) Long Course National Championships. Eight hundred triathletes from all over the United States came to Grand Rapids on June 13 to compete for their one chance...