Sydney’s Boutique is hosting a series of events throughout the city to highlight local talent produced by Grand Rapids Public Schools, as a celebration of our community. These events will include appearances by many local leaders and celebrities. Events include a live...
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Flood Assistance Offered to Ottawa County Residents
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management has distributed five thousand sandbags today and an additional twelve-thousand are now being distributed to local units of government to further assist residents. Residents are urged to call in the local...
Susan G. Komen Seeks Support to Fund Local Programs
Jennifer Jurgens beat breast cancer by getting a test her mother didn't get in time. Her mom died of breast cancer at age 36, when Jurgens was just 12. Jurgens, executive director of Susan G. Komen West Michigan, takes it personally that Ottawa County will lose free...
National and Local Acts to Be Featured at Downtown Holland GrooveWalk
On Saturday, April 20, a diverse lineup of thirteen bands will perform live in thirteen different restaurants, pubs, and other establishments throughout downtown Holland, as part of the spring GrooveWalk event. By purchasing a single wristband for just $15,...
Forgiveness in the Workplace
WISE invites Grand Rapids-area businesswomen to meet marketing and media strategist Shawne Duperon of ShawneTV and founder of the global movement Project: Forgive, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. WISE and Herman Miller are bringing the marketing mini-bootcamp to Grand...
Humane Society of West Michigan Celebration and Recruitment Party
Paws, Claws & Corks, hosted by the Humane Society of West Michigan, features the hottest restaurants, breweries, and wineries in Grand Rapids. Guests make their way from station to station, enjoying vast arrays of delectable food from local restaurants as...
GR Chamber Announces 2013 Epic Awards Finalists
Seventeen area businesses and individuals will be vying for six awards at the fourth annual EPIC Awards, an event hosted by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. The EPIC Awards (which stands for Entrepreneurial, Progressive, Innovative, and Collaborative)...
Lunch and Learn – The Rise of the “Mompreneur”
4 Stories of Michigan Mom-Developed Products Bring your lunch and hear regional experts share experience, advice, and lessons from their profession on April 26 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Start Garden 50 Louis Ave First Floor Grand Rapids. Veronica Vroon, Stacey...
Grand Rapids Symphony Presents Magic Circle Mime Company April 14
Children will experience an exciting concert designed just for them when the Grand Rapids Symphony presents “The Listener” featuring the Magic Circle Mime Company on Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at Forest Hills Fine Arts Center. The concert is part of the Symphony’s DTE...
Broadway’s Biggest Blockbuster to Return to Kalamazoo
After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2010, WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will return to Kalamazoo’s Miller Auditorium from April 24-May 5, 2013. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy...