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Slows Bar-B-Q to close Grand Rapids outpost
The restaurant will shutter Oct. 8, but all Detroit-area locations will remain open
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Food News, Restaurants, Slows Bar-B-Q, Grand Rapids, Food News
From a fitness studio to a gelateria, Midtown and New Center land 6 new businesses
Other businesses include a restaurant, hair salon, waxing and lashing studio, and bridal boutique
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Local Businesses, Real Estate, Retail, Development, retailers, business, Midtown, Detroit, the Platform, restaurants, Pure Barre
Traverse City is the ‘Cocaine Capital’ of the U.S., according to study
Grand Rapids also ranked among ‘the top 10 wildest cities in the U.S.’
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Michigan News, News, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, cocaine use in Michigan, cannabis use in Michigan, strip clubs in Michigan
Muslim woman from Grand Rapids to sue after being forced to remove hijab for mugshot
The Grand Rapids woman was released without being charged
Tags: Michigan News, News, Grand Rapids, Muslims in Michigan, Kent County
Meijer Gardens announces 2023 summer concerts with Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, Orville Peck, and more
All shows will take place rain or shine
Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, On Tour, Things to Do, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, outdoor concerts in Michigan
Grand Rapids named one of the most ‘beautiful and affordable’ places in the U.S.
Congratulations to our friends on the west side of the state
Tags: Michigan News, News, Grand Rapids, most beautiful places in the U.S., best places to live in the U.S., Lake Michigan
Patrick Lyoya family sues Grand Rapids and the former police officer who killed him
The lawsuit says former officer Schurr violated Lyoya’s civil rights with the use of excessive force and was ‘grossly negligent’
By Alex Washington
Tags: Michigan News, News, Grand Rapids, Patrick Lyoya, Ben Crump, Police Brutality, Grand Rapids Police Department
Kum & Go is ‘kumming’ to Detroit
The chain plans to open more than 50 convenience stores in Michigan
Tags: Food News, Dining, Kum & Go, Detroit, Grand Rapids
Democrats spent millions to boost far-right candidates like Michigan’s John Gibbs — and the tactic paid off
The strategy was to increase Democrats’ odds in the general election under the assumption that extremists would be easier to defeat
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, John Gibbs, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Hillary Scholten, Democrats, election, politics, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, fundraising
Skymint celebrates new Michigan dispensary with giveaways
The dispensary chain will also debut its new beer-inspired vape cartridges with Shorts Brewing
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Marijuana, dispensary, Grand Rapids, Shorts Brewing, cannabis, grand opening
Justice Department sent monitors to five Michigan cities, including Detroit, for Election Day
The decision comes amid growing concerns over voter intimidation and potential disruptions at polling locations
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Justice Department, Civil Rights Division, voting rights, politics, election, Detroit, Flint, Pontiac, Grand Rapids, Sougthfield
Grand Rapids cop who shot Patrick Lyoya in back of head to stand trial
Christopher Schurr was charged with second-degree murder in June
Tags: Michigan News, News, Patrick Lyoya, Grand Rapids, Kent County, court, second-degree murder, Christopher Schurr
Detroiters slam regulators for lax approach to stinky Stellantis plant
A nauseating smell has been wafting from the plant on Detroit's east side for more than a year.
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Stellantis, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Detroit, consent order, Michigan, environmental racism, environmental, air pollution, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
Workers at a Starbucks in Royal Oak seeks to unionize as movement grows in Michigan
Twelve Starbucks stores in Michigan have formed a union since May.
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Labor, Starbucks, Royal Oak, union, coffee, coffee shop, business
Striking workers at Great Lakes Coffee withdraw from union effort as company closes stores
After a bitter battle to unionize, baristas are forced to move on
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Labor, Coffee, Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co., labor unions, Detroit, business
By boosting his far-right opponent, the Democrats did Peter Meijer dirty — and are playing a dangerous game
What incentive do Republicans have to take ‘courageous’ stands if they know that not only will their party ostracize them, but the other guys will pour fuel on the fire?
By Jeffrey C. Billman
Tags: Informed Dissent, Informed Dissent, Peter Meijer, John Gibbs, Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Trump's America, Grand Rapids
Rep. Meijer slams Michigan Democrats for backing far-right opponent in risky ad buy
The Grand Rapids Republican called the scheme ‘political jiu-jitsu’
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Peter Meijer, Grand Rapids, politics, primary election, election, campaign finances, John Gibbs
Grand Rapids fires cop who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in back of head
Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr has been charged with second-degree murder
Tags: Michigan News, News, Grand Rapids, Patrick Lyoya, shooting, second-degree murder, murder, Kent County, Grand Rapids Police Department
Judge sets $100,000 bond for Grand Rapids cop who fatally shot Black man in back of head
Officer Christopher Schurr was arraigned on a felony count of second-degree murder
Tags: Michigan News, News, Christopher Schurr, Patrick Lyoya, Grand Rapids, second-degree murder, bond, Kent County, 61st District Court, Nicholas Ayoub
Grand Rapids cop faces second-degree murder charge for shooting Patrick Lyoya in back of head
Officer Schurr faces up to life in prison if convicted
Tags: Michigan News, News, Patrick Lyoya, Grand Rapids, Police, Shooting, Christopher Schurr, Kent County Prosecutor's Office, Chris Becker, second-degree murder, court, crime
Michigan’s ‘Bikers, Buds, & Brews’ taps Marcy Playground and Soul Asylum
U-M faculty coalition calls out administration for treatment of Arabs and Muslims on campus
By Layla McMurtrie
Detroit’s ‘NSFW’ art and music exhibit is not what you think