Holidays

Thanksgiving means many things to many people. There’s football, of course (yay), there’s the endless fighting about politics (NOT yay) and ‘that’ family member who always drinks too much and pisses everyone off until the food coma sets in.

We love flying the red, white and blue over the Fourth of July holiday, but did you know that Michigan's admission to the Union in 1837 made the US flag get a little weird?

It's that uneasy time of year, when you have a boatload of fireworks to blow off, and the cranky person in your neighborhood is not too happy about it.

If you are looking for fireworks around west Michigan during this 4th of July holiday, here is your list!

There is only one day a year where pedestrians are allowed on the bridge and that is Labor Day. Over the last couple of years, the organizers have been tweaking just how the walk is done. This year we have more changes...

There are a lot of Easter Egg Hunts planned for the children this weekend. Here is a list of some of the planned events in the West Michigan area.

Looking for a place to enjoy a nice Easter Brunch on Easter Sunday, April 1st, 2018? Here is a list of some of the restaurants in the Grand Rapids area that will be having a special brunch.

Grand Rapids author Chris Van Allsburg based his famous children's book 'The Polar Express' on the Pere Marquette Railroad's 1225 steam engine, now based in Owosso. The train still exists and rolls out of the station every Holiday season.

Writer Paul Schrader of 'Taxi Driver' fame grew up in Grand Rapids, so for his second big Hollywood film, he laid some GR love down in the opening credits: a full two minutes of Christmastime in Grand Rapids circa 1978.

Nothing says Christmas in Michigan like a gift shaped like our iconic state! From mittens to cribbage boards, here's ten Michigan shaped gifts to brighten your Michigan Christmas.

The web site Candy Store has listed the favorite candy for every state in the union. And Michigan's is pretty confounding.

It's time to start planning your television viewing for the next month... as you sit down to watch your favorite Christmas specials from the past.