After living destitute in a van in California for quite some time, funk legend Sly Stone can breathe a sigh relief because he's $5 million richer. The Sly and the Family Stone frontman won a breach-of-contract lawsuit against a shady former manager who swindled his fortune.
January 28, 2015 The boxing world has been buzzing about talks to put Grand Rapids native WBC welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in the ring with WBA champ Manny Pacquiao.
On Tuesday night, it appears to have gotten a step closer to happening.
January 28, 2015 Bart, the zombie cat, is trending on the Internet.
The "Walking Dead" or "Pet Cemetery"-like story is compelling and heartwarming enough: Bart was struck by a car. So, its owner took him to the vet, where it was pronounced dead.
But cats have nine lives, and Bart wasn't dead yet.
We all know how it goes here in Grand Rapids and West Michigan: "The world is coming to an end!" and "We will get 400 inches of snow an hour!"
It's kind of nice some place other than us was getting all the snow hype!
Americans typically purchase more than 58 million pounds of chocolate just for Valentine's Day.
It's National Chocolate Day today! Let's celebrate with some chocolatey ideas, suggestions and factoids.
Consumers Energy is sending more than 50 employees to the northeastern U.S. to assist in snowstorm relief.
"We are ready and willing to assist East Coast communities as they prepare for a storm that could cause significant damage," said Michele Kirkland, Consumers Energy vice president of energy operations. "We have been fortunate in the past to be helped by out-of-state crews, and with fair weather here in Michigan, this is an opportunity for us to help them."
“The End of the Tour” premiered Sundance Film Festival with a showing at Eccles Center Theatre in Park City, Utah, on Friday night.
The film opened to excellent reviews.
Director James Ponsoldt discusses the film in a lengthy interview released by Kilburn Media and Strategy PR, including why "The End of the Tour" inspired him, preparation for the movie, on-screen relationships by the cast, the most difficult scene to shoot and more.
"The End of the Tour" premiered at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, tonight.
The film was shot in and around Grand Rapids in early 2014.
The first reviews are in.
"The End of the Tour" is making its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah tonight.
The film stars Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel. It was shot in and around Grand Rapids in early 2014.
As "The End of the Tour" premieres, more details are being shared about the film.
This week's new movie releases includes story lines involving stolen paintings, goblins, hockey and a little bit of everything else.
For the last five days, what's being called DeflateGate has been dominating the sports headlines.
The question at large: Did the New England Patriots deflate the footballs in the AFC Championship game -- a 45-7 win against the Indianapolis Colts -- last weekend?
It sure looks like it.
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