Since 2009, ArtPrize has become a staple of the arts movement in Grand Rapids. Every year it attracts artists and art enthusiasts from all over the country. However, some in GR have had enough of the art competition.
Crain's Chicago Business reports that the DeVos family, owners of Amway and the NBA's Orlando Magic, have bought a stake in Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs.
We have been teasing for a while now about how we MAYBE have FRONT ROW tickets to Bryan Adams: The Bare Bones Tour. Well, the jig is up! We actually have one pair of tickets to the show for FRONT ROW! Here is how you win!
Monday January 9. The SLOWEST newsday in the history of the planet. So I wake up this morning and go on to our fine local newspaper on the internet, the Grand Rapids Press online version, also known as "mlive.com". Mostly this is a very good digital arm of the paper. Local and informative. Free, and good to find out what's going on. That is, until the news dries up. Read on.
The annual Chicago to Mackinac boat race has a winner, and also has lost two racers. West Michiganders Doug and Dick DeVos were the first boat to finish the race, but with complicated scoring they might not win.
Two other racers ended up not being so lucky.