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The Limited is closing all stores nationwide. The Tanger Outlet store in Byron Center is already closed. Both the Woodland Mall and the Kalamazoo locations will be open for the final time on Saturday, January 7.

Ice skating is a fun way to enjoy winter in Grand Rapids and many communities offer wonderful outdoor ice rinks, but sometimes indoor rinks can be more comfortable and convenient. View a map of the Grand Rapids area's top indoor skating facilities and see their public hours for open skating.

It's a busy week for Christmas parades and visits with Santa around Grand Rapids.

The Byron Center chicken is gone.

Stolen political signs are being reported across the country and in West Michigan. The owner of a stolen Trump sign in Byron Center left a message for the thief.

Schools in Byron Center, East Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Hudsonville are among a select group being honored as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Thirteen schools in Michigan earned the honor along with a total of 279 public and 50 private schools nationwide.

Last weekend's most impressive buzzer beater and celebration was in Grand Rapids. 17-year-old Special Olympics athlete Walter Alvesteffer hit a buzzer beater then did a flip to pump up the crowd. Detroit Piston Andre Drummond and former Piston Rick Mahorn have both tweeted about the play and celebration.

Thousands are heading to the new Tanger Outlets mall in Byron Township which opened today at 10AM. See the crowds at this morning's opening!

Tanger Outlets has announced the opening of its new location in West Michigan. According to its website, the new outlet center will have its grand opening in July 2015. An exact date hasn’t been announced.

Mitchell Parsons, who captains eighth-ranked Grandville High School's hockey team, is this week's Meijer-97.9 WGRD High School Athlete of the Week.

Talk about cool. Byron Center's Tommy Sadler took some awesome Lake Michigan shoreline visuals on Saturday at Rosy Mound Natural Area near Grand Haven. The aerials were shot with a DJI Phantom 2 drone-mounted GoPro camera. Wintry and wonderful.

So I heard a radio commercial (hard to believe I know!) about a certain local TV morning show whose name I won't mention here. I will, however, tell you it rhymes with "Lox Leventeen"....