amphitheater

Many new visitors are expected in Grand Rapids when the Acrisure Amphitheater opens in two weeks, and today and tomorrow hundreds of volunteers will be out in the community picking up trash to help the city look its best

To help people park downtown when the new Acrisure Amphitheater and Amway soccer stadium open, Grand Rapids will have an online app where visitors can reserve a space in one of the city’s off street parking ramps

Several Kent Co. commissioners opposed the agreement, citing the lack of an open bidding process

Paying for the plans relies on capturing money from the increased state and local tax revenue that the projects are expected to create

Work has already begun at 201 Market Avenue, site of the former Grand Rapids Public Service Department. Acrisure, a Grand Rapids finance company, paid $30 million for the amphitheater’s naming rights.

Shelley Irwin talks to members of the Innovation office at the City of GR about their monthly meetings, a local eatery receives an accolade, Start Garden registrations are open, and more state and West Michigan news.

A feasibility study conducted for John Ball Zoo shows that a potential aquarium should be built in Kent County as opposed to Muskegon County.

The Kent County Board of Commissioners voted today authorizing a ballot proposal that could increase the county’s lodging tax.

The signing of the amended accommodations tax Act allows Kent County to raise the maximum lodging excise tax from 5% to 8%. Kent County voters will need to approve it

Two proposed high-rise towers could add 735 apartments to downtown Grand Rapids, according to a memo filed with the city