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GRAND RAPIDS IN 5 MINUTES.
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New cafés and restaurants, city plans, road closures and weekend picks. Grand Rapids only, with a source link on every claim.
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YOUR CITY, THREE MORNINGS A WEEK.
Gardens to galleries, ice rinks to porches: the places we write about, and why you'll want to go.
Meijer Gardens
Sculptures and fall colour in the northeast.
Photo: Meijer Gardens in autumn / MSwierenga, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Rosa Parks Circle
Downtown's skating rink and summer stage.
Photo: Rosa Parks Circle ice rink / J. Peter Eisenschenk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Public Museum
History on the Grand, right by the river.
Photo: Grand Rapids Public Museum / John Eisenschenk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Heritage Hill
Victorian streets just up from downtown.
Photo: Heritage Hill / Kent county (en.wikipedia), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
ArtPrize
When the whole city turns into a gallery.
Photo: ArtPrize 2009 / rachaelvoorhees, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
John Ball Zoo
Animals and trails on the city's West Side.
Photo: John Ball Zoo entrance / WMrapids, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Photo: Grand Rapids skyline at night / Russell Sekeet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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