Smokey Bones on 28th Street in the Grand Rapids area has closed less than a month after the company announced it was closing 15 underperforming locations: https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/smokey-bones-closes-grand-rapids-area-location/ | WOOD TV8

Between 2008 and 2012, Michigan had an annual average net loss of 17,208 people age 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher, a period during which Michigan’s economy tanked and the unemployment rate skyrocketed. It was the second highest loss in the nation. | MLive.com

🔗: https://l.mlive.com/qd81hu On September 2, 1945, WWII officially ended. The 80-year-anniversary was marked in Grand Rapids with a parade, demonstrations and a flyover of period aircraft. Thousands lined the streets of downtown on Labor Day in Grand Rapids in a celebration worthy of the Greatest Generation. | MLive.com

If the weather disrupts your tropical vacation...find another way! | MLive.com

Ever wonder what Grand Rapids looked like in the 1920s? The LEGO display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum answers that question brick by brick. Every year around the holidays, three to five selected builders from the nearly 40-member West Michigan LEGO Train Club spend hours building a slice of the city. This event has grown into a destination experience and will be hosted this year now through Jan. 31, 2025. | The Grand Rapids Press

15K views · 227 reactions | : https://l.mlive.com/31f5kv?utm_campaign=grandrapidspress_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slamming new US tariffs against Canada and Mexico that went into effect Tuesday. Canada is responding with tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods over the course of 21 days. (Video provided by CTV via Associated Press) #tariffs #tradewar #trudeau #trump | The Grand Rapids Press | Facebook

🔗: https://l.mlive.com/0bwugv A junior varsity football game in Michigan became the center of controversy after a player was hospitalized with serious spine fractures following an on-field incident, prompting responses from both school districts and the state’s athletic association. MLive sports reporter Matthew Ehler has the story. | The Grand Rapids Press