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Start with a special St. Patrick's day breakfast at McFadden's on Ionia in downtown Grand Rapids. Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. and there will be music, prizes, t-shirts and special give-aways.

Continue on over to the intersection of Lyon NW and Monroe Ave for the St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade will end at ...

Will be held in at the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids beginning March 9 and continuing through March 11.  This is said to be the largest event for women in the region.  Tickets are $5 in advance, and $7 on the day of the show.  On both Friday and Saturday the show will open at 10 a.m. and close at ...

I can't wait to get back on the golf course.  If you're anything like me, it seems I start all over again every season - that is when it comes to my skills and technique.  Here are some places to go and practice your swing until the weather changes.

*  Maple Hill North Golf Outlet on Alpine Avenue in Comstock Park. - Play a virtual ...

1. 3rd Annual Outhouse 500 in Coopersville just 20 miles outside of Grand Rapids.  Appropriately named, the featured event will be an "outhouse" race.  Many teams will compete to see who can get their outhouse over the finish line first.  In addition, there will be a chili cook-off, beer tent, luau and euchre tournament. The Outhouse 500 team parade ...

Brides & grooms to be, make your way to Holland, Michigan (a small city just outside of Grand Rapids) for an annual Wedding Walk & Bridal Extravaganza.  The event will begin on Friday, Feb. 23 (hours are from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.) and will continue through Saturday, Feb. 24 (hours from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.).  Activities will include two fashion shows, over ...

Arbor Mortgage company is bringing pop/classical singer Josh Groban to the Grand Rapids area. Josh will perform at the Van Andel Arena on Tuesday, 2/20. The concert begins at 8 p.m. and tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster. Tickets range from $49.50-$79.50. This would make a great "late" Valentine's Day date.

Today is Valentine’s Day and top on many couples' list is to go out to dinner either today or this weekend. Here are my top ten choices for “romantic” dining in the Greater Grand Rapids area.

9 & 10.  Gill's Blue Crab Lounge & Judson's Steakhouse both inside the B.O.B. (big old building) in downtown Grand Rapids.  Although the B.O.B. is known for partying/nightlife, both of these restaurants offer elegant, ...

To the 19th Annual West Michigan Golf Show at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.  The show begins today at 4 p.m. and will continue through Sunday afternoon. 

If you're anything like me you can wait to swing that club again.  Well, thanks to this event we don't have to wait.  The high ceilings and open space make for ...

Hazardous weather conditions continue throughout most of West Michigan including the Grand Rapids area.  The Blizzard of 2007 started on Friday night and continued throughout the weekend dropping near to and in some places just over a foot of snow.  Frigid temperatures and blowing snow kept everyone in the house, some watching the movies they'd rented in preparation for the storm, and others with a ...

Sunday, February 4 is Super Bowl XLI.  I am so looking forward to all of the hype, great commercials and oh yeh, some great football.  Here are some places to go with friends to watch the game and get some good food in Grand Rapids. 

McFadden's Restaurant & Saloon on Ionia - they say "if you're not in Miami then you better be at McFadden's".  ...