Food & Drink
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Boston Square Ice Cream Shop Opens After Owner's Health Comeback
A familiar entrepreneur returns to the neighborhood with a new scoop shop, signaling resilience and sweet treats in the Boston Square corridor.
Board Game Café Opens in Creston This Week
A new board game café with 700 games and a globally inspired menu opens this week in the former Fat Boy building.
Downtown Market Offers Free Rides to Amphitheater Shows
The year-round food hall now runs complimentary shuttles to Acrisure Amphitheater concerts throughout June.
Eight Decades In, Van’s Pastry Shoppe Still Delivers
The family-run bakery on Fulton Street thrives on tradition, loyal customers, and pastries that taste like home.
Pizza Hut brings back '90s red cups and checkered tables
Select West Michigan Pizza Hut locations are rolling out retro interiors, bringing back red plastic cups and checkerboard tablecloths for a nostalgia-fueled dine-in experience.
ArtPrize Returns in September with a $500,000 Grand Prize and New Downtown Footprint
Organizers announced ArtPrize 2026 will expand to include the new ICCF Community Hub and a new public sculpture park along the Grand River.
Eastown Gets Its First Neighborhood Brewery as Barkeep Opens Doors
After two years of build-out, Barkeep Brewing opens Saturday on Wealthy Street with a focus on lager and a back patio that seats 80.
Fulton Street Farmers Market Opens for the Season This Saturday
Michigan's oldest continuously operating farmers market kicks off its 104th season with 80 vendors, a new maple syrup cooperative, and extended hours.
GRAM Opens 'Rivers Run Through Us' — A Survey of Indigenous Art from the Great Lakes Region
The Grand Rapids Art Museum's largest exhibition of Indigenous art to date features 60 works by 28 artists and runs through September 7.
Chef Rosa Medina of Donkey Taqueria Is a James Beard Award Finalist
The Grandville Avenue taqueria's owner is a finalist for Best Chef: Great Lakes — the first Grand Rapids chef to reach that stage since 2019.
Tono Ramen Opens Next Week in the BOB Complex, Bringing Sapporo-Style Bowls to Downtown
The ramen-focused concept from Michigan native Jin Park fills the last ground-floor restaurant slot in the BOB's renovated north wing.
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