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The fascinating histories behind 6 Michigan roads
Turns out, the roads we drive every day aren’t just pavement and paint—they’re pieces of Michigan’s ever-evolving history. Buckle up as we take you on a trip down six Michigan roads with names that tell the story of the state’s past.
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The Grand Rapids Food Guide: The best restaurants of 2025
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite Grand Rapids restaurants. Here’s what they said.
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7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Cheap weed, cranky neighbors, cart recalls, and a dispensary caper that sounds like it’s straight out of a low-budget movie. Yep, it’s another week in Michigan cannabis.
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MichiGanja in Review: Redemption Cannabis proves top-shelf weed doesn’t need a top-shelf price tag
Cheap weed usually comes with a catch. Maybe it’s too dry. Maybe it tastes like hay. But every once in a while, a cannabis company comes along that flips the script. One of them is Redemption Cannabis.
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7 things you should never say in a Michigan dispensary
Weed shopping isn’t rocket science. But knowing what not to say can make for a better dispensary experience—and better cannabis.
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The Grand Rapids Food Guide: The best Mexican restaurants of 2025
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite Grand Rapids restaurants. Here’s what they said.
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The Grand Rapids Food Guide: The best burritos of 2025
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite wet burritos in Grand Rapids. Here’s what they said.
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Michigan football fined 10s of millions of dollars, Moore suspended 3 games in sign-stealing scandal
The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years.
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EPA grant will fund barrier to stop spread of sea lamprey in Grand River
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will receive a $2.1 million grant to address the invasive sea lamprey in the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Michigan residents have surprisingly higher risk of being struck by lightning
Michigan experiences hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes each year and ranks 25th in lightning density per square mile, according to 2024 data.
