The New Downtown Market in Grand Rapids is Waiting for You!
I was out of town when the Downtown Market opened, but I was lucky enough to squeeze in a visit the following Tuesday with my sweet little toddler. The Downtown Market is located in a part of town I don’t frequent, just a bit south of VanAndel Arena. When I finally steered my van to 435 Ionia SW (thank you, Google Maps!) I found the market situated very near the Wealthy Street overpass and beside US-131. Parking at the Downtown Market is free. On Tuesday morning the lot was only partially filled. I can imagine it might be tougher to find a parking space on a really busy weekend morning. Hubbert’s Kettle Corn was the first thing to catch our eye. They gave us colorful samples of “Unicorn Poop” to try! My daughter liked the plain old Kettle Corn Variety
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West Michigan Photographers
Our spotlight on maternity, newborn, children, and family photographers serving the greater Grand Rapids area.
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Gymnastics
Info on stellar gymnastics programs across our region.
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Dance Spotlight
Looking for Dance Lessons? Start here!
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Preschool Preview 2013
Your guide to preschools across West Michigan. Ages, programs, tuition and more…
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Music Spotlight
Looking for Music Lessons in greater Grand Rapids? Also, many Community Education or Parks and Rec Departments offer Music
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Coming Up
- 05/18/2013 - Painted Garden Sticks Kid's Klub Activities at Koetsier's in SE Grand Rapids
- 05/18/2013 - Lowell Riverside Woods Neighborhood Garage Sale!
- 05/18/2013 - Free Outdoor Drop-In Fitness Series at the Kroc Center
- 05/18/2013 - Kids learning American Sign Language at the Zoo!!
- 05/18/2013 - Seventh Annual Gluten Free Food Fair
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Kids Eat Free or Cheap in Grand Rapids
As of October 2012, these are restaurants around West Michigan (that we know of) with special Kids’ Nights. Due to the ever-changing nature of these deals, it’s your responsibility to
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New Parent’s Guide to Grand Rapids
Parenting resources abound in West Michigan, but finding them all has the potential to be overwhelming for a new parent who’s got all they can do to remember when they
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Ideas for Your West MI Weekend – 5.16.13
Great Options for families in Grand Rapids and around West Michigan… FOR PRESCHOOLERS Free Music Together Class Saturday, May 18 at Academy of Music in Grand Rapids Music Together
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WIN A $50 Gift Card to the West Michigan Whitecaps
On average, kids lose learning over the summer. Call it summer learning loss or summer brain drain. The real truth is that unless the brain exercises what it learned last
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15 Things No Mom Would Ever Say
West Michigan Moms have a great sense of humor! We captured that by making a graphic of 15 Things you told us no mom would ever say. Do you have
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Lonely No More
Of all of the the things that could bother us moms, loneliness in one often relegated to the “no big deal” pile. After all, isn’t it something easily remedied? Just
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