Grand Rapids and Beyond

Grand Rapids and Beyond

Want to know more about Grand Rapids, Michigan, the medium sized city with more art, culture, music, and activities than you can shake a stick at? Do you want to go Beyond the city to the beach towns along Lake Michigan to the West, or the Upper Peninsula (The U.P.) to the North, or the multitude of hiking and biking trails, parks, entertainment and excitement in every direction? In this show we're exploring the people, places, and experiences that make this beautiful spot in West Michigan such an amazing starting point. Whether you're new to the area or have been here for years, there's always something interesting to learn about.

Episodes

April 13, 2021 80 mins

Dave, Will, and Joey are hosts of the GR Eats Podcast. Each episode they chose a Restaurant in Grand Rapids or around West Michigan, eat there, and talk about their experience.

I reached out to them to come on the show to talk about the Restaurant scene. Instead they invited me out to eat with them and we ended up checking out The Commons which is a very vintage feeling restaurant in Grand Rapids. As soon as we finished ea...

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Jessica Harrison is the Executive Director at Urban Roots, a Community Farm in South East Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Their mission is to Cultivate Healthy Communities through genuine interaction, shared meals, and a classroom for experimental learning.

In the episode you'll hear all about how you, yes you, can learn to grow your own food. But we're also talking community and how working together can unite and empow...

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David Good is the creator and organizer of two local meetup groups on Meetup.com: 1. West Michigan Geeks and 2. West Michigan Introverts, Shy People, and Social Anxiety. He also created a national group called Let's End Loneliness in which people across the US can interact on Zoom. David and I discuss what led to the creation of  these groups and how they have affected the lives of not only its members but David as well. If yo...

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March 23, 2021 50 mins

Jackie Send is a travel blogger documenting Day Trips with her family in the Midwest and Michigan. In this episode we're talking about Day Trips, our love for West Michigan, sunken ships, why Muskegon is a sleeper town, the beauty of Holland, enjoying Grand Haven in the winter and so much more.

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