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Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan. It is on the Grand River about 30 miles east of Lake Michigan and three hours from Chicago. The City’s population is 198,829 and covers an area of 45 square miles. The combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland is 1.3 million. The City recently received numerous recognitions ranging from the Best U.S. City to Invest in Housing and the Fastest Growing Economy in the U.S. (Forbes); the #1 City to Raise a Family; the #1 Hottest Real Estate Market to Watch (Trulia.com), and #28 Most Hipster City in the world. The Art Prize Festival was ranked one of the Top Five Festivals Worldwide (Time). Fifteen craft breweries are located within Grand Rapids making it locally known as Michigan’s “Beer City.” The City just completed a comprehensive Strategic Plan with a new Mission Statement: To elevate quality of life through excellent City services. Equity is one of the City's six values and is embedded into all decisions, policies and practices.

The Detroit News is a newspaper and website in Detroit, Michigan, covering Detroit and all of Michigan.

MLive.com is the #1 website in Michigan with 3 million readers per month. We are now one company, MLive Media Group, with our newspapers across the state: The Grand Rapids Press, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Flint Journal, Saginaw News, Bay City Times, Jackson Citizen Patriot and The Ann Arbor News.