GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The tourism industry in West Michigan hopes to start rebounding in the coming months after being stunted by the pandemic and its resulting restrictions. What could be a key asset to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Ideas to expand Grand Rapids’ entertainment options include an amphitheater, a professional soccer stadium and maybe even an aquarium. While it’s not on a new rendering ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids is launching an economic and feasibility study for a large-scale aquarium in West Michigan. Zoo officials are looking at a couple of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The City of Grand Rapids could begin building an aquarium in the coming years if the ballot measure to increase hotel taxes is passed. Kent County Commissioners are considering a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI ― John Ball Zoo recently shared renderings of an ambitious $370 million waterfront aquarium project on a former landfill site. The project aims to transform a 190-acre property into a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A large-scale aquarium could put Grand Rapids on the map alongside cities like Chicago, Atlanta, and Monterey as home to some of the largest marine exhibits in the country. John ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It started back in 2017. John Ball Zoo wanted to build a larger aquarium at the zoo. "But not a full size aquarium," says CEO Peter D'Arienzo. "One on site to house new stingrays ...

WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo says it is considering what would be necessary to clean up a site along the Grand River in Walker so it could build an aquarium there. “We’ve been working for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An economic study has determined a John Ball Zoo aquarium should be located in Kent County. In February of 2021, John Ball Zoo said it was exploring the possibility of ...