Heritage Hill Has Our Heart
Heritage Hill Has Our Heart Heritage Hill how do we love thee? Oh, let me count the ways! I love thee to depth, breadth, and height. Okay… seriously though. Heritage Hill is truly spectacular AND our feature for this week! As you may have guessed from the name, it’s located at the top of the […]
Must Visit Black-Owned Businesses in the Grand Rapids Area
Local Black-Owned Businesses In honor of Black History Month, we at The Local Element wanted to take this as an opportunity to highlight some of the fantastic Black-Owned businesses in the Grand Rapids area! We are sure that you will quickly add these businesses to your list of favorites after visiting, we love them and […]
The Ultimate Grand Rapids Mocktail Guide
The Ultimate Grand Rapids Mocktail Guide Have you heard of “Dry January”? If you haven’t it’s a campaign (and a popular trend) that takes place in January to quit alcohol for the betterment of your wellbeing. It’s essentially a one-month-long New Years resolution. The overall goal of the campaign is to encourage people to think […]
The Ultimate GR Dinner Restaurant Guide
The Ultimate Grand Rapids Dinner Guide Grand Rapids is full of locally owned restaurants that make for such a fun night out on the town! We’ve composed a list of our top 10 places to grab dinner in Grand Rapids and hope you’ll put it to use the next time you’re looking for a place […]
The Ultimate Grand Rapids Lunch Guide
The Ultimate Grand Rapids Lunch Guide Our Top 10 Lunch Spots in Grand Rapids So we’ve talked about our favorite brunch spots (click here to see what they are!), but let’s talk about lunch now! We’ve composed a list of 10 local businesses around GR we believe make for a great lunchtime stop! 1. Basalt […]
West Michigan Local Businesses That Opened in 2022!
Local Businesses That Opened in 2022 You guys already know that we are passionate about supporting local businesses here at The Local Element Real Estate and that means we LOVE showing off new businesses as well! Take a look at our list of businesses that opened in 2022 and get out and pay them a […]
The Ultimate Grand Rapids Brunch Guide
The Ultimate Grand Rapids Brunch Guide Our Top 10 Brunch Spots in Grand Rapids Ok GR, it’s time to discuss a very serious topic: BRUNCH! We know you guys are as passionate about local GR brunch as much as we are, and after a lot of consideration and input from you all on our socials, […]
Making Friends in West Michigan in 2023
Making Friends in Grand Rapids We know that moving to a new city can be overwhelming and a little bit nerve wracking when it comes to getting plugged into a community, so we’re here to share some ways you can easily meet people and make friends in West Michigan! We also recognize that making friends […]
Winter Activities in West Michigan
Winter Activities in West Michigan Each season brings new and exciting opportunities! Greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan are great places to be in any season. Spend your time downtown Grand Rapids in the winter for World of Winter, hop over to The Tulip Festival in Holland in the Spring, spend time at Lake Michigan […]
5 Date Night Ideas In Grand Rapids
5 Date Night Ideas in Grand Rapids Plan the Perfect Date Night in Grand Rapids Looking for a weekly adventure or weekend activity to share with that special person in your life? Maybe searching for some wow-worthy first date ideas? We polled GR residents to put together some awesome date night options around the Greater […]