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 […]

Our January Giveback: Together We Rise

Our January Giveback: Together We Rise/Foster Love Here are The Local Element we love to get our Local Experts involved in events so that we can spend time together learning and growing and creating a community. Every other month, we choose to spend that time helping out in the communities we live in!  This month […]

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 […]