Grand Valley State University has partnered with Long Road Distillery to create Lake + Valley Lemonade, the university's first official canned cocktail, The can displays GVSU's athletic logo and supports the university's general fund.
Long before there was a Van Andel Arena music fans had to go elsewhere to see a show in Grand Rapids and one of those venues was Grand Valley State University.
Going back 34 years doesn't seem that long, but when we see what Grand Rapids looked like in the late 80s, we realized a lot of things didn't exist back then...
Paul I. Phillips became the first African American elected to public office in Grand Rapids, winning the election in 1951. He was also the first African American elected to the Grand Rapids Board of Education, serving from 1962 to 1970.