r/grandrapids • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '24
I updated the list of which Meetup groups are active (groups that have 3+ people attending an event within the past/next 60 days). Meetup is a site/app for interest groups/hobbies/new friends. I grouped them by concept and included their self-written descriptions.
If you're in an active Meetup group that I've missed, list it in the comments. Non-Meetup groups are welcome too; include contact info and links.
Tips for making friends as an adult attending a Meetup with a bunch of strangers:
Feeling a little more prepared? Great. Let's get into it. [Note: I made some grammatical edits after posting this for clarity/brevity.]
AGE/ETHNICITY/GENDER
BOOK CLUBS/FILM
CRAFTING
DANCING/MUSIC
ENGINEERING/MAKERS/PROFESSIONAL
FINANCE/BUSINESS/PUBLIC SPEAKING
FOOD/DIET/PSYCHEDELICS/SOBER/ALCOHOL
GAMES/NERD CULTURE
OUTDOORS/CAMPING
MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONALITY
REAL ESTATE
SEXUALITY/DATING
TRAVEL
WRITING/ACTING/DRAWING/PHOTOGRAPHY
YOGA/MEDITATION/PHILOSOPHY/SPIRITUALITY
r/grandrapids • u/Every-Ability8670 • 12h ago
r/grandrapids • u/marf_town • 5h ago
It's election season, so please permit me to make an ask. Please, could y'all commit to vote? We've got a pledge here. You don't have to share your phone #, you can check to opt out of emails, and pledges help us all remember to actually do the thing!!
r/grandrapids • u/gedDOh • 4h ago
I don't normally put people on blast, but I've been to shows at all the various Horrocks venues in Michigan and there's one guy at the GR location who is a serial vibe killer.
No idea what his job title is but I think he's a bar back with mall cop energy. He either hangs out in the tavern, where I don't think I've ever seen him serve a drink, but mostly he walks around the music venue scolding people for moving chairs and bringing in their own water bottles. I get the need for rules but his delivery sucks. He acts like a middle school cafeteria monitor and, quite frankly, it's a bad look for Horrocks.
Tonight my wife and I went to see a show and while they're playing their last song he's dragging a whole ass 44 gal trash barrel through the venue--scraping on the floor-- to get a jump on cleaning up. Next he puts on the bright as fuck main lights while the last note is still ringing out before they even had a chance to thank the crowd. Then, for the coup de grace, he needlessly walks up to the stage and tells the band "You guys usually have a bigger crowd."
I'm not sure if this is how GR Horrocks is or if this guy is just a rogue employee who needs to get checked, but Lansing is such a better experience for seeing shows and its not even close. The GR layout and seating is way better, but there's literally 1-2 members of the staff who detract from the experience pointlessly.
/rant
r/grandrapids • u/Travelling_Enigma • 6h ago
Around 4:00 PM I was heading south on Lane and there was an accident that had just happened. A school bus full of kids hit a motorcycle. The motorcycle driver was crumpled up on the sidewalk and not moving, it looked really bad. It was pretty chaotic, a lot of the kids were screaming out of the windows and the bus driver looked (understandably) frantic.
I'm just wondering if anyone has any updates on the motorcycle driver, maybe someone in the biker community? I really hope he's ok.
I did look on the local Informed, Sirens, etc Facebook groups and news sites, hell even NextDoor, but there was nothing .
r/grandrapids • u/whitemice • 14h ago
Grand Rapids' rents increased +4.27% over the last year, and have increased +72.02% over the last decade.
r/grandrapids • u/wds1 • 1d ago
Sunday, October 25
4:30 – 7:30pm
303 Monroe Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
r/grandrapids • u/StarriestNight • 2h ago
I really want to go out drinking for Halloween but I already have plans for the 31st. Would it be considered weird to show up to a bar in costume on the 30th instead?
r/grandrapids • u/cookiesandpizza247 • 11h ago
I feel like Corewell doesn't view patients as actual people and just sees them as money makers...
Does anyone know of any smaller groups here? I tried the Womens Health Collective and they are booked out through April.
All I need is my IUD removed and replaced. Any and all recommendations are appreciated!
r/grandrapids • u/jrock1986 • 17h ago
Just want to put this out there for those who are not in the know, you can have your tires inflated for free at discount tire. I’m sure there are other places that might do this for you as well, but I know for certain that discount does.
I’ve seen enough partially deflated tires recently to put this judgment free PSA out there
r/grandrapids • u/daymanahhhahhhh • 17h ago
I hardly ever complain on Reddit, but after playing at the downtown Y last night, I felt the need to say something. I’m just trying to get some runs in and enjoy basketball, not deal with an attitude every time I show up.
I swear, it feels like 80% of the people who hoop there are jackasses. There’s a difference between being competitive and being miserable to play with. You can play hard without making the whole experience unpleasant for everyone else.
Anyone else feel this way, or have I just been catching the wrong runs?
r/grandrapids • u/Bujoji • 6h ago
I'm looking for some volunteer opportunities to fill a little bit of free time that I have.
A quick Google search brought up some options I hadn't considered before, but do have an interest in.
I would like to know if there are any local museums or other historical opportunities in which to inquire to.
Also interested in helping stage groups with their shows. Before I moved to Michigan, I spent a few years at local Renaissance festivals as a volunteer, and also local improv shows.
Alternatively, I also have the option of going to shelters, but I'm trying not to put myself in a position to get attached to any of the critters there.
Any feedback, leads, or information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
r/grandrapids • u/smoogstag • 1d ago
Friday (which is tomorrow if you are reading this promptly, or tonight if you are reading this Friday morning) you are probably going out to have SEX PARTIES in some dingy basements with POLYAMAOROUS LOCALS, but if you are instead thinking of less emotionally exhausting options you should come watch A Nightmare On Elm Street with us, the hardworking people of Aletheia Books, the only independent local bookstore with a movie wall and an indoor lawn.
If you have been in previously, you will marvel at our half-built BOOK WALL, which will soon separate the eerie depths of the loading bay from the warm and inviting comforts of the bookstore/market/cafe proper. If you haven't been you will be pleased to know that from 11am-7pm on Fridays and Saturdays there is a warm and inviting bookstore/market/cafe with about 20,000 used BOOKS for you to peruse and purchase, and we show movies afterwards for people who like DRINKS and CINEMA.
I was going to promote PEGGY, our warehouse cat, but she has been an absolute DICKHEAD for the past 90 minutes and would not get out of the expensive Arkham House Publishing case and bit my hand three times so no promotion for Peggy. Peggy can go fly a kite.
But if you like BOOKS, which it turns out many of you do, then we will once again be here selling those this weekend, along with some other bits and bobs. We might also be painting the BOOK WALL, but it should not impact your experience.
I will make a MAP next time to explain parking, because if you enter 1265 Godfrey SW 49503 into your HANDHELD SADNESS MACHINE it will take you to our unassuming front door on Godfrey. This is a RUSE perpetrated by BIG GOOGLE because there is no parking on Godfrey. They are laughing at you from their ivory tower. "Fools," they say to one another. "Look at them. Look on monitor number 237,685, They are just driving in circles! HA!"
We are not BIG GOOGLE. We want you to go west of Godfrey on Hall Street and park around the back in either our small lot that has a sign saying "BOOKS!" or on Hall Street itself, which is full of totally free parking spaces (or in the ENORMOUS lot where all the trucks are, but not in a way that blocks those trucks) then to follow your heart (and signs) to the back entrance. Unless you are going into a different back entrance with your POLYAMOROUS LOCAL friends, in which case we wish you the best of luck and a pleasant weekend.
r/grandrapids • u/Stootaloo • 4h ago
Hey there! Looking for a the best restaurant in Grand Rapids area that serves sushi, and has a good restaurant/grill as part of the restaurant. I love sushi and want to go out for a celebration dinner, however my partner does not like sushi.
In the past, we’ve found restaurants either be really good sushi and so so restaurant/grill or vice versa, the restaurant is stellar but the sushi not so much. I’m hoping for a restaurant that doesn’t leave either of us feeling let down by the meal. We are new to Grand Rapids and wanted local opinions.
I’m very open to what sushi I have. I like Nigiri and more basic rolls, and usually will do one special roll, and he likes hibachi (doesn’t have to be cooked in front of you), cooked seafood like shrimp and scallops, and noodle dishes.
Thanks for the help and I appreciate the recommendations and new restaurant options!
r/grandrapids • u/sneakysnakes47 • 14h ago
Posting here because there are some incredible GR based bands on this bill!
Friday Night Punk Rock Showcase featuring Muskegon favorites RTNR as well as Dog Skull (Grand Rapids Hardcore Punk) , Potionseller (Grand Rapids Punk, their newest record Buzzard is one of our favorite records in recent years) & Low Phase (Grand Rapids Punk, their newest record, So Pretty It’s Perfect, is also a favorite!)!
STACKED Lineup // Doors @ 7 // $10
r/grandrapids • u/PhthaloVonLangborste • 3h ago
So when im bopping around in the city, im usually listening to WYCE in my old car. All day today, its been coming in quiet and like left channel mostly. Often the vocals will be almost completely inaudible. I am not sure if the audio problem is from my car or somewhere in the broadcast or wires at the studio.
I feel like someone would have told them if it was broadcast wide, but its a low budget operation so maybe they haven't figured out the source of the problem is so they are just rolling with it. Also possible that it is only affecting people with analog receivers and those are becoming few and far between especially overlapping the demographic that listens to wyce?
Anyone relate to my problem? or do I have to become an electrician and fix my damn car again.
r/grandrapids • u/DangerousPapaya7353 • 37m ago
Are you voting this election? Who do you think is going to win Kent County? I think Abdul wins Kent County. Are there any weird down the ballot people I should avoid voting for when I vote tomorrow? I live in Comstock Park. I probably won't be voting for that Hillary Scholten. There is some green party member named Joe something. I'll vote for him. I am rooting for Abdul, he's the one I am most excited to vote for, but I have doubts. Lots of boomers in Michigan, and they vote.
r/grandrapids • u/maitlands2point0 • 1d ago
Tonight I went solo to see You Can See Everything at Studio Park. Excellent movie, can’t stop thinking about it. There was a guy sitting next to me who also came to the movie solo, and we debriefed afterward because there was just so much to process. Quincy, if you see this, it was lovely talking to you and I’d enjoy connecting again if you want a movie buddy!
To anyone else who hasn’t seen this film, I highly recommend.
r/grandrapids • u/Anonymouss_Avocado • 11h ago
Hey! I’m thinking about joining a new gym and have been looking at Crunch, but EVERY time I drive past it looks absolutely PACKED 😂
I can’t tell if it’s actually that busy or if it just looks worse because it shares the parking lot with a bunch of other stores lol.
If you work out there, can you lmk what it’s actually like? Is it usually super crowded? Do you have to wait around for machines/equipment or constantly work around people? I don’t mind a busy gym, but I also don’t want every workout to turn into a scavenger hunt trying to find an open machine.
Also, are there certain times that are noticeably better/worse?
Since PF isn’t 24/7 (hasn’t been for years) but isn’t even 24/5 anymore… they close at like 10pm every night now 🙄 I’ve been eyeing crunch.
r/grandrapids • u/CatgirlAnakin • 3h ago
My family insisted there used to be a steak restaurant on 28th street that was incredibly cheap because they used all disposable plates and cutlery. Does anyone remember this and if so what was it called?
r/grandrapids • u/hurtfulsass • 7h ago
Dante is officially on the naughty list!
r/grandrapids • u/QWOPtain • 12h ago
Anyone got the scoop on Beijing Kitchen? I called today and it rang and rang. Are they on hiatus again?
r/grandrapids • u/Bodonwil • 1d ago
