Most days out of the year, the concrete slab that's home to the iconic La Grande Vitesse sits mostly empty. In an effort to make Calder Plaza more inviting for everyday use, the city has been working ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — After years of holdups, an effort to transform Calder Plaza from a barren stretch of concrete to a greener, more amenity-rich space could start to take shape in 2026.

The city's lukewarm embrace is a historical irony at the heart of Grand Rapids. Planners intended Calder Plaza, formally known as Vandenberg Center, to be a downtown centerpiece — a place for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — As a decade long push to renovate Calder Plaza drags on, Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand is emphasizing the need to “think big,” and said making the plaza accessible from ...

Grand Rapids and Kent County jointly own the plaza surface, the city’s parking system owns the underground garage “and then there’s the Calder influence that we have to be aware of and deal ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Grand Rapids’ 50-year-old sculpture “La Grande Vitesse," known more commonly as The Calder, is getting a face lift. For the first time since its creation, the 43-foot ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The 43rd Annual Grand Rapids Hispanic Festival is coming downtown to Calder Plaza this weekend. The event, benefiting the Hispanic Center of West Michigan, will take place ...

T here is a new location to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Grand Rapids this year. The annual "Irish On Ionia," celebration is moving from its former location on Ionia Ave SW to Calder Plaza.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Let’s play a game. Guess which of the following quotes about Alexander Calder’s iconic “La Grande Vitesse” stabile sculpture in Grand Rapids comes from 1969, and which ...

Over 100 people rallied together to protest the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tuesday, June 17, in downtown Grand Rapids. The rally, organized by advocacy organizations Movimiento ...