Getting your first tattoo rarely happens in a perfectly calm, logical moment. More often, it arrives wrapped in adrenaline and emotion, with the sense that something meaningful is about to happen.

Tattoo culture in Grand Rapids is a thriving art world that continues to grow. Artists are abundant in the area, and each ...

It’s been a month since I took one of the biggest risks of my life: getting a tattoo. I had been planning it for a while. I’d scroll through Pinterest and romanticize the idea of ink permanently ...

Argus reporter Charles Pring gets his first ever tattoo at the Brighton Tattoo Convention 2026 for Pring It On! This is how it felt going under ...