Good Day
Grand Rapids
Thursday, August 15th, 2024
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Good morning, Grand Rapids. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 15th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Grand Rapids releases a draft of its 20-year master plan for public review and feedback to shape the city's future growth and development. WOOD TV
CRIME NEWS
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow and labor leader Ryan Bennett held a virtual event to criticize Donald Trump and JD Vance's policies ahead of Vance's Kent County campaign stop. ABC 13
LIFESTYLE NEWS
- ➤ Main Event is inaugurating its first Michigan venue in Kentwood with a family-friendly grand opening weekend from August 16 to August 18, offering free activities and charity fundraising. FOX 17
- ➤ Vinyl sales surge as Grand Rapids' newest record store, Boomtown Records, opens with over 2500 LPs, tapping into the growing trend. FOX 17
- ➤ A 25-year-old from Ottawa County wins $300,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket gifted by her uncle, plans to invest the money. WOOD TV
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Ben Sollee Live at Midtown Green
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ArtPrize 2024: An International Celebration of Art
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Grand Rapids African American Art & Music Festival 2024
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~ Eckhart Tolle
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