Good morning, Grand Rapids. I’m LeQwane and this is Calder News — the newsletter covering the lowdown around town.

Happy Monday, I hope you had a great weekend and are ready for another solid winter week. ❄️ 

~LeQwane L.

In today’s news:

• 🦌 Urban hunting is coming soon

• 🔣 QR codes = more business

• 🐶 Rescue pups land in Grand Rapids

What’s Happening

A briefing of local news that matters

Recreation:  Urban hunting is coming soon

Urban hunting could make its way to Grand Rapids. After years of discussions about lowering the city’s deer population, local regulators are working on an urban deer hunting initiative. The program would allow a bow-and-arrow-only hunt in select parts of the city. The plan has to make it through the approval process.

Business:  QR codes = more businesses

Downtown Grand Rapids brought in new businesses thanks to a unique QR code campaign. The campaign placed QR codes on vacant buildings that linked to short surveys. The survey helped potential retailers and companies understand what the community wants. The campaign has been successful in helping city organizers fill two major commercial buildings downtown.

Pets:  Puppy mill rescues land in Grand Rapids

On Saturday, Grand Rapids became home to 138 rescue pups who need a forever home. The puppies were saved from a large-scale commercial breeding (puppy mill) operation. Although it’s unclear what’ll happen with all the pups, many are adoptable at West Michigan animal shelters.

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Events

Preview: Events —> Live Music

Monday

• Meet Santa | Le Bon Macaron | 5 PM - 7 PM | Free

Tuesday

• Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus | Frederik Meijer Gardens | 5 PM - 8 PM | Free

Wednesday

• Grand Strings Concert | St. Cecilia Music Center | 6:30 PM | Free

Plus a few things you can do throughout this week

• Christmas Adventure | Deer Tracks Junction | $40 per vehicle

• Christmas Lite Show | LMCU Ballpark | Drive-thru, Winter walk, Santa Claus, and Memory Lane Train experiences are available

• Enlighten (Light show) | Frederik Meijer Garden

• BYOB Lights Trolly | Kusterer Brauhaus | All week | Adults only

• Giftworks | GR Children’s Museum | All week

• Gerald R. Ford Presidential Express Train | Public Museum | All week | Free

• Winter Wonderland | Legacy Park (Ada) | All night | Free

• Used book sale | Amy Van Andel Library | Mon - Sun | Free | Rarer books are online now

Live Music

Monday

• Theo Lawrence and Willy Tea Taylor (Country) | Tiptop | 7 PM | $20 | Adults only

• The Lightfoot Band (Folk) | Wealthy Theatre | 7 PM | $45

• Variety local artists | Greyline Brewing | Free

Tuesday

• The Dead South (Folk bluegrass) | GLC Live | 7 PM

• The Tommy Pancy Trio | The Stray | 7 PM - 9:30 PM | Free

• Variety local artists | Greyline Brewing | Free

Wednesday

• Pentatonix | Van Andel Arena | 7 PM | Starting at $59.50

• Oso Oso + Flycatcher (Emo pop) | The Pyramid Scheme | 7 PM | $23

*Shows are subject to change, but that’s show biz.

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