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📍 Happy birthday GR | April 2nd, 2025

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LeQwane Lynch
April 02, 2025

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Good Evening, Grand Rapids. I’m LeQwane, and this is Calder News — coming in with your mid week update on everything GR.

I’ll make this intro quick for my folks who just clocked out of a long day’s work. This includes me if you were wondering haha.

In today’s newsletter, you’ll read about freeway construction, measles, a new business, and free admissions.

I hope your week has been great so far — let’s dive into today’s issue :)

~LeQwane L.

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Happy Birthday, Grand Rapids! 🎉 

In case you didn’t know, today is our wonderful city’s 175th anniversary (aka birthday)— she’s an oldie, but goldie.

Grand Rapids was incorporated as a city on April 2nd, 1950.

And to celebrate this milestone, local organizers are putting on events, exhibits, digital experiences, and contests throughout this summer.

In fact, Grand Rapids is having a birthday bash on Saturday June 7th at Rosa Parks Circle. So mark your calendars!

The Digest

A briefing of local news that matters

Roadwork

I-96 Closing This Weekend

Heads up—both directions of I-96 at Fruit Ridge Avenue will close from Friday night to Monday morning for a complete bridge demolition. Fruit Ridge is getting a wider bridge with new bike and pedestrian lanes, with construction set to wrap up this fall. | Get an aerial view of the construction and detours

Health and Wellness

Measles Touches Down In Town

Kent County has had its first confirmed case of the measles since 2013. The case is reportedly linked to a local who did a bit of international travel. While this is an interesting event, it’s nothing to be too concerned over for the time being. The official simply recommends you watch for symptoms. | Click here to see if you might have been exposed to the person with measles

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Ask Grand Rapids 🤔 

Are we officially out of winter yet?

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I don’t think we’re out of the woods just yet, I’m interested to know what you think 👀 

Talk Of The Town

Interesting happenings around town

🏁 AJ’s Family Fun reopens as “Game Time Fun Park”

Game Time Fun Park at LMCU Ballpark is now set to open this Friday after storms delayed its original launch. The park, rebranded from AJ’s Family Fun Center, now features a new go-kart track, updated batting cages, and a mini-golf course. Making it a solid place for families to enjoy before or after Whitecaps games.

🇮🇹 New Resturant: Allora

A coastal Italian kitchen is set to open at 201 Monroe Ave NW on April 23. The kitchen is called Allora and it offers seasonal, sustainable Italian-inspired dishes in a refreshed setting.

🌲 Visit Blandford Nature Center For Free

👪 Back and better than ever before…

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What’s Happening?

Preview: Events —> Live Music

Wednesday, April 2nd

Thursday, April 3rd

  • Free admissions | GRAM | 5 PM - 8 PM | Free

  • Draw More Art Social | Lotus Brew Coffee | 6 PM - 8 PM | Free

  • Board Game Night | The Stray | 6:30 PM - 10 PM | Free | Hosts Eva & Drake Anderson share their extensive collection of both modern and classic games and are available to help explain rules or pair you up with someone to play against

Friday, April 4th

Live Music

Thursday, April 3rd

Friday, April 4th

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

That’s All For Today…

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