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📍 The Spookiest House in GR | October 23rd, 2024

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LeQwane Lynch
October 23, 2024

Good morning, Grand Rapids happy hump day. I’m LeQwane and this is Calder News - the 3x weekly newsletter keeping you (and 1,000+ other locals) updated on everything you might’ve missed.

lets get into it

— LeQwane Lynch

In today’s news:

  • 🦴 12,000 year old fossil is lost and then found

  • 🧒 Pine Rest gets a leg up on Pediatric Center

  • 🎃 The spookiest house in town

  • And more trick or tricking events than you have candy buckets to fill

What’s Happening

A briefing of local news that matters

History: GRPM to showcase 12,000-year-old fossil

Grand Rapids Public Museum is preparing to put the fossil of a mastodon on display early next year. (If you’re like me and didn’t know) mastodons were similar to Asian elephants but longer and hairier… Also, they’ve been extinct for around 12,000 years. The cool part about the upcoming display is that the fossil is 80% intact. And it was found in Kent County just 2 years ago — watch the excavation here.

Housing:  Studio Park Tower is complete

After 2 years of construction, Studio Park Tower is complete. The new building stands 260 ft tall, has 160 “market rate studios”, and 24 condos.

Local Resources:  Large donation helps Pine Rest build Pediatric Center

Earlier this week, Pine Rest received the largest donation in the organization’s history — $8 million from the Van Andel Family Foundation. The money will help build Pine Rest’s new Pediatric Center for Behavioral Health which will begin construction in the spring.

Upcoming Event:  Tulip Time releases 2025 schedule

Tulip Time has released its schedule for the 2025 festival. The festival is set to start a day earlier than last year, starting Friday, May 2nd going until May 11th.

Community Feature

Photo of Downtown Grand Rapids | Courtesy of Andrew G

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Events

Note: Today’s events list is a bit different… There are so many Trunk or Treat events happening I decided to put them into their own section below.

Today

  • UnCon HR | Embassy Suites Downtown | 9 AM - 5 PM | A new take on HR conferences for owners, supervisors, and managers in the hospitality and restaurant industry

  • Outpro Forum | Cook DeVos Center for HS | 4 PM | A workshop with DEI leaders to help better understand intersectionality, especially for the LGBTQIA+ community

  • Game Night | Creston Taproom | 5 PM - 9 PM |

  • The Thorn | DeVos Performance Hall | 7 PM (Wednesday/Thursday) | The story of the life of Jesus

  • Halloween Party | Arvon Brewing Co. | All Day | A spooktacular Halloween party filled with unique kettle sours infused with candy and playful twists on traditional brews

  • Comedy Night | River City Saloon | 9 PM | Free

  • Stuffed Animal Sleepovers | Multiple GRPL Branches | 4:30 PM - 7 PM | Free

Thursday

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🎃 Trunk or Treats 🎃 

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House Of The Week

It’s spooky season. And the folks at 921 Shawmut Ct NW (map) are taking that seriously.

If you take a look at what this house looks like without decorations, you’ll understand why they got featured on House of the Week! 🤯 

Know of any other houses with great Halloween decor? Send us a DM on Instagram @Calder.News

If you enjoyed today’s newsletter, share it with a friend who loves Halloween.

-LeQwane L | Editor @ Calder News

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