Grand Rapids MI

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Seas the Play at Wyoming’s NEW Indoor Play Place: Mermaid Bay Kids Indoor Play...

We have no shortage of indoor play options in the West Michigan area where kids can burn off energy and spark their imaginations. But, we don’t have one with an underwater theme and live jellies!. Mermaid Bay Kids Indoor Play is making waves in Wyoming as the area’s first...
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Drones Over Grand Rapids: Counting Cars to Solve a Parking Puzzle

DroneXL readers, picture this: a DJI Matrice 400 buzzing over downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, not filming a sunset, but counting cars in parking lots. According to Government Technology, the city is eyeing drones to study parking usage ahead of big projects like an amphitheater and soccer stadium. It’s a clever use...
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Michigan Now Has The Third Longest Paved Trail In The USA

As someone whose family was big fans of going for group bike rides, living on the M-6 Bike trail in Kent County has been great. The 9-mile trail is paved, mostly shaded, and alternates between hills and flat terrain. It's always a pleasant ride. However, this trail pales in comparison...
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Michigan Spot Named One Of America’s Best Seafood Restaurants

Whether you have a taste for a fresh filet of fish, juicy shrimp, or buttery lobster tails, you'll find the most craveable seafood dishes at this Michigan restaurant, named one of America's best seafood spots. Michigan Spot Named One Of America's Best Seafood Restaurants. Lovefood ranked the best spots in...
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Deputies investigate Comstock Park crash

Deputies are investigating a crash in Comstock Park Thursday morning.
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Woman missing from Allegan County found

A woman who was last seen leaving an Allegan County park with a run club is missing, deputies say.
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‘Hearts are shattered:’ Boy, 4, was loving, caring

KENT COUNTY, MI – The mother of Silas “Si” Alan-Scot Palmer, 4, who drowned recently, remembered her son as a caring and loving little boy. He drowned Friday, July 25, at Long Lake in Kent County’s Solon Township. If you purchase a product or register for...
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Ladies Literary Club reopening as cafe, library and community space

It was started as a space for community, where women could gather in fellowship, to teach and to learn. It hosted presidents and Susan B. Anthony, it hosted lectures and performances.
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Former zoo worker sentenced to jail for taking up-skirt photos of visitors

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A former seasonal worker at John Ball Zoo has been sentenced to jail after being accused of taking up-skirt photos of visitors, including a minor. Steve Pook, 69, will serve 180 days in jail and three years' probation after pleading guilty to using a computer to commit a crime and two counts of...
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Grand Rapids looks to use drones to study downtown parking usage

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – If you see a drone hovering above a parking lot in downtown Grand Rapids, it could be part of a parking study being led by the city. The city is considering using drones to collect data on capacity and utilization of parking downtown, including when and where parking is used at different times of...

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