Sunday: A couple of thundershowers, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
Monday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
Tuesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Judge orders Acrisure Amphitheater to comply with city's noise ordinance after neighbor complaints (fox17online.com) — A Kent County judge has ruled that Acrisure Amphitheater must follow Grand Rapids' noise ordinance after hundreds of complaints from downtown condo residents about loud concerts and rehearsals. City officials are weighing next steps, including possible ordinance changes, while neighbors push for a long-term sound-control plan that protects both their homes and the growing riverfront entertainment scene.
• Coca-Cola plans demolition, 6 other projects considered by Grand Rapids-area planners in August (mlive.com subscription) — Grand Rapids-area planners just advanced several projects that could reshape daily life, from Coca-Cola's truck storage expansion on Butterworth Street to new housing in Walker, Kentwood, Wyoming and Ada. Approvals and hearings this month cover condos, townhomes, single-family neighborhoods, a spec industrial building, and a new gas station off M-6, signaling major growth across the metro area.
• This Grand Rapids native led Michigan's fight for women's right to vote (mlive.com) — A pioneering Grand Rapids suffrage leader, Emily Burton Ketcham, spent three decades turning her hometown into a center of activism for women's voting rights. Born and educated in Grand Rapids, she led state organizations, befriended Susan B. Anthony, and even brought a national suffrage convention to the city in 1899, leaving a lasting civic legacy.
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🗞 Nearby News
East Grand Rapids
Vote for the Grand Rapids area's Thursday Night Hero from prep football openers (mlive.com)
Walker
PHOTOS: Peters Stops in Walker on Day 5 ... (senate.gov)
Historic well in Kent County's Millennium Park leaks oil into small lake (wwmt.com)
Wyoming
Press Release: Hillary Scholten Announces $249,404 in Federal Funding for West Michigan Public Safety Projects (quiverquant.com)
Orchard View kicks off 2026 with offensive explosion, Cardinals roll past Wyoming (localsportsjournal.com)
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