🌱 MLK Vaccine Clinic + Spectrum Health Planning New Buildings

Get on up, Grand Rapids! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Colder with variable clouds. High: 24 Low: 10.

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Here are the top three stories in Grand Rapids today:

1. Spectrum Health is planning to open three new buildings in Grand Rapids, Lakeview, and Big Rapids. The building will be an 11-story, 240,000-square-foot ambulatory care building on the north side of Michigan Street NE just west of Lafayette Avenue and is set to open in spring 2024. (WOODTV.com)
2. Grand Rapids will be holding a vaccine clinic aimed at communities of color on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. To make sure communities of color are vaccinated in West Michigan, The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute is partnering with Brown-Hutcherson Ministries, University of Michigan Health-West, and the Grand Rapids MLK Worship Celebration Committee. The clinic will take place next Monday, Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brown-Hutcherson Ministries, located at 618 Jefferson Ave. SE. (WOODTV.com)
3. Grand Rapids is set to host multiple concerts at downtown venues over the next few months. Headliners include Papa Roach, Brian Regan, Dierks Bentley, and more. (GR|MAG)

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Today in Grand Rapids:

• Holly's Tech Help - Plainfield Senior Center - Northview Senior Citizens (10:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Follow @grandrapidsmi for the best views, eats & treats from around GR! (Instagram)
• The Grand Rapids Police Department is asking the public to contact them if they have any information on the location of a missing teen. (Facebook)
• Looking for a new subscription service? Check out Act I on the Opera Grand Rapids website. It is a great opportunity to network with young professionals in the Grand Rapids area and connect over culture. (Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— Erica Zenn

About me: Erica Zenn is a Masters Student in Applied Psychology at the University of Southern California who originally hails from Chapel Hill, NC. With a bachelors degree from Cornell University, Erica is an expert verbal and written communicator who brings extensive experience in employee engagement and customer experience of companies. Erica is passionate about community building, and loves using her writing and communication skills to bring people together.