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Hello Grand Rapids! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Grand Rapids residents can spot the latest fake deputy phone scam
  • How much is ArtPrize really boosting downtown Grand Rapids businesses?
  • Where can you still find fallout shelters around Grand Rapids today?

Also on today's calendar: Preserved! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunny and comfortable, with a high of 71 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Red flags': Woman avoids fake deputy scam (woodtv.com) — If you get a call in Grand Rapids from someone claiming to be a Kent County sheriff's deputy demanding immediate payment, it's a scam. Local officials explain how scammers spoof phone numbers, pressure victims to stay on the line, and why you should always hang up and call the real agency or bank directly instead.
   

2. ArtPrize brings surge in foot traffic and sales to downtown Grand Rapids businesses (fox17online.com) — Downtown Grand Rapids is buzzing as ArtPrize brings a surge of visitors, boosting sales and foot traffic for local shops like Old World Olive Press and Sugar Bar. Business owners say this year feels especially busy, with creative tie-ins like a cake-decorating "CakePrize" contest drawing even more people into storefronts and helping downtown feel vibrant after recent challenges.
   

3. Why Fallout Shelter Signs Remain on Grand Rapids Buildings (wearegrandrapids.com) — Grand Rapids residents may still spot old fallout shelter signs on familiar buildings, remnants of Cold War-era civil defense planning. A local group, Grand Rapids Civil Defense History, has mapped current and former shelters and sirens around the city and Kent County, offering photos and context that reveal how prepared the region once was—and still could be—for nuclear emergencies.
   

4. Michigan NICU Nurse Charged After Premature Baby Found With Broken Bones and Bruises – WENG 98.1FM, 107.5 FM & 1530 AM (wengradio.com) — A former NICU nurse at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids has been charged with multiple counts of child abuse after a premature infant was found with fractures and bruises. The case, which led to the nurse's dismissal, is prompting difficult questions about oversight and transparency in intensive newborn care that matter to any family relying on West Michigan hospitals.
   

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    Wednesday-Friday 11-7. Saturday 9-1. It's our neighborhood indoor farmers' market. If you shopped the Creston Farmers' Market, you will find some… (Nextdoor Creston)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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