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🌱 Patch AM: What this new DeVos Place food contract means for Grand Rapids events
Coming up: Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer on the Grand Rapids Patch calendar
Good morning Grand Rapids! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What this new DeVos Place food contract means for Grand Rapids events
- How one 1961 homemaker reshaped women's political power in Grand Rapids
- How new Amtrak trains could change your Grand Rapids–Chicago trips
Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
- Tuesday: Shifting clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• AHC Hospitality lands 5-year, no-bid DeVos Place food and beverage contract (mlive.com) — A regional authority has approved a five-year, no-bid contract keeping AHC Hospitality in charge of food and beverage service at DeVos Place, with terms expected to boost the venue's finances by up to $500,000 a year. The deal, which extends a decades-long relationship, sparked questions from former Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and event organizers about food quality and opportunities for more Grand Rapids-based vendors. 
• This Grand Rapids homemaker was the first-ever woman to win a city commission seat in 1961 (mlive.com) — Grand Rapids residents are reminded of Evangeline M. Lamberts, the homemaker who became the city's first woman commissioner in 1961, breaking ground for future female leaders. The story traces her tenure, the challenges she faced, and how later commissioners and Mayor Rosalynn Bliss continued expanding women's representation across the city's wards and at City Hall.
• Amtrak on the Fast Track: New Trains Coming to Michigan (michigannewssource.com) — Grand Rapids riders on Amtrak's Pere Marquette line to Chicago can expect new trainsets as part of a $2 billion federal investment in passenger rail. The funding will refresh all three Michigan routes, potentially add seats, and may help lower ticket prices, while also building a major new maintenance facility in Chicago to support Midwest service.
📸 Around Grand Rapids
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Rapids
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- KF Open House 1st-5th- Last names A-L
Knapp Elementary School Grand Rapids, MI 49546
4:30 pm - KF Open House 1st-5th- Last names M-Z
Knapp Elementary School Grand Rapids, MI 49546
5:00 pm - EGRHS Parent Forum
East Grand Rapids High School Grand Rapids, MI 49506
6:30 pm - Senior Treats
Northern High School Forest Hills , 3801 Leonard St NE, Grand Rap
7:30 am - PTO New Parent Coffee; playground
Wealthy Elementary Grand Rapids, MI 49506
8:15 am - PTO General Mtg; playground
Wealthy Elementary Grand Rapids, MI 49506
8:30 am - PTO Back-to-School Bash
Breton Downs Elementary Grand Rapids, MI 49506
4:00 pm - Back to School Picnic
Wealthy Elementary Grand Rapids, MI 49506
5:30 pm - Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer →
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids
6:30 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to British Rock Legends →
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids
8:45 pm
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 5
📣 Grand Rapids Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 1st Day Half Day- CPLC dismissed
Century Park Learning Center Grandville, MI 49418 - Transportation & Food Service Training
Mill Creek Middle School - MC Media Center
8:00 am - Ya-hoo! Boo-hoo! Breakfast
Grand View Elementary School Grandville, MI 49418
8:20 am - Mondays: Core Balance →
Georgetown, MI Calendar, 7100 8th Ave, Jenison
9:00 am
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello,
I don't even know how to start this post or where to turn. My daughter's and I have had 4 cats show up to our house over the last 2 months. We have… (Nextdoor Cutler Estates) - Hello Creston neighbors!
My name is Logan VanPutten. I'm new to the area and I run LV Remodeling right here in Grand Rapids. I specialize in bathrooms, kitchens, floors,… (Nextdoor Creston)
- Suburban Inns, Inc. posted a job opening for Public Areas Attendant - Embassy Suites Downtown GR in Grand Rapids. Apply here.
- YMCA Of Greater Grand Rapids posted a job opening for Custodial Specialist in Grand Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Rapids here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Grand Rapids
- 'Anything I can do for the team': Grant Adloff stands out as leader for East Grand Rapids (woodtv.com)
Walker
- Drive-thru Mediterranean spot on Alpine Avenue targets fall opening (woodtv.com)
- Run and gun mentality keeps Robison, Sorrow on top at Leech Lake (thebasscast.com)
Wyoming
- 28th Street Metro Cruise returns to Wyoming with thousands of classic cars, food trucks, and more (fox17online.com)
- Wyoming festival to include spoken word poetry, outdoor fun (woodtv.com)
- Oscar Mayer Wienermobile touring across West Michigan this weekend (fox17online.com)
Ok Grand Rapids! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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