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🌱 Portillo's plans its first West Michigan restaurant in Kentwood

Kentwood, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Kentwood! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Portillo's plans its first West Michigan restaurant in Kentwood
  • Remembering Bob Robison, Niles volunteer and skilled craftsman

Also on today's calendar: Home for the Holidays Christmas Open House - Kentwood Flowerland and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 55 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
  • Friday: Mainly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 41 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Plans for first Portillo's in West Michigan move forward (wzzm13.com) — West Michigan's first Portillo's is proposed for 28th Street in Kentwood, just south of Woodland Mall. Plans call for a standalone restaurant with a drive-thru, with landscaping and building elevations scheduled for planning commission review Tuesday. An opening date has not been announced.
   

• Bob Robison (wsjm.com) — Robert “Bob” Robison of Niles, a retired tool-and-die worker who helped launch his church's food outreach program, died November 6 at 79. He also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and transported children for Shriners Children's Hospital. A celebration of his life is scheduled for November 14 at Hope Community Church in Niles.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

East Grand Rapids

  • East Grand Rapids considers expanding when drivers must stop for pedestrians (fox17online.com)
  • Vote for the Grand Rapids area's top volleyball player heading into regionals (mlive.com)

Wyoming

  • It's Bo Time No More - Grand Rapids Only Bojangles Closes After Less Than a Year (sportsradio987.com)
  • Developers look to shift Wyoming's Reserve Flats apartments to for-sale condos amid rental struggles (wgvunews.org)
  • OBITUARY: Susan Jean 'Sue' Trebilcock (wtvbam.com)

Grand Rapids

  • Whitmer highlights upgrades at $62.9M Grand Rapids veterans home ahead of holiday (mlive.com)

Ok Kentwood! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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