Melorie Begay
Reporter, WGVU-
Kent County Department of Public Works says recent technology upgrades have helped the county’s Recycling and Education Center sort and divert more material from ending up in the landfill.
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A Grand Rapids cannabis retailer helped lead the effort to bring new improvements to a transit stop on the intersection of Wealthy and Front Street. The stop features an accessible platform for wheelchair riders, a bike lane, art and more.WGVU’s Melorie Begay spoke with Pharhouse Wellness CEO Casey Kornoelje and Aligned Planning CEO Lynéé Wells about the project.
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The Grand Rapids Public Library's annual book club for kids "Social Justice Begins with ME" kicks off in September. Each month, young readers will examine different social justice topics.
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A local cannabis retailer helped lead the effort, to bring new improvements to a transit stop that merges passenger safety and accessibility with art.
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The parameters for a new Kent County Affordable Housing Loan Fund was approved by the county board of commissioners Thursday.
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A coalition of nonpartisan organizations in Grand Rapids are urging lawmakers to quickly pass clean energy policies. The call to action came ahead of a visit from a state task force Wednesday morning.
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Grand Rapids non-profit, A Glimpse of Africa, will host its annual festival this weekend. One of the aims is to help expose locals to the vast diversity of the world’s second largest continent.
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The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old from Lansing was arraigned in federal court in Grand Rapids on Monday.
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The West Michigan Sports Commission announced its more than halfway toward meeting its fundraising goal to expand the Meijer Sports Complex.
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Grand Rapids’ John Ball Zoo is partnering with Sarett Nature Center to help preserve Michigan’s eastern massasauga rattlesnake population.