🌱 Merchants And Makers Holiday Market + GRCC's NASO Hosts Event

Grand Rapids MI

07 November, 2021

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Happy Monday, people of Grand Rapids! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything you need to know around Grand Rapids today. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and mild. High: 62 Low: 45. Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids: Hundreds took part in the Merchants and Makers Holiday Market Sunday afternoon in Grand Rapids. "It's an opportunity for people to shop local," said the owner of Merchants and Makers Shyle Lyons. There were nearly 100 local pop-up shops featuring their products at the Farmers Market on Fulton Street this afternoon. (WOODTV.com) Grand Rapids Community College's Native American Student Organization (NASO) is hosting an event in partnership with the GRCC Secchia Institute for Culinary Education to share Anishinaabe history and culture as part of The Decolonizing Diet Project Culinary speaker events. The event will take place Monday, Nov. 8 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (The Collegiate)Grand Rapids is hosting a virtual meet-and-greet Wednesday evening for people to learn more about the city's new Cure Violence program and the team behind it. Cure Violence is a model of treating violence as an epidemic, which is designed to proactively address and thwart violence. The model uses methods similar to health strategies, such as detection, interruption of transmission, and changing of behavior and norms. (MLive.com) Today's Grand Rapids Daily is brought to you by Newrez, a leading nationwide mortgage lender. Make a smart move for your future and refinance with Newrez today. Call 844-979-1707 to connect with a Newrez loan officer. Newrez, LLC (NMLS #3013) Today in Grand Rapids: Ask a Realtor - Plainfield Senior Center - Northview Senior Citizens (9:30 AM) Walk Your Park - Sullivan Field - West Grand Neighborhood Association (5:30 PM) Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting (6:00 PM) An evening with Shawn Mullins (7:30 PM) Shawn Mullins in Concert (8:00 PM) You can get your local business featured here in the newsletter for just $79 a month. Click here to learn more. Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Miranda Fraraccio About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.