🌱 City Streets Renamed + Lead Poisoning Specialist Hired

Grand Rapids MI

21 February, 2022

8:06 PM

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Hello again, Grand Rapids! Important update: You all, as readers, have made the Grand Rapids Daily so successful that it is my honor to announce the next stage of the newsletter. Patch is looking for a local writer and entrepreneur to take the helm of the Grand Rapids Daily. Although I have loved getting to know this community, we want to pass the torch to someone truly local to write about Grand Rapids long term. So if you're interested in earning extra income while making this newsletter a more valuable resource for your neighbors, learn more and apply here. First, today's weather: Rain. High: 46 Low: 24. Here are the top three stories today in Grand Rapids: Kelsey Perdue, 31, has announced her candidacy for a seat on the Grand Rapids City Commission. Perdue has served on several community boards and currently works at the Michigan League for Public Policy but is setting her sights on a seat that would represent the Third Ward of Grand Rapids. The current Commissioner, Senita Lenear, is term-limited. (MLive.com)The Grand Rapids City Commission is holding a ceremony to rename two streets in honor of Cesar E. Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. on Feb. 22. The event will be open to the public with a ribbon-cutting to take place afterward with city leaders. Franklin Street will become Martin Luther King Jr. Street while Granville Avenue will become Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. (MLive.com)The City of Grand Rapids has hired Paul Haan as its new specialist to help reduce lead poisoning in Grand Rapids homes. Haan will work with the Community Development Department focusing on ways to reduce lead paint hazards that are found in residential rental properties. Haan has served as a part of the state's Child Lead Exposure Elimination Commission in the past. (CBS Pittsburgh) Today in Grand Rapids: Food Center Open At Streams of Hope (6:00 PM) FHN Choir Concert At The Forest Hills Fine Arts Center (7:00 PM) From my notebook: Yuka Oba-Muschiana will play the role of Cinderella in the Grand Rapids Ballet's upcoming performance. Other roles will be announced as they are decided. (Instagram) Mrs. Rivera of Dickinson Academy has been named Teacher of the Week by 13 On Your Side. Congratulations! (Facebook) There will be five Beethoven piano concertos at the Grand Rapids Symphony's The Emperor performance. Click to get your tickets! (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: GR Sports Massage — (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Taxes in Retirement Seminar (March 7) Add your event Loving the Grand Rapids Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update! — Erica Zenn About me: Erica Zenn is a Masters Student in Applied Psychology at the University of Southern California who originally hails from Chapel Hill, NC. With a bachelors degree from Cornell University, Erica is an expert verbal and written communicator who brings extensive experience in employee engagement and customer experience of companies. Erica is passionate about community building, and loves using her writing and communication skills to bring people together.