🌱 Tool Lending Library + Calder Model Plane At GRR Airport

Grand Rapids MI

23 February, 2022

4:42 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: Some sun, then clouds. High: 30 Low: 18. Here are the top 3 stories today in Grand Rapids: A Grand Rapids man has been detained by Kent County sheriff deputies on charges related to the theft of guns from a Byron Township Business. The 27-year-old suspect allegedly stole weapons from Al & Bob's Sports on the 500 block of 68th Street SW on Wednesday. Deputies apprehended the man after he crashed his vehicle in front of a McDonald's. (MLive.com)A model airplane assembled and painted by artist Alexander Calder is on display at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. The airplane model named "Flying Colors of the United States" was gifted by Calder in 1975. The airplane model is a Boeing 747. (MLive.com)Grand Rapids' Midtown Neighborhood Association has created a new Tool Lending Library for residents to maintain their property for free. Residents will have to give a $5 deposit when they check out a tool but the money will be returned when the tools are returned. The goal of the lending library is to foster equity, sustainability, and community within the neighborhood. (WOODTV.com) From our sponsor: Hey Grand Rapids, are you looking to buy a house, refinance or just explore your options? Check out the new Patch Mortgage Center for all your home financing needs! Today in Grand Rapids: Leadership Lesson Breakfast At Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce (7:30 AM) Food Center Open At Streams of Hope (11:00 AM) From my notebook: The views at Bald Mountain Recreation Area after a heavy snowfall are something to be cherished. Click to see a stunning view that only Colorado can offer. (Instagram) The winner of EatGR's Local Pizza Throwdown is Beer City Bread. Have you tried its pizza yet? (Instagram) Pair a passion fruit madeleine with a French bubbly at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market. (Instagram) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: GR Sports Massage — (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Medicare Seminar 3/1 & 3/2 (March 1) 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 That's it for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with a new 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.