🌱 CU Faculty Votes No Confidence In New Pres + GR To Get $4.6M

Welcome back, Grand Rapids! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in Grand Rapids.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower in the p.m.. High: 59 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. Faculty members at Cornerstone University held a no-confidence vote against the school’s newly inaugurated leader, Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, one day ahead of his swearing-in as the university’s 12th president. A spokesman with Cornerstone University confirmed the vote took place last Thursday, the day before Dr. Moreno-Riaño was inaugurated. (Fox17)
2. The Grand Rapids City Commission has accepted a $4.63 million grant for homelessness assistance and supportive services. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnerships – American Rescue Plan has offered about three times more than Grand Rapids’ annual award from the HOME-ARP program. (WOODTV.com)
3. After an absence of two years, Opera Grand Rapids returned to Devos Performance Hall with Don Giovanni. Times had changed; an attendant confirmed COVID-19 vaccination or the results of a recent negative test, and masks were required throughout the performance. (The Rapidian)
4. Spiderman and Black Panther were in Grand Rapids today! The superheroes are part of the hospital's annual Halloween tradition that visitors look forward to each year. Patients and staff were able to enjoy a live superhero movie inside Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, as Spiderman rappelled down the side of the tall glass building. Black Panther stayed on the ground to assist the process. (WZZM13.com)

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Today in Grand Rapids:

• Seniors Be Well at GRPL | Addressing Health Misinformation (11:00 AM)
• AFL - Plainfield Senior Center - Northview Senior Citizens (2:30 PM)
• 2021 Annual Meeting - Creston Neighborhood Association (6:30 PM)

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— 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.