🌱 Top Teaching Hospital + Snowflake Break + Gas Prices Drop

Happy Wednesday, Grand Rapids! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with a stray shower. High: 59 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories in Grand Rapids today:

1. A new cannabis dispensary has opened on the West Side of Grand Rapids. Multi-state cannabis operator C3 Industries opened the new adult-use dispensary, High Profile, on Friday at 1148 Leonard St. NW. The store opening marks C3’s second Grand Rapids dispensary and sixth location in Michigan. (GR|MAG)
2. Mercy Health Saint Mary's received national recognition, winning the title of a Top Teaching Hospital. Mercy Health Saint Mary’s was one of 72 hospitals awarded by The Leapfrog Group in the teaching hospitals category for 2021, and also was recognized for the elite award. A total of 149 health institutions were listed by the national organization, which rates hospitals on protecting patients from errors and infections, effectiveness of procedures, and other provided care. (grbj.com)
3. New Branches Charter Academy is reinforcing positive "bee-haviors" with its weekly Honey Store for students. (WOODTV.com)
4. Grand Rapids Public Museum will host Snowflake Break, a variety of activities and exhibits, from Dec. 17 to Jan. 30 at the museum, located at 272 Pearl St. NW. (GR|MAG)
5. Grand Rapids has seen the biggest gas price drop in the nation over the last month. (WOODTV.com)

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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.