Man Stabbed + Arsonist Arrested + Four Star Theater To Reopen

Morning, Grand Rapids! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Very warm with some sun. High: 78 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. A person was stabbed in Grand Rapids Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 4 p.m. on Century Avenue SW near Plett Street SW, north or Burton Street. The situation leading up to the incident was not immediately known, but Grand Rapids police said a man was stabbed. The victim’s condition is also unknown. (WOODTV.com)
2. One Grand Rapids man has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to setting a business on fire. Kevin Daniel Baker admitted to breaking into Austin Jordan Engines, stealing items to support his drug addiction, setting the business on fire to hide evidence of the burglary, and driving away from the scene in a stolen car. Following the fire, Baker attempted to cash stolen checks from a local business Austin Jordan Engines. (Fox17)
3. Proposed Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar E. Chavez street names in Grand Rapids see an outpouring of local support. (mlive.com)
4. A Grand Rapids man is renovating the historical former Four Star Theater and plans to open in 2023.
5. The delivery of brewing tanks is a big step in bringing a German beer hall to Grand Rapids. (MLive.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.