Muskegon Shooting + Fulton Manor To Be Affordable Housing

Happy Wednesday, people of Grand Rapids! Let's get this day started. These are the most important things going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy and warm. High: 76 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. Police are investigating after a Grand Rapids man was shot and killed in Muskegon early Tuesday morning. The Muskegon Department of Public Safety said officers were called around 12:15 a.m. for a report of a shooting near the intersection of Terrace Street and Irwin Avenue. When they arrived at the scene, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the upper torso. No arrests have been made yet. (WOODTV.com)
2. Hope Network has purchased the Fulton Manor property in Grand Rapids for $4.1 million with redevelopment plans that call for about 120 affordable housing units. The property, located at 1450 E. Fulton St. in the city’s Eastown neighborhood, was acquired on Sept. 24 by Hillview Townhouses Inc., which is registered to Hope Network President and CEO Phil Weaver. The facility was previously owned by Holland Home, a nonprofit providing end-of-life care and housing, since 1912. (MiBiz: West Michigan Business News)
3. International Christian nonprofit, Cure International, opens its headquarters in Grand Rapids. (MLive.com)
4. Grand Rapids Ballet to return in-person for the first time in 18 months on October 15th. (WZZM13.com)
5. Grand Rapids ranks 17th among "Best Foodie Cities" in the United States according to WalletHub. (GR|MAG)

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Today in Grand Rapids:

• Chik Fil A Standale Ribbon Cutting and Flag Raising (9:30 AM)
• Fall Fun on the Lawn | Seymour Branch (10:30 AM)
• Engage NW Grand Rapids: Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent (3:30 PM)
• Bilingual Yoga - Grand Rapids Public Library (6:00 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.