Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: How repeated flooding just cut off a major East Grand Rapids route

You won't want to miss Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - Grand Rapids on the Grand Rapids Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Sunday January 11th Patch AM
Sunday January 11th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hi Grand Rapids! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How repeated flooding just cut off a major East Grand Rapids route
  • How 18 new Walker homes could reshape this Grand Rapids-area neighborhood
  • How bad is childhood obesity getting in Grand Rapids neighborhoods?

Also on today's calendar: Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - Grand Rapids and 2 more events.

Find out what's happening in Grand Rapidsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Grand Rapidsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Sunday: Breezy; morning snow showers, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 38, low: 32.
  • Tuesday: Breezy with a shower or two, with a high of 43 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'No one's going to be getting out of here': Flooding leaves neighbors cut off from busy street (fox17online.com) — Flooding along Reeds Lake Boulevard at the East Grand Rapids–Grand Rapids Township border has closed a key stretch of road and walking path, disrupting drivers and heavy pedestrian traffic. Neighbors say the low-lying area floods often, while the Kent County Road Commission is monitoring conditions and suggests alternate routes via the Beltline or Hall Street.
   

• Construction soon to start on 18 single-family, luxury homes near Grand Rapids (mlive.com) — New luxury single-family homes are coming soon to Walker, just north of Grand Rapids and close to Blandford Nature Center, after the city granted final approvals. The 18-home Pheasant Preserve subdivision will feature custom builds, new public streets, sidewalks, and a tree preservation buffer, with construction on the first houses expected to start in late January.
   

• 40% of Kent County Kids Overweight or Obese, Report Says Newsradio WOOD 1300 and 106.9 FM (iheart.com) — Forty percent of Kent County children, including many in Grand Rapids, are overweight or obese, exceeding both state and national rates. A new county report pinpoints higher obesity levels in Grand Rapids and nearby communities, with notable racial and insurance-based disparities, to guide future programs that improve access to healthy food and physical activity.
   

📸 Around Grand Rapids

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Rapids

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

📣 Grand Rapids Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Grand Rapids PatchAM possible:

  • Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
    Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • If anyone has seen this little rascal, please let me know.
    The high winds blew the door open and he went on a little journey, we want him back home. (Nextdoor Plainfield/5 Mile Rd)
  • Dear Neighbors,
    I’m Jenna, a twenty-year-old girl. The previous year was full of changes and a lot of personal development. I am acquiring the skill of being able to… (Nextdoor Creston)
  • Suburban Inns, Inc. posted a job opening for Facilities Manager - Embassy Suites Downtown GR in Grand Rapids. Apply here.
  • Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Grand Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Rapids here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Grand Rapids

  • Your votes: Who is the top forward in Division 1 Michigan high school boys basketball? (mlive.com)
  • Randy Sanders (therepublic.com)
  • Free electronics recycling drive offered in East Grand Rapids (fox17online.com)

Walker

  • Hall of Honor to be dedicated at Comstock Park High School (fox17online.com)
  • Walker road closed after live power line becomes entangled in downed tree (wzzm13.com)

Wyoming

Ok Grand Rapids! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I see food and I eat it.
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Send it to us!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Grand Rapids