🌱 Spillman Carousel Renovations + Industrial Sewing Class

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Grand Rapids Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 54 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories in Grand Rapids today:

1. The Public Museum is asking for donations from the community to help pay for the ongoing renovations for the Spillman Carousel, which was built in 1928. Upgrades began in 2017, and they include the mechanical and electrical installation of 1,200 LED light bulbs, band organ repairs, and initial steps towards restoring the 53 horses and two chariots. The museum is planning for a re-opening of the carousel when the major upgrades are complete, even though the full renovation of the animals will take an additional two years to be finished. (WZZM13.com)
2. A new industrial sewing class is being offered at Grand Rapids Community College to help train students for the profession. Public Thread, a Grand Rapids business that makes bags and other products from fabrics that would have been discarded, will host the class at its manufacturing site. The new class will provide skills needed for a variety of open positions in West Michigan. (WOODTV.com)
3. The Grand Rapids Chamber has announced their new Director Of Membership as Yadira Garza-Malone. (Press Release Desk)
4. The Xtreme Fighting Championships have announced their next event, YoungGuns 4, on Dec. 10 at The DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids. (WNDU-TV)
5. Grand Rapids Community College will be hosting a Covid-19 vaccination clinic, with both shots and boosters available, on Oct. 27 at the Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center auditorium. (Fox17)

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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.