🌱Upcoming Wine, Beer, And Food Festival + Hit-And-Run Arrest

Morning, people of Grand Rapids! Miranda Fraraccio here with your brand-new issue of the Grand Rapids Daily.

First, today's weather:

A p.m. rain or snow shower. High: 41 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Grand Rapids today:

1. The popular Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer, and Food Festival will return to Grand Rapids for its 14th year this upcoming weekend. The event is scheduled for Nov. 19 and 20 at DeVos Place Convention Center in downtown Grand Rapids. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online. (WOODTV.com)
2. The suspect in a Grand Rapids hit-and-run crash from Oct. 18 has been arrested. 19-year-old Jaiden Edwin Colborn has been arraigned for reckless driving, failure to stop at the scene of an accident, and driving with a suspended license. The victim, who was jogging when they were hit, is still in serious condition. (Fox17)
3. Grand Rapids Public Schools announced it would host a series of vaccination clinics for students five and older in an effort to decrease rising case numbers. GRPS said the clinics would be staggered and likely held inside individual school buildings with Cherry Health. The clinics will begin next week but do not have specific dates yet. The pediatric vaccine requires parental consent. (WZZM13.com)
4. A national effort is being conducted to recruit the next police chief in Grand Rapids. (Fox17)

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Today in Grand Rapids:

• City Commission Meeting - East Grand Rapids Community Center (12:00 AM)
• Kentwood Board of Education Meeting - Kentwood Public Schools (6:30 PM)
• GRPS Board of Education Regular Meeting (6:30 PM)
• Board of Education Meeting - Eastern High School (7:00 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.