Vaccinated Couple Die Of COVID + Gun Shots Reported At Local Park

Hello, neighbors! Welcome to the debut edition of the Grand Rapids Daily, your new source for all the events, news, and general happenings in your town! I'm your host, Miranda Fraraccio.

First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 74 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. A Grand Rapids family is mourning the loss of two relatives who died side-by-side, and within one minute of each other, due to COVID-19. Cal and Linda Dunham had both been vaccinated and are among the rare breakthrough coronavirus cases that have ended in COVID-19 deaths. More than $1,690 of a $10,000 goal on GoFundMe has been raised for the family to pay funeral expenses. (Grand Rapids Patch)
2. Grand Rapids locals are concerned about after-hours activity at a park up on Belknap Lookout in Grand Rapids. Residents near Reservoir Park wake to find trash left behind, including empty liquor containers and say alcohol and drug use is common after dark. Recently, locals report hearing gun shots. (WOODTV.com)
3. Grand Rapids Public Schools health centers to reopen after closing in 2020 due to pandemic. (Fox17)
4. A person was stabbed and killed at an apartment in Kentwood on Eastern Avenue SE near 48th Street. Another person sustained non-lethal injuries. (WOODTV.com)
5. Police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred on 100th Street near Patterson in Kent County. (Fox17)

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Today in Grand Rapids:

• Family Law Section Meeting - Critical Changes in Tax Law 2021 (12:00 PM)
• Lunch & Learn: Teaching Philanthropy in Higher Education (12:00 PM)
• Find Your Voice: Persuasive Writing in Grantmaking (12:30 PM)
• Cooking Demo - Plainfield Senior Center - Northview Senior Citizens (1:00 PM)
• Hope Network Transportation Open Interviews (3:00 PM)
• 32nd Annual ATHENA Awards Celebration (3:30 PM)
• College Application Workshop in Learning Commons (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.