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Driverless Shuttles Coming to Grand Rapids In July

May Mobility is expected to launch four autonomous shuttles in downtown Grand Rapids by late July. The startup will roll out the six-seat vehicles on a 3.2-mile downtown bus route in the city. The one-year pilot program was announced in September. The shuttles are already being tested in anticipation of the formal launch, according to…MORE

Women Hospitalized After Trying To Vacuum Periods

Two women were hospitalized after using a vacuum to make their menstrual periods end sooner. A Seattle nurse claimed the desperate women, ages 19 and 23, went into shock this week after attempting a decades-old technique known as a menstrual extraction. “Ladies… Please stop using your vacuum hose to end your period early,” the nurse…MORE

Free Summer Meals In Grand Rapids

The Grand Rapids Public Schools Nutrition Services Department will be sponsoring the USDA funded Summer Meals program this summer in locations throughout the city. Meals are available beginning this week at the Kroc Center and other locations on June 10th. TAP HERE or see below for specific start times. This is a great opportunity for…MORE

Get Smashing In Byron Center Rage Room

  Via 13 On Your Side: GRAND RAPID, Mich. – Break, smash and blow off some steam at West Michigan’s only rage room. Break Room Therapy is located in Byron Center and is a place where people can release some pent up emotions. Owners, Dawn Levian and her husband David, say the rage room is a…MORE

Should Hemp & CBD Be Allowed At Fulton St. Farmers Market?

A Whitecloud man was denied the ability to sell hemp and CBD items at the Fulton Street Farmers Market. He’s now started an online petition to get the policy changed for the summer.  Sean Duffy is the owner of Rising Moon Farms in White Cloud, a Michigan based craft Industrial Hemp/CBD company. TAP HERE to…MORE

Kentwood Winery Hiring June 4th & 5th

Via 13 On Your Side KENTWOOD, Mich. – Looking to break into the wine industry? Today may be the day. Coopers Hawk Winery and Restaurant is opening it’s first West Michigan location in Kentwood. It will be located at 4515 28th St. SE, inside the former Paulina’s Mexican Restaurant. On Tuesday, June 4, the winery…MORE

Ada Coffee Shop To Employ Disabled

Via GoFundMe: The non-profit coffee shop called Brody’s Be Cafe. This coffee shop will employ teens and adults with various special needs. This non-profit needs funding support! Any funds that are given toward the coffee shop will be donated directly to the Down syndrome Association of West Michigan, if the project doesn’t launch. Help support…MORE

North America’s Longest Suspension Bridge

  View this post on Instagram   The Gateway ⛰☀️ SkyBridge, opens May 17th at 1pm! #aboveitall #skybridge #gatlinburgskybridge #gatlinburgskylift #crossthesky #crosstheglass #travel #nature #adventure #gatlinburg A post shared by Gatlinburg SkyLift Park (@gatlinburgskylift) on May 1, 2019 at 12:00pm PDT The Gatlinburg SkyLife Park announced they will be opening their new SkyBridge on May…MORE

University Offers Basketball Scholarship To Arya Stark

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Denzel Washingmachine (@funnytimes750) on Apr 30, 2019 at 6:04am PDT Without giving too much away, Arya Stark had a huge moment during the most recent episode of Game of Thrones. Actress Maisie Williams told Entertainment Weekly that she was a bit concerned about how her character’s Battle of…MORE

Breaking: House Fire In Grand Rapids

Firefighters in Grand Rapids are working to put out a house fire. The fire started on the porch of the home early Wednesday morning near the intersection of McReynolds Avenue NW and 7th Street Northwest in Grand Rapids. Much of that intersection is being blocked by firefighters and police officers while crews work to put…MORE

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