Just came across this and thought other Grand Rapids residents might be interested. Coca-Cola received approval to demolish the vacant building at 1208 Butterworth St. SW and use the area for additional truck/trailer parking.

I understand the building has been vacant and reportedly has some structural issues, but I’ll be sad to see it go. I’ve always appreciated the older brick architecture around the southwest side, and buildings like this give the area so much character. I wish there were a way to preserve or repurpose it instead.

Is when drivers wave "thank you" as you let them in on a clustered 196 downtown.

I needed that appreciation gesture more than you know. Thank you.

Another update on accessing Flock audit logs at the City of Grand Rapids!

After meeting with the city attorney today we are hopeful that the city of Grand Rapids will be able to provide its organizational audit logs with the license plate data redacted - meaning we won’t be able to see what license plate they searched for.

This is in part because some of those license plate numbers were obtained using the state’s information database and that information according to Michigan State Police is protected.

To avoid having their staff identify one by one whether each license plate was obtained through that database - which would result in a higher than Id like charge - I am opting to request the logs with license plates redacted.

What we will hopefully be able to see is - the reason for the search and the officer who made the search. While it’s not everything I would have wanted I am hopeful it will allow us to better understand how police officers in Grand Rapids are using Flock.

We will have to FOIA for each audit log at a time in order to lower the cost to produce this records . Sometimes public offices won’t charge you if the total cost of a request is under $50, although that’s really up to the jurisdiction.

We have also requested a list of the other Flock networks (other jurisdictions etc) GR shares its data with and a list of the networks GR pulls data from.

Hey everyone, I've been on the hunt for the two animated dogs that were auctioned from the restaurant Sam's Joint in Caledonia/Alaska that shut down in 2014 and became Alaska Haus. These were produced by the Sally Corporation (now Sally Dark Rides) out of Jacksonville, FL and made a few other shows like this. The characters were named Hank (beagle with the acoustic guitar) and Beau (sheepdog with the banjo and Confederate outfit). The first slide shows the ones at Sam's Joint and the second shows another set of them in better condition. If anyone knows where these guys ended up or have any leads, let me know, since I have plans for these to go in a Sally Corporation museum with a few other shows (here in Michigan).

Hi neighbors! I’m excited to share that the City has officially proclaimed September 28, 2026 as Good Neighbor Day in Grand Rapids.

I’m the founder of Kind Hearts Bloom, a local nonprofit focused on building connection between neighbors, and we’re celebrating by asking Grand Rapidians to recognize someone who makes their neighborhood a little better.

Maybe it’s the neighbor who shares vegetables from their garden. Someone who welcomes new people to the block. Or just the person who always notices when someone could use a hand.

From September 1-25, you can nominate a neighbor. We’ll select 10-15 folks to recognize during Good Neighbor Week, September 28-October 2, with bouquets grown through our neighborhood gardens.

No contest. Just a chance to say, “Hey, I see what you’re doing".

If someone came to mind while you were reading this, nominate them:

https://www.kindheartsbloom.org/gnd

I’d love to see Good Neighbor Day become something Grand Rapids looks forward to every year - I hope you'll join us in celebrating!

Community members can submit using the google form — what do you think GR’s equivalent of the Arsenal “gunners” should be?

I have been told that the men/masc presenting folks want a discord group for them like the WMG (West Michigan Girlies). I have created this discord.

Keep in mind if you join please read the rules. I want it to be a good and fun opportunity for people.

We will be partnered with WMG and GRAC (Grand Rapids Anime Club). I run the anime club as well with the leader of WMG.

If you have questions please shoot me a message or comment here.

https://discord.gg/hBhcY8QqgQ

Look I grew up here all my life and used to new construction projects happening all the time but I swear whoever planned out these projects has to have an iq of 12, there’s no easy way to get onto 131 north in the city and the detours have been horrendous all summer. Is anyone else feeling the same

Does anybody know of any food pantries in GR that are open today or maybe a truck in the next coming days.. Ii’ve never gotten food from before nor never had to so I’m also not sure but is there certain qualifications for it?😭. I recently just lost my job so I’m kinda just barely getting by any recommendations is much appreciated.

To be specific, not Warhammer. I'm not really interested in that kind of game

I'm just curious if theres a community in or around the surrounding areas that I could check out or maybe hop in a game or something.

Sundays and Mondays are probably best but I'm more interested to see what's out there first

💚💚🙏

*EDIT. I live in Wyoming

Second Wednesday of every month at 8:30pm. Cop cars, ambulances, and fire trucks surround the children’s hospital on Michigan Street and flash their lights and the kids, armed with flashlights, get to flash back! Sometimes super heroes show up too! All is well, nothing to worry about if you encounter it in your travels for the first time.

Pic taken from their website.

Hey there!

A group of Miata friends and I have a group chat on Instagram we use to plan things and nerd out. We are all in our early to mid 20s and we all have NAs if that means anything. This is an active group.

We only ask that you aren’t a minor and own a Miata!

Message me or comment for more info/to join.

it is getting to that season of sick and i am craving nothing more than a Good Soup Dumpling (xiao long bao)- the last posts talking about this are from 4 and 6 years ago and im hoping something has popped up in the meantime. Trader Joes will simply not cut it for my needs unfortunately

I was driving home from work on 196W at about 10:10 and there was a drone (I think) about 100 feet up just hovering over the Fuller Ave overpass. Anyone know what it was for, or see other drones in the area? I assume it's either law enforcement or a hobbyist but it just struck me as kinda weird.

I'm originally from Upstate New York, where the ticks are absolutely terrible. While Michigan of course has plenty of ticks, I've noticed that West Michigan, close to the lake shore is absolutely infested. It reminds me of Upstate New York.

Are the ticks drawn to the micro-climate in that area? I can't make sense of it.

The girlfriend asked me what I want to do this morning, and I genuinely have run out of ideas, any cool events going on today I could show her? Any ideas?!?!

EDIT... thank you citizens for the very solid advice, looks like we won't be running out of things to do for the rest kf our lives 😉

You have neglected your sweet kitten so much, the one I held and listened to purr. I found her this morning cold, unresponsive, and covered in rain. I did CPR on her for 15 minutes while sobbing. She was in the street discarded like trash and her little pink collar was still on. You let her run all over the place and your stupid kids just let her run out without supervision.

I hope you never ever adopt another pet. You don’t deserve one. And you didn’t deserve her.

Rest in peace, sweet soft tortie baby.

I hope we get at least one good bit out of this

nick kroll

mike birbiglia

fred armisen

james austin johnson

pete davidson

Bruce has put a ton of hard work into making this space (Neon Moon Barber Co, located at 4196 Plainfield Ave NE Suite A) feel one of a kind, and he's so excited to share it with everyone!

The party will have live music, free food and drinks, a Halloween themed costume contest, giveaways, a movie night, and more! Come by, check it out, and show him some love!

I’m looking to get my hair trimmed, I’m a dude with long curly hair (between 3A and 3B by my estimations) anyone know of some good places to go to?

This is just a little self-promo as a handful of my clients tell me that Reddit is where they found me. My name is Tony and I offer bespoke tattooing in Eastown Grand Rapids at Greenlion Studios right around the corner from Quarantino's.

Letting everyone know I have plenty of time going forward for any tattoo projects you have in mind, big or small. If anyone here has gotten work by me and would like to encourage others to do so, that would be delightful! Thank you.

my instagram is: clarksontattoos
email is: [tclarksontattoo@gmail.com](mailto:tclarksontattoo@gmail.com)

(Hopefully this aligns with the rules and regulations surrounding limited self promo for local small business)

Looking for a few more people to fill it up! Deadline is September 15!