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      <title>TRAFFIC ALERT: Construction on NB 131 Extended An Extra Week</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:11:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[West Michigan drivers brace for another week of traffic hassles as northbound US131 closure at 28th Street prolonged until late April. Plan alternate routes! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/traffic-alert-construction-on-nb-131-extended-an-extra-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[West Michigan drivers brace for another week of traffic hassles as northbound US131 closure at 28th Street prolonged until late April. Plan alternate routes! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/traffic-alert-construction-on-nb-131-extended-an-extra-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>US-131 Closed: MDOT Says You Should Expect To Add This Long To Your Commute</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Get ready for traffic changes on US131 in West Michigan as critical repairs to bridges over Plaster Creek begin Easter Sunday. Plan your route in advance! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/us-131-closed-mdot-says-you-may-be-late-to-work/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Get ready for traffic changes on US131 in West Michigan as critical repairs to bridges over Plaster Creek begin Easter Sunday. Plan your route in advance! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/us-131-closed-mdot-says-you-may-be-late-to-work/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>UPDATE: Grand Rapids Police Identify Victim in Fatal Hit and Run, Release Suspect Vehicle Information</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Days after a hit and run claimed the life of a 53-year-old man in Grand Rapids, police are investigating another fatal incident. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hit-and-run-grand-rapids-mich-eastern-ave-28th-st/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Days after a hit and run claimed the life of a 53-year-old man in Grand Rapids, police are investigating another fatal incident. <a href="https://wgrd.com/hit-and-run-grand-rapids-mich-eastern-ave-28th-st/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Say It Ain't SEW! Will Joann's Fabric Stores Close?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:50:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Amidst financial hurdles, Joann's Fabrics seeks to revitalize its business through Chapter 11 bankruptcy without store closures. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/say-it-aint-sew-will-joanns-fabric-stores-close/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Amidst financial hurdles, Joann&apos;s Fabrics seeks to revitalize its business through Chapter 11 bankruptcy without store closures. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/say-it-aint-sew-will-joanns-fabric-stores-close/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Plan your commute ahead as MDOT's $6.2 million project on US131 in Grand Rapids will bring road closures. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/131-closing-for-repairs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Plan your commute ahead as MDOT&apos;s $6.2 million project on US131 in Grand Rapids will bring road closures. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/131-closing-for-repairs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Do You Remember Grand Rapids' Arne's Funland? Amazing Water Park!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From Arnes Funland to Splash Family Waterpark: a look at the evolution of a local water park. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/arnes-funland-water-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[From Arnes Funland to Splash Family Waterpark: a look at the evolution of a local water park. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/arnes-funland-water-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[The first Pizza Hut in Grand Rapids, Michigan, opened in 1968 and still exists in the same location. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/this-was-the-first-pizza-hut-in-grand-rapids-and-its-still-there/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The first Pizza Hut in Grand Rapids, Michigan, opened in 1968 and still exists in the same location. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/this-was-the-first-pizza-hut-in-grand-rapids-and-its-still-there/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>They're Tearing Down The Old Lanning's Restaurant. Why?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[They were known for their fried chicken, and were a staple of good food reasonably priced in a casual setting on Grand Rapids West Side for decades. Lannings’, on Leonard Street, closed in 2008 and nothing has happened since, so what's up? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/theyre-tearing-down-the-old-lannings-restaurant-why/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the year comes to a close, let's take a look at all the restaurants that opened in West Michigan in 2023.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-restaurants-west-michigan-2023/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the year comes to a close, let&apos;s take a look at all the restaurants that opened in West Michigan in 2023.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-restaurants-west-michigan-2023/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Stop the complaining, it's really not THAT bad... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/no-the-traffic-on-28th-street-isnt-that-awful/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Stop the complaining, it&apos;s really not THAT bad... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/no-the-traffic-on-28th-street-isnt-that-awful/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New Whole Foods Store in Grand Rapids Opens on Wednesday</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids residents have been waiting for the new Whole Foods store in Kentwood. On Wednesday, August 17th, 2022, that store opens for business! <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-whole-foods-store-in-grand-rapids-opens-on-wednesday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids residents have been waiting for the new Whole Foods store in Kentwood. On Wednesday, August 17th, 2022, that store opens for business! <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-whole-foods-store-in-grand-rapids-opens-on-wednesday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>How Did this Driver end Upside Down in Front of the CVS at 28th and Eastern?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 20:20:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We've all had accidents, but a lot of people have questions about how this driver ended up wheels up in front of the CVS on 28th Street <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-did-this-driver-end-upside-down-in-front-of-the-cvs-at-28th-and-eastern/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&apos;ve all had accidents, but a lot of people have questions about how this driver ended up wheels up in front of the CVS on 28th Street <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-did-this-driver-end-upside-down-in-front-of-the-cvs-at-28th-and-eastern/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What Changes Would You Like Made to US-131?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every day about 120,000 drivers use US-131 between Wealthy St. and 28th Street. MDOT would like your input on changes and improvements you would like to see. <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-changes-would-you-like-made-to-us-131/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every day about 120,000 drivers use US-131 between Wealthy St. and 28th Street. MDOT would like your input on changes and improvements you would like to see. <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-changes-would-you-like-made-to-us-131/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>A Look Back: Visiting Bounceland at the Beltline Drive-In</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:03:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Back in the 70s and early 80s, if you wanted to try your moves on a trampoline your choices were pretty limited. <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-look-back-visiting-bounceland-at-the-beltline-drive-in/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Back in the 70s and early 80s, if you wanted to try your moves on a trampoline your choices were pretty limited. <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-look-back-visiting-bounceland-at-the-beltline-drive-in/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Security Guard Shot and Killed at 28th Street Hotel, Suspect Dead</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:20:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police are investigating after a security guard was shot and killed at a Grand Rapids hotel early Tuesday. <a href="https://wgrd.com/security-guard-shot-and-killed-at-28th-street-hotel-suspect-dead/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police are investigating after a security guard was shot and killed at a Grand Rapids hotel early Tuesday. <a href="https://wgrd.com/security-guard-shot-and-killed-at-28th-street-hotel-suspect-dead/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">John Roman</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Pedestrian Struck and Killed on 28th Street Identified</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 03:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Police have identified the man who was hit by a car on 28th Street and Division Friday night and died from his injuries. <a href="https://wgrd.com/pedestrian-struck-and-killed-on-28th-street-identified/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Police have identified the man who was hit by a car on 28th Street and Division Friday night and died from his injuries. <a href="https://wgrd.com/pedestrian-struck-and-killed-on-28th-street-identified/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Chicago-Based Winery Planning West Michigan Tasting Room and Restaurant</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 15:15:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A new restaurant and wine-tasting room is coming to 28th Street.
Grand Rapids Business Journal reports that Chicago-based Cooper’s Hawk Winery &amp; Restaurants is planning to open a location at 4515 28th St. SE in Kentwood, in the former Paulina’s Mexican Restaurant building.
... <a href="https://wgrd.com/chicago-based-winery-planning-west-michigan-tasting-room-and-restaurant/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A new restaurant and wine-tasting room is coming to 28th Street.
Grand Rapids Business Journal reports that&nbsp;Chicago-based&nbsp;Cooper&CloseCurlyQuote;s Hawk Winery &amp;amp; Restaurants&nbsp;is planning to open a location at 4515 28th St. SE in Kentwood, in the former&nbsp;Paulina&CloseCurlyQuote;s Mexican Restaurant building.
... <a href="https://wgrd.com/chicago-based-winery-planning-west-michigan-tasting-room-and-restaurant/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Is The Former Toys“R”Us Store on 28th Street Haunted?</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/is-the-old-toysrus-store-on-28th-street-haunted/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 20:59:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Watch the video before you make up your mind.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/is-the-old-toysrus-store-on-28th-street-haunted/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Watch the video before you make up your mind.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/is-the-old-toysrus-store-on-28th-street-haunted/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Northbound US-131 Closing at 28th Street This Weekend</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/northbound-us-131-closing-at-28th-street-this-weekend/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:21:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The closure begins Friday night. <a href="https://wgrd.com/northbound-us-131-closing-at-28th-street-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The closure begins Friday night. <a href="https://wgrd.com/northbound-us-131-closing-at-28th-street-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>US 131 to Close at 28th Street Next Weekend</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:03:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Major detour through Grand Rapids next weekend. <a href="https://wgrd.com/us-131-to-close-at-28th-street-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Major detour through Grand Rapids next weekend. <a href="https://wgrd.com/us-131-to-close-at-28th-street-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>5 Places Where You Might Get Punched in the Face in Grand Rapids</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 22:26:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Bottom line: don't be a d-bag. <a href="https://wgrd.com/5-places-where-you-might-get-punched-in-the-face-in-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bottom line: don&apos;t be a d-bag. <a href="https://wgrd.com/5-places-where-you-might-get-punched-in-the-face-in-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>1 Killed, 8 Hurt in Shooting During Party at Strip Mall on 28th Street [VIDEO]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2016 16:07:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An early morning shooting on 28th Street in Grand Rapids has left one person dead and eight others injured.
WZZM-13 reports that the incident happened at a large party inside the Clearance Outlet store on 28th Street near Kalamazoo Avenue. <a href="https://wgrd.com/1-killed-8-hurt-in-shooting-during-party-at-strip-mall-on-28th-street-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An early morning shooting on 28th Street in Grand Rapids has left one person dead and eight others injured.
WZZM-13 reports that the incident happened at a large party inside the Clearance Outlet store on&nbsp;28th&nbsp;Street near Kalamazoo Avenue. <a href="https://wgrd.com/1-killed-8-hurt-in-shooting-during-party-at-strip-mall-on-28th-street-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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