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      <title>Grand Rapids Outdoor Seating May Be Changing</title>
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      <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>
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      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids' beloved cocktail bar and restaurant, Divani, hits the market at an unbelievable price! Owner Molli seeks a passionate buyer to carry on the legacy. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/divani-grand-rapids-for-sale/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[I found myself stuck in the longest line of my life waiting for a train to cross the intersection. It got me wondering if there's a law in Michigan about how longs trains can make you legally wait in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/michigan-waiting-trains/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Discover Why This Hot Spot Is Michigan’s Coziest Restaurant</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An upscale steakhouse in a historic building downtown Grand Rapids is on the market. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mertens-prime-for-sale-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Stan’s Tacos Closes Downtown Location: Only One Left</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stans Tacos closes downtown location in Grand Rapids, leaving Standale as the only operating branch. <a href="https://wgrd.com/stans-tacos-closes-downtown-location-only-one-left/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>New Community Garden Coming to Downtown Grand Rapids</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:25:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What a cool project! There is a new community garden planned for downtown Grand Rapids! <a href="https://wgrd.com/community-garden-downtown-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Grand Rapids World of Winter Parade to be Rescheduled</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:30:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Experience the largest winter festival in the United States at the World of Winter Festival in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/winter-is-here-celebrate-this-friday-at-the-world-of-winter-parade/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Free Curling Has Come to Downtown Grand Rapids</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are even more winter activities downtown Grand Rapids! Curling has arrived!
Ice skating at Rosa Parks Circle is a winter tradition downtown Grand Rapids.
The rink at 135 Monroe Center St. NW is now open daily, weather permitting, through February 25... <a href="https://wgrd.com/curling-downtown-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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Ice skating at Rosa Parks Circle is a winter tradition downtown Grand Rapids.
The rink at 135 Monroe Center St. NW is now open daily, weather permitting, through February 25... <a href="https://wgrd.com/curling-downtown-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Video: Runaway Cow On 131 S-Curve Causes Traffic Back Up</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Drivers on 131 North this morning near the S curve experienced a traffic delay. It wasn't from construction work, it was caused by a runaway cow.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/loose-cow-131/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>When is Grand Rapids Christmas Tree Lighting This Year?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Downtown Grand Rapids is getting ready to ring in the holidays! <a href="https://wgrd.com/tree-lighting-downtown-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Downtown Grand Rapids is getting ready to ring in the holidays! <a href="https://wgrd.com/tree-lighting-downtown-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Ice Skating Season Delayed at Rosa Parks Circle Downtown Grand Rapids</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:32:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Eager to get back out on the ice? We now know when ice skating is back at Rosa Parks Circle! <a href="https://wgrd.com/rosa-parks-circle-ice-skating-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Eager to get back out on the ice? We now know when ice skating is back at Rosa Parks Circle! <a href="https://wgrd.com/rosa-parks-circle-ice-skating-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>A New Christmas Market is Coming to Downtown Grand Rapids This Week</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There is a new Christmas Market coming to town- and it opens this week! <a href="https://wgrd.com/christmas-market-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Is Stella’s Lounge Downtown Grand Rapids For Sale?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:06:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The building that's home to Stella's Lounge downtown Grand Rapids is up for sale.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/stellas-grand-rapids-building-for-sale/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The building that&apos;s home to Stella&apos;s Lounge downtown Grand Rapids is up for sale.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/stellas-grand-rapids-building-for-sale/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fast Casual Lunch Restaurant Shutting Down for Good Downtown Grand Rapids</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/freshii-closing-grand-rapids-mich/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:48:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you love their salads, bowls, and burritos - you have just a few more days enjoy them at this downtown Grand Rapids lunch joint! <a href="https://wgrd.com/freshii-closing-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you love their salads, bowls, and burritos - you have just a few more days enjoy them at this downtown Grand Rapids lunch joint! <a href="https://wgrd.com/freshii-closing-grand-rapids-mich/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>AI Dr. Seuss Gives Three West Michigan Cities A Fairytale Origin Story</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:38:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[ChatGPT created fairytales stories for Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon through the lens of Dr. Seuss. You will not regret it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/dr-seuss-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[ChatGPT created fairytales stories for Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon through the lens of Dr. Seuss. You will not regret it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/dr-seuss-west-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Watch Pros Carve a Massive Pumpkin Downtown Grand Rapids</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:33:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This isn't your average jack-o-lantern! <a href="https://wgrd.com/live-giant-pumpkin-carving-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This isn&apos;t your average jack-o-lantern! <a href="https://wgrd.com/live-giant-pumpkin-carving-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Wahlburgers in Grand Rapids to Permanently Close</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/wahlburgers-in-grand-rapids-mich-permanently-closed/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:48:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For a few months, the Grand Rapids Wahlburgers was the last one standing in Michigan... now that's no longer the case. <a href="https://wgrd.com/wahlburgers-in-grand-rapids-mich-permanently-closed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For a few months, the Grand Rapids Wahlburgers was the last one standing in Michigan... now that&apos;s no longer the case. <a href="https://wgrd.com/wahlburgers-in-grand-rapids-mich-permanently-closed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Why Were There So Many Drones Flying Over Grand Rapids This Week?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:51:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a bunch of drones mysteriously flying over Grand Rapids?! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/why-were-there-so-many-drones-flying-over-grand-rapids-this-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s a bird, it&apos;s a plane, it&apos;s a bunch of drones mysteriously flying over Grand Rapids?! <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/why-were-there-so-many-drones-flying-over-grand-rapids-this-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Large Police Presence Downtown Grand Rapids, Portion of Monroe Ave. Closed</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:27:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On Friday afternoon, multiple Grand Rapids Police Department vehicles, along with what appears to be a forensics unit van, were parked on a shut down portion of Monroe Ave. downtown Grand Rapids.
 <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-downtown-parking-ramp-suicide/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On Friday afternoon, multiple Grand Rapids Police Department vehicles, along with what appears to be a forensics unit van, were parked on a shut down portion of Monroe Ave. downtown Grand Rapids.
 <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-downtown-parking-ramp-suicide/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[After delays due to weather, ice skating season at Rosa Parks Circle downtown Grand Rapids will begin Thursday Dec. 1, 2022.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ice-skating-returns-to-rosa-parks-circle-in-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ambiance GR Kitchen and Lounge announced that they decided to close after opening a little over a year ago on New Year's Eve in 2021. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/ambiance-gr-kitchen-lounge-closed-after-only-a-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ambiance GR Kitchen and Lounge announced that they decided to close after opening a little over a year ago on New Year&apos;s Eve in 2021. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/ambiance-gr-kitchen-lounge-closed-after-only-a-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Winter can be kind of a bummer... It&apos;s cold and dark, and here in West Michigan, we can be buried in snow. A local festival seeks to change that with exciting art installations and events - and it&apos;s getting national recognition! <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-world-of-winter/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[After three years in operation, a downtown Grand Rapids music venue is switching things up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-listening-room-gets-new-name-midtown/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After three years in operation, a downtown Grand Rapids music venue is switching things up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-listening-room-gets-new-name-midtown/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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