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      <description><![CDATA[Multiple new businesses are opening soon on Monroe Center downtown Grand Rapids - including a new Vietnamese restaurant! <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-vietnamese-restaurant-stores-coming-to-monroe-center-downtown-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Monroe Center from Division Ave to Monroe Ave will now also carry the honorary designation of 'Breonna Taylor Way', honoring the GR native that was killed by Louisville Police in March. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gr-commission-approves-designating-street-breonna-taylor-way/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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