The 25th anniversary production of the world's longest-running musical, "Les Misérables,' will be staged at DeVos Performance Hall in downtown Grand Rapids, Nov. 29 to Dec. 4. Tickets for the eight-show run go on sale beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Ticket prices start at $34.50. Tickets will be available at the DeVos Performance Hall box office, all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Volunteers for a beach clean-up event on Saturday, Sept. 17, are being sought by the Alliance for the Great Lakes. The organization's annual September Adopt-a-Beach cleanup event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon that day at Grand Haven State Park and North Beach Park in Ferrysburg. Since 1991, nearly 70,000 volunteers have effectively removed more than 164 tons of debris from Great Lakes shorelines during this annual event. Beach sweeps are scheduled to happen Sept. 17 in four states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Village Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 to discuss escalating costs of the Grand River Greenway construction. Village Manager Ryan Cotton learned late last week that pilings used for the wetland boardwalk portion of the nonmotorized path will need to be longer than expected. He said it will add at least $80,000 to the $1.3 million project, which is largely funded by state grants and private and public donations.

Changes could soon be on the skyline along Columbus Avenue between First and Second streets in Grand Haven. On Tuesday night, City Council unanimously approved an updated brownfield plan that will help bring about a redevelopment at 128 Columbus Ave. The site was formerly a bowling alley and other businesses. According to the plans submitted by property developers, the amended brownfield plan would allow for nearly $2 million in private investment, which would be used for redevelopment at the property.

Police have arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of a Norton Shores store earlier this summer. Based on tips from the community, Norton Shores Police Sgt. James Campbell obtained a search warrant from the Muskegon Prosecutor's Office for a home in the 900 block of Irwin in Muskegon for the suspect. With the assistance of the West Michigan Enforcement Team and the Muskegon Police Department, Norton Shores officers executed the search warrant at approximately 11 a.m. Friday. A 27-year-old Muskegon man was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant.

The victim of a drowning reported Friday at Muskegon's Kruse Park has been identified as Pedro Contreras-Martinez, 32, of Wyoming, Mich., according to Muskegon police. Emergency personnel responded to a water emergency at the Lake Michigan park, 3090 W. Sherman Blvd., shortly before 6:30 p.m. A witness had reported seeing a man approximately 75-100 yards offshore waving his arms, then disappearing from sight, police said. The man was found unresponsive by rescue personnel, who brought him to shore and began performing CPR.

Spring Lake's athletic teams are known for their school colors of red, black, and white, but the Lakers' volleyball team dabbled a little green with their uniforms on Tuesday. The green ribbons tied onto their shoe laces was a tribute to Brenda Blahnik, the mother of Lakers' junior setter Emily Blahnik.