7:09 AM Sep 8, 2011
Today: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind between 8 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Tonight: A 20-percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East-northeast wind around 14 mph. Friday: A 20-percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East-northeast wind between 5 and 11 mph.
11:50 AM Sep 7, 2011
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.
10:30 AM Sep 8, 2011
He may be delivering pizza at night, but Grand Haven resident Jake Bowen, 22, hopes his daytime fling will help him jump-start a career in the filmmaking industry. The recent Grand Valley State University graduate has started work on a feature-length film for his senior thesis and plans to use the 90-minute movie as his resume. Bowen and several members of his film crew were spotted shooting on location last week at the Pere Marquette train at Grand Haven's Chinook Pier.
7:14 AM Sep 8, 2011
The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety has recently taken multiple complaints involving graffiti in the downtown area. Numerous buildings, both occupied and abandoned, have been vandalized with spray paint depicting both words and pictures. The incidents have occurred within the past two weeks. GHDPS is requesting anyone with information concerning these incidents to call 911 or Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT (745368). A reward is available through Silent Observer for the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for the damage.
4:00 PM Sep 7, 2011
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.
10:35 AM Sep 7, 2011
The Grand Haven Aerie 925 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 20 N. Second St., will host a two-, three- or four-wheel vehicle run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, to benefit Hospice of North Ottawa Community. There will be a donation of $15 per vehicle and $5 per passenger. This will be a self-guided tour/run. An auction will follow at the Eagles Club, with many items donated by area businesses. The event is open to the public. For more informaction, call 842-4330.
4:01 PM Sep 7, 2011
Drivers traveling on Robbins Road in Grand Haven will soon be able to cruise a little faster. Grand Haven City Council, by a 4-1 vote Tuesday night, approved raising the speed of the road from 25 to 35 mph from Sheldon Road to Beechtree Street, based on speed studies conducted by the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety. Based on the decision by City Council, the speed limit on Robbins Road west of Sheldon would remain at 25 mph, and the limit east of Beechtree Street would remain at 35 mph.
7:10 AM Sep 7, 2011
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind at 7 to 11 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North-northeast wind at around 14 mph. Thursday: A 30-percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northeast wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
10:52 AM Sep 6, 2011
Ruth and Max Bloomquist will kick off Loutit District Library's third season of Sunday afternoon concerts at 2 p.m. Sept. 11. The Bloomquists have been making music together since they met in 1975 and discovered their shared love for songs made with acoustic instruments and featuring lyrics from the heart. They immersed themselves in folk, bluegrass, country, singer-songwriters and other acoustic music to create a sound and style of their own. The free monthly concerts are held in the library's upper-level lobby. The series runs through May 2012.
10:24 AM Sep 7, 2011
A cheerful, schoolwide mosaic and a new principal greeted students on their first day of school this morning at Lakeshore Middle School. A 12-by-8-foot mosaic mural boasting the school's name and its motto - "Excellent, respectful, responsible, kind; that's how we roll at the school by the shore' - is adhered in one of the main hallways where the former entrance to the main office stood prior to being remodeled in 2010.

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