11:01 AM Jun 11, 2011
The Grand Haven Planning Commission will be looking at updating the city's Master Plan in order to pave the way for the proposed Principal Shopping District in downtown Grand Haven. Regulations state that to establish a PSD, each municipality must have it written in a master plan that includes an urban design plan designating a PSD or the development of a PSD. "All of that language has to happen before the PSD can come to fruition,' City Planner Kristin Keery said.
1:06 AM Jun 11, 2011
In Shakespeare's own lifetime, it was illegal for women to perform on the professional stage in England. Shakespeare wrote his plays for all-male companies of actors, in which teenage boys played the women's roles. This summer, the Grand Haven-based Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will return to this tradition with an all-male cast production of Shakespeare's "Cymbeline.' This production will be directed by Bob Jones, who will travel to West Michigan from Virginia to direct the play.
1:03 AM Jun 11, 2011
The Grand Haven Area Arts Council will kick off its summer concert series next week with three concerts. Tuesdays in the Park will start June 14 with Don Middlebrook and Living Soul in Grand Haven Central Park from 7-8:30 p.m. Dance on the Waterfront will have its first night June 15 at the Waterfront Stadium with the Spring Lake Dance Band. Line Dancing Instruction begins at 6:30, followed by Ballroom Dancing from 7-8:30 p.m. The cost is $2.50 Sweet Lou and The Savages will launch Thursdays at the Point June 16 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Spring Lake at the Point.
10:48 AM Jun 11, 2011
Will Tieman calls Ottawa County's first new radio station in more than 40 years "a natural.' Tieman, who owns WGHN (92.1 FM and 1370 AM) in Grand Haven, recently spent $100,000 in a federal government frequency bidding process to acquire the rights to put 93.1 FM on the air, with the city of license as Ferrysburg. "For us, what a natural,' Tieman said. "It enables us to do things we would like to do, especially at night.'
10:49 AM Jun 11, 2011
A crowd of children danced in front of the stage of Grand Haven Christian School's cafeteria as a local school band performed for the school's Community Picnic and Concert on Friday night.
6:01 AM Jun 11, 2011
Today: A chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 14 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind between 8 and 14 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind between 6 and 14 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind between 5 and 9 mph. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
2:00 PM Jun 10, 2011
The third annual Adirondack Auction for the Northwest Ottawa County Chamber Foundation has begun. Six pieces, all painted by local artists by donation, have been placed throughout the community for viewing and bidding. The auction generates revenue for the foundation, which uses the funds to continue to develop and implement community events such as the upcoming Sand Sculpture Contest and Grand Haven Art Festival. The pieces available for bidding by the public this year include two adult-size chairs, two side tables and two child-size chairs.
10:59 AM Jun 10, 2011
After more than a year of work and preparation by volunteers, the doors are finally open at the Love INC Tri-Cities' new Hope House. "It has been a lot of hard work and a lot of volunteers,' Love INC Tri-Cities Executive Director Eric Morgan said. "We've waited for this day for a long time.'
7:07 AM Jun 10, 2011
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East-southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 6 to 13 mph, becoming south-southwest. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
4:00 PM Jun 9, 2011
Hope Tripp grew up in the auction business - a trade that she said is like treasure hunting for her. Tripp, 45, said she still has an antique child's trunk her mother bought for her at an auction when she was 12 years old. So when she had the chance to begin her own auction company with business partner Murray Swiftney, 51, the two seized the opportunity. Right Choice Online Auctions opened for business on May 26 after two months of renovations to their showroom, 207 S. Beechtree St. in Grand Haven.

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