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🌱 Want to explore Buddhist-inspired spirituality in Grand Rapids this Sunday?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Want to explore Buddhist-inspired spirituality in Grand Rapids this Sunday?
  • How a northern motorcycle adventure treats Grand Rapids as a key stop

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Annual Dinner and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 53 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, windy and colder, temps: high: 35, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 41 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• "Cultivating the Mind of Love" at Itasca Unitarian Fellowship (tncontentexchange.com) — Grand Rapids residents are invited this Sunday, April 19, to a 10 a.m.–noon Itasca Unitarian Fellowship service and book discussion on Thich Nhat Hanh’s “Cultivating the Mind of Love” at 3906 East Highway 169. The group emphasizes values like generosity, justice, and pluralism, and welcomes visitors to explore an open, service-oriented spirituality in a pine-woods chapel and meditation trail setting.
   

• North by Northeast: Minnesota Motorcycle Ride (ridermagazine.com) — A father-and-son motorcycle trip swings through Grand Rapids, highlighting its paper-industry roots, Pokegama Lake recreation, and convenient motels and brew pubs as a key stop in northern Minnesota. From there, they ride on through Iron Range mining towns, Ely, the Gunflint Trail, and the North Shore, showcasing scenic roads and roadside attractions across the region.
   

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  • Gmet Communications posted a job opening for Store Manager in Grand Rapids. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Grand Rapids

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Grand Rapids

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.