1. Do you want your voice heard when it comes to topics important to you and your neighborhood? The Grand Rapids City Commission is inviting the public to its second “Commission Night Out”. It’s being held next Tuesday, July 30 at the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center. The event will include an engagement session, a business meeting with public hearings, and city departments will also host information tables & offer giveaways. Dinner will be provided. The goal of the event is to bring officials out into the community to discuss at length the topics that are important to residents and the residents get an opportunity to discuss matters outside of the official commission’s meetings. Doors open at 5 p.m. This is the second of three Commission Night Out Meetings of the year.
2. “Metro Connect” is now offering free rides to support those impacted by major construction projects in Kalamazoo. The shuttle service is …