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  1. #GrandRapidsMI - Heavy equipment hits the #GrandRiver as historic #DamRemoval begins

    Story by Brian McVicar, July 1, 2026

    "Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a long-planned effort to remove four aging low-head dams.

    "The floating yellow barrier, known as a turbidity curtain, is designed to contain clouds of sediment stirred up during construction and prevent it from drifting downstream, said Mike Staal, river restoration project manager for the City of Grand Rapids.

    " 'If there’s turbidity in the water, it impacts the aquatic habitat,' he said. 'So what we want to do is just minimize any of the impact, keep the sediment where it is.'

    "The turbidity curtain is just the beginning of a carefully choreographed, two-year construction effort to remove four, century-old low-head dams along a half-mile stretch of the Grand River between Fulton Street and I-196. The result, officials say, will be a more natural waterway—safer for recreation, better for fish passage and more closely resembling the rapids that gave Grand Rapids its name."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat

  2. #GrandRapidsMI - Heavy equipment hits the #GrandRiver as historic #DamRemoval begins

    Story by Brian McVicar, July 1, 2026

    "Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a long-planned effort to remove four aging low-head dams.

    "The floating yellow barrier, known as a turbidity curtain, is designed to contain clouds of sediment stirred up during construction and prevent it from drifting downstream, said Mike Staal, river restoration project manager for the City of Grand Rapids.

    " 'If there’s turbidity in the water, it impacts the aquatic habitat,' he said. 'So what we want to do is just minimize any of the impact, keep the sediment where it is.'

    "The turbidity curtain is just the beginning of a carefully choreographed, two-year construction effort to remove four, century-old low-head dams along a half-mile stretch of the Grand River between Fulton Street and I-196. The result, officials say, will be a more natural waterway—safer for recreation, better for fish passage and more closely resembling the rapids that gave Grand Rapids its name."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat

  3. #GrandRapidsMI - Heavy equipment hits the #GrandRiver as historic #DamRemoval begins

    Story by Brian McVicar, July 1, 2026

    "Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a long-planned effort to remove four aging low-head dams.

    "The floating yellow barrier, known as a turbidity curtain, is designed to contain clouds of sediment stirred up during construction and prevent it from drifting downstream, said Mike Staal, river restoration project manager for the City of Grand Rapids.

    " 'If there’s turbidity in the water, it impacts the aquatic habitat,' he said. 'So what we want to do is just minimize any of the impact, keep the sediment where it is.'

    "The turbidity curtain is just the beginning of a carefully choreographed, two-year construction effort to remove four, century-old low-head dams along a half-mile stretch of the Grand River between Fulton Street and I-196. The result, officials say, will be a more natural waterway—safer for recreation, better for fish passage and more closely resembling the rapids that gave Grand Rapids its name."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat

  4. #GrandRapidsMI - Heavy equipment hits the #GrandRiver as historic #DamRemoval begins

    Story by Brian McVicar, July 1, 2026

    "Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a long-planned effort to remove four aging low-head dams.

    "The floating yellow barrier, known as a turbidity curtain, is designed to contain clouds of sediment stirred up during construction and prevent it from drifting downstream, said Mike Staal, river restoration project manager for the City of Grand Rapids.

    " 'If there’s turbidity in the water, it impacts the aquatic habitat,' he said. 'So what we want to do is just minimize any of the impact, keep the sediment where it is.'

    "The turbidity curtain is just the beginning of a carefully choreographed, two-year construction effort to remove four, century-old low-head dams along a half-mile stretch of the Grand River between Fulton Street and I-196. The result, officials say, will be a more natural waterway—safer for recreation, better for fish passage and more closely resembling the rapids that gave Grand Rapids its name."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat

  5. #GrandRapidsMI - Heavy equipment hits the #GrandRiver as historic #DamRemoval begins

    Story by Brian McVicar, July 1, 2026

    "Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a long-planned effort to remove four aging low-head dams.

    "The floating yellow barrier, known as a turbidity curtain, is designed to contain clouds of sediment stirred up during construction and prevent it from drifting downstream, said Mike Staal, river restoration project manager for the City of Grand Rapids.

    " 'If there’s turbidity in the water, it impacts the aquatic habitat,' he said. 'So what we want to do is just minimize any of the impact, keep the sediment where it is.'

    "The turbidity curtain is just the beginning of a carefully choreographed, two-year construction effort to remove four, century-old low-head dams along a half-mile stretch of the Grand River between Fulton Street and I-196. The result, officials say, will be a more natural waterway—safer for recreation, better for fish passage and more closely resembling the rapids that gave Grand Rapids its name."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori

    #SolarPunkSunday #DamRemoval #Michigan #GrandRapids #FishPassage #BringBackTheRapids #AquaticHabitat

  6. Consumers Energy restores power after Michigan storms

    KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Consumers Energy has mobilized 300 crews to restore power after strong storms moved across southwest…
    #Energy #consumers #FOX17 #fox17westmichigan #grandrapids #neighborhoodnews #Outages #Severeweather #stormdamage #WestMichigan #wxmi
    europesays.com/3106609/

  7. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, Cava promises…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanFood #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #Mediterraneanrestaurant
    diningandcooking.com/2703803/m

  8. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, Cava promises…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanFood #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #Mediterraneanrestaurant
    diningandcooking.com/2703803/m

  9. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, Cava promises…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanFood #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #Mediterraneanrestaurant
    diningandcooking.com/2703803/m

  10. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, Cava promises…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanFood #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #Mediterraneanrestaurant
    diningandcooking.com/2703803/m

  11. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants acros…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #Mediterraneanrestaurant
    diningandcooking.com/2703803/m

  12. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants acros…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #Mediterraneanrestaurant
    diningandcooking.com/2703803/m

  13. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, C…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanRestaurants #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #Mediterraneanrestaurant #mediterraneanrestaurants
    diningandcooking.com/2703516/m

  14. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, C…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanRestaurants #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #Mediterraneanrestaurant #mediterraneanrestaurants
    diningandcooking.com/2703516/m

  15. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, C…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanRestaurants #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #Mediterraneanrestaurant #mediterraneanrestaurants
    diningandcooking.com/2703516/m

  16. Mediterranean restaurant Cava proposed in Grand Rapids

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cava, the Mediterranean restaurant brand that has grown significantly in recent years, may be coming to West Michigan. With more than 400 restaurants across the United States, C…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanRestaurants #Cava #grandrapids #Mediterranean #Mediterraneanrestaurant #mediterraneanrestaurants
    diningandcooking.com/2703516/m

  17. Fratelli’s Italian Kitchen opening restaurant in Lowell

    LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — A popular Italian restaurant on Grand Rapids’ West Side is expanding to Lowell. Fratelli’s Italian Kitchen is opening a s…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiancuisine #Cannizzo #CourtesyMariaCannizzo #Fratelli’sItalianKitchen #grandrapids #Italia #Italian #italiancuisine #ItalianRestaurant #italiano #italy #MariaCannizzo
    diningandcooking.com/2703501/f

  18. Fratelli’s Italian Kitchen opening restaurant in Lowell

    LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — A popular Italian restaurant on Grand Rapids’ West Side is expanding to Lowell. Fratelli’s Italian Kitchen is opening a s…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiancuisine #Cannizzo #CourtesyMariaCannizzo #Fratelli’sItalianKitchen #grandrapids #Italia #Italian #italiancuisine #ItalianRestaurant #italiano #italy #MariaCannizzo
    diningandcooking.com/2703501/f

  19. Fratelli’s Italian Kitchen opening restaurant in Lowell

    LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — A popular Italian restaurant on Grand Rapids’ West Side is expanding to Lowell. Fratelli’s Italian Kitchen is opening a s…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiancuisine #Cannizzo #CourtesyMariaCannizzo #Fratelli’sItalianKitchen #grandrapids #Italia #Italian #italiancuisine #ItalianRestaurant #italiano #italy #MariaCannizzo
    diningandcooking.com/2703501/f