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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. Hype for the Future 224J: Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Introduction The City of Grand Rapids is a notable city within the western portion of the State of Michigan associated with the rapids of the Grand River historically and notable today for significant Dutch 🇳🇱 heritage, with many surnames of Dutch origin present throughout much of the area, as with the nearby community of Holland, Michigan, to the west, both in the past and in the present. Of the Dutch names associated with the region, one name in particular stands out as the name of […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  7. #Michigan USA accounts to follow:

    LOCAL NEWS
    @[email protected] - Detroit newsletter & podcast
    @grandrapidsnews - Grand Rapids news aggregator
    @[email protected] - East Lansing newsletter
    @MLivecom - Michigan local news articles

    MAKERSPACES & HACKING
    @AHA - Ann Arbor makerspace & hackerspace
    @lansing2600 - Lansing hackers' meetup group

    CULTURE
    @punx - Archive of punk flyers from Grand Rapids & area

    ACADEMIC
    @dhatmsu - Michigan State University Digital Humanities

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    #Detroit #Lansing #GrandRapids #AnnArbor

  8. Vacant / Screaming Tonics / Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans

    Bands Vacant Screaming Tonics Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans Venue - Venue name: Radio Tavern - Date: Saturday, August 18 - Other details: "Use your milk money buy beer and cigarettes!" and "please observe our no groping policy"

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  9. Vacant / Screaming Tonics / Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans

    Bands Vacant Screaming Tonics Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans Venue - Venue name: Radio Tavern - Date: Saturday, August 18 - Other details: "Use your milk money buy beer and cigarettes!" and "please observe our no groping policy"

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  10. Vacant / Screaming Tonics / Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans

    Bands Vacant Screaming Tonics Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans Venue - Venue name: Radio Tavern - Date: Saturday, August 18 - Other details: "Use your milk money buy beer and cigarettes!" and "please observe our no groping policy"

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  11. Vacant / Screaming Tonics / Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans

    Bands Vacant Screaming Tonics Mona Royal Bone and the Sloans Venue - Venue name: Radio Tavern - Date: Saturday, August 18 - Other details: "Use your milk money buy beer and cigarettes!" and "please observe our no groping policy"

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  12. Adrenalin O.D. / Bodeans / D.R.I. / U.P.S.

    Bands: Adrenalin O.D. Bodeans D.R.I. U.P.S. Venue: Grand Rapids, Michigan

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  13. i.am.heaven. / bev.clone. / seraphim.

    Bands i.am.heaven. bev.clone. seraphim. Venue - Venue name: Zeke's Hollister House - Address: 247 Hollister, Grand Rapids - Date: Thursday, Jan. 11 - Time: Music begins at 8:30 pm - Admission price: $3.00 - Additional details: All ages show

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  14. Corrosive Kids / Aneurysm

    Bands Corrosive Kids Aneurysm Venue - Venue name: The Icepick - Date: July 19th - Time: 9PM - Admission price: $4

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  15. Corrosive Kids / Aneurysm

    Bands Corrosive Kids Aneurysm Venue - Venue name: The Icepick - Date: July 19th - Time: 9PM - Admission price: $4

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  16. Cokebust / Fuck This

    Bands Cokebust Fuck This Venue - Venue name: Not explicitly listed - Address: 410 Webster - Date: January 16 - Time: 6:00 pm - Admission price: 5 dollars - Other details: ex-Magrudergrind, local hardcore, and more.

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  17. Cokebust / Fuck This

    Bands Cokebust Fuck This Venue - Venue name: Not explicitly listed - Address: 410 Webster - Date: January 16 - Time: 6:00 pm - Admission price: 5 dollars - Other details: ex-Magrudergrind, local hardcore, and more.

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  18. MODERN CONVENIENCE / CORROSIVE KIDS / LIGHTNING BUGS

    Bands MODERN CONVENIENCE CORROSIVE KIDS LIGHTNING BUGS Venue - Venue name: PVC - Address: 350 Richard Terrace - Date: July 3rd - Time: 7pm - Admission price: 3 bucks - Other details: ROCK N' ROLL!! PIZZA PARTY!!

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  19. The BoDeans / Mym / White Room

    Bands The BoDeans Mym White Room Venue - Venue name: The Polish Nat’l Aid Society Hall - Address: 921 Jackson NW - Date: Sat. Nov. 16 - Time: 7:30 PM - Admission price: $3.00 - Any other details shown: Uncommon Ground Presents

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  20. Disagree / The Restarts / Subjugated / Dispair / System Collapse

    Bands Disagree The Restarts Subjugated Dispair System Collapse Venue - Venue name: Ten Weston - Location: Downtown Grand Rapids, MI - Date: June 24th - Time: Starts around 6:00 p.m. - Admission price: $5.00 / $4.00 with a can of food - Additional details: A benefit for Food Not Bombs

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  21. Disagree / The Restarts / Subjugated / Dispair / System / Collapse

    Bands Disagree The Restarts Subjugated Dispair System Collapse Venue - Venue name: Ten Weston - Location: Downtown Grand Rapids, MI - Date: June 24th - Time: Starts around 6:00 p.m. - Admission price: $5.00 / $4.00 with a can of food - Additional details: A benefit for Food Not Bombs

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  22. Better You Than Me Fest 2026

    Bands: The Sissy Boys King’s Command MDOP Xachex What Counts Judo WMD Encroachment Prevention Moretta Coyote Venue: Four Star Theatre 1944 Division Ave S Grand Rapids, MI 49507 Tickets available at VenuePilot.com

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  23. bodeans / JIM JONES… / SOCIAL LEPERS. / SCIPBS / EUNUCHS / wadds

    Bands bodeans JIM JONES... SOCIAL LEPERS. SCIPBS EUNUCHS wadds Venue - Venue name: H. Bailey Hall - Address: Goodtree & Graaf, Grand Haven - Date: Aug 23 - Time: 7:00 - Admission price: $5.00 - Additional details: A BENEFIT 4 CASEY LE MIEUX, NO ALCOHOL

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  24. A.D.C. / Thor / Bodeans

    Bands: A.D.C. Thor Bodeans Venue: Monroe Amphitheatre. 6 p.m. Monday August 13

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