Get ready for a spooky good time this weekend, as the fun times include a massive Halloween party in Grand Rapids, A haunted museum tour in northern Michigan, and much more.
As always, I’d love to hear your suggestions! If you know of an upcoming event you’d like me to highlight, please send me a note here (suggestions should be submitted at least one week before the event).
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Federal shutdown hits Michigan programs (Bridge MI): Henry Ford Health is pausing most telehealth visits for Medicare patients as Michigan starts to feel the growing impact of the federal shutdown. Head Start programs may soon suspend services, environmental protections are stalled, and federal courts are cutting back operations. Economists warn that if the shutdown drags on, Michigan could lose hundreds of millions in wages, grants, and small business funding.
Animal rights group plans MI Supreme Court appeal in chimp case (IPR): An animal rights group is planning to ask the Michigan Supreme Court to recognize six chimpanzees at an Upper Peninsula zoo as legal “persons.” Lower courts rejected the claim, saying the animals are property, not people. The group hopes for a groundbreaking ruling that could grant the chimps habeas corpus rights and move them to a nature preserve.
MI attorney charged with prison drug smuggling (Freep): A Kent County attorney has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into a mid-Michigan prison. Prosecutors say 42-year-old Jayne Ashley Carver was caught passing suspected Suboxone and other substances to an inmate during a visit at Central Michigan Correctional Facility. She faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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Click the map to explore each location. (Google My Maps)
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1. Grand Rapids Tattoo Festival
Oct. 24-26
DeVos Place (303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids)
2. Alger Heights Halloween 5k
Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
2404 Eastern Ave. SE, Grand Rapids
3. Day of the Dead: Family Event
Saturday, Oct. 25, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (family event) / 5 p.m.-12 a.m.
The Holland Armory (16 W. 9th St., Holland)
4. Oddities on Ottawa
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2-11 p.m.
Grand Rapids Garage Bar & Grill (819 Ottawa Ave. NW, Grand Rapids)
5. All Hallows Eve
Saturday, Oct. 25, 3-6 p.m.
Historic Charlton Park (2545 S. Charlton Park Road, Hastings)
6. Glizzy Fest: Hot Dog Festival
Saturday, Oct. 25, 3-7 p.m.
Kellogg Arena (1 McCamly Square, Battle Creek)
7. Monster Mash
Saturday, Oct. 25, 5-9 p.m.
Downtown Wayland
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15. Paddy O’Dinger’s Halloween Stroll
Friday, Oct. 24, 5-7 p.m.
Memorial Park (31050 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak)
16. Detroit Fall Beer Festival
Saturday, Oct. 25, 1-6 p.m.
Eastern Market (2934 Russell St., Detroit)
17. Detroit Harvestfest and Food Truck Rally
Oct. 25-26
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park (1801 W. Jefferson, Detroit)
18. Halloween Boo Bash
Sunday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
New Baltimore Farmers Market (36300 Front St., New Baltimore)
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Did I miss something? If you know of an event this weekend that’s not included on this list that you think is worth knowing about, give me a shout! I may include it in the web version of this newsletter.
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