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Road funding forum amidst high gas prices

Submitted by Peter Ross, Senior Reporter
Monday, June 10th, 2013, 6:58pm

GRAND RAPIDS - With average gasoline prices at their all time high, this might not be a productive time to discuss raising gasoline taxes.   However, that discussion is expected tonight when local republican lawmakers host the director of the Michigan Department of Transportation.  

Kirk Steudle will appear at a forum at GVSU's Eberhard Center from 6:30 to 8 PM tonight.    Steudle's boss, Governor Rick Snyder, has proposed an ambitious plan to overhaul road funding.   It would raise vehicle registration fees and raise gasoline taxes to generate $1.2 billion dollars a year to fix Michigan's roads.   He has estimated it would cost the average Michigan driver $120 dollars a year.

Lawmakers have been cool to raising any taxes; the state budget they recently approved contains only a fraction of the road funding Snyder had sought.

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Panera Bread opens downtown

Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff
Monday, June 10th, 2013, 7:52am

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) - A new Panera Bread opened it's doors Monday morning at 6:00 a.m. in downtown Grand Rapids.

The new restaurant is located on the main floor of the newly renovated Comerica Building at 99 Monroe Avenue Northwest.

Panera invited an artist to paint a mural inside the restaurant. The mural depicts iconic locations in West Michigan. Panera will also be an ArtPrize venue this fall.

The owner of the Comerica building forced out locally owned Skywalk Deli in December of 2012 in favor of the Panera restaurant chain.

Skywalk was in the building for ten years and is now still working on getting a new location. Their website does not list specific details but does say, "good news coming soon hopefully."

Skywalk Deli is available for catering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Griffins beat Crunch again, up 2-0 in Finals

Submitted by Dan Harland, WZZM 13 Sports Anchor
Sunday, June 9th, 2013, 9:46pm

(WZZM) - The Griffins used a stout defense to win Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals, Sunday they showed off a high-powered offense. Now they're heading back home two wins away from their first Calder Cup.

The Griffins topped Syracuse 6-4 Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the AHL's championship series.

Tomas Tatar opened the scoring less than five minutes into the game.  Triston Grant, Landon Ferraro, Tomas Jurco, Francis Pare and Jan Mursak also scored for the Griffins.

The ten goals and 15 penalties taken in Game 2 were a far cry from Saturday's 3-1 final in Game 1.

Syracuse rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the game in the second period, before Pare scored the game winner off a pass from Riley Sheahan.

Mursak scored on a third period breakaway to help the Griffins pull away.

Petr Mrazek made 30 saves for the Griffins, who were outshot 34-29.

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Avenue for the Arts brings The Market to Grand Rapids

Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff
Sunday, June 9th, 2013, 12:18am

GRAND RAPIDS, (WZZM) - Festival of the Arts wasn't the only event for artists in Grand Rapids Saturday.

Avenue for the Arts held The Market which showcases local artists and businesses. The Market is located on South Division between Fulton and Cherry streets.

Vendors work hard to make some of the most unique and well-made art in the state. Artists keep prices affordable and are always excited to explain their practice

Support for The Market was also provided by the Dwelling Place and the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority

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Uniting the deaf and hard of hearing community

Submitted by Stacia Kalinoski, Multimedia Journalist
Saturday, June 8th, 2013, 7:13pm

BYRON CENTER, Mich. (WZZM) -- Advocates for the deaf and hard of hearing community say services have been cut deeply in Michigan in the last three years, making it ever more important for them to support each other.

They did that at the 18th Annual Silent Celebration in Byron Center Saturday. An estimated 250 people from across the state gathered for a picnic and games. Participants say this is one of the only events in Michigan, so many make the trip.

"There's a lot of businesses, institutions, companies that don't provide communication for deaf and hard of hearing individuals so they're drastically underserved, just socially even," said Beverly Chesebro, a long-time event participant and active member in the deaf community.

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Free child ID cards and child safety seat check June 8

Submitted by Rob Byrne, New Business & Digital Sales Manager
Saturday, June 8th, 2013, 7:00am
Free child ID cards and child safety seat check June 8

Michigan State Police will be inspecting and teaching proper child car seat installation June 8, as part of  the Kids Care Event at K&M Dodge.

Families who attend the free safety event can also ahve their child fingerprinted for safety and peace of mind. Free child ID cards will also be provided.

The Kids Care Event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,  in conjunction with the Mopar Muscle Show.The Muscle Show has a $10 vehicle entry fee that benefits Kids Food Basket.  Public admission is free so come see cool cars and trucks, get some good food, have lots of fun and protect your children at the same time!

 K&M Dodge is located at 4100 Plainfield Avenue.  For more information about the child safety event or to register your vehicle in the Mopar Muscle Show, contact Tim Noyes at (616) 363-9011 or  tnoyes@kmdodge.com.

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Amash outraged over phone surveillance

Submitted by Peter Ross, Senior Reporter
Friday, June 7th, 2013, 9:25pm

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- Revelations that the government has monitored Americans' telephone and internet usage outraged congressman Justin Amash, but did not surprise him.

At a chamber of commerce lunch in Grand Rapids Friday, the republican said, "We've probably hit an all time low as far as respect for government but a lot of that is because of the free flow of information; it's not because the government wasn't corrupt before."

Amash told the crowd, "It's outrageous. The reason the government can collect the phone records is because of the Patriot Act... and while we've seen for the first time evidence of what the government's been doing, there have been rumors that this has been going on for many years."

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