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Big Changes Coming to Olive Garden and Michiganders Aren’t Happy
The CEO of Olive Garden's parent company just doubled down on a decision that is leaving customers with a bad taste in their mouths. All around the country restaurants are hurting. As people are staying home more to spend less money, national chains are feeling the burn. Not to mention, inflation has increased the price of operation for the restaurants. Many restaurants around the country have started discounting their meals to bring their main customer base back into the stores. Olive Garden is owned by Darden Restaurants. The CEO of Darden, Rick Cardenas has come out publically with a big fat NO to that strategy. Instead, they have decided to increase their prices...again.
Casting lines across generations, Michigan church continues COVID comeback
YPSILANTI, Mich. (BP) – COVID-19 knocked churches like Ypsilanti Missionary Baptist for a loop back in 2020. Meeting in person was crucial for a congregation of just over 100, and Michigan’s especially-strict response brought an immediate impact. By that October the state’s Supreme Court had struck down Governor...
Businessman Sandy Pensler drops out of Michigan Senate race, endorses Rogers
Businessman Sandy Pensler announced on Saturday that he would be dropping out of the Michigan Senate GOP primary on Saturday and endorsing former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “My campaign was always about making America better. The best way to do that is to enact President Trump’s policies,” Pensler said during Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids,…
Pickup truck attempting to pass in Montcalm County hits car head-on, killing one
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — A Greenville woman is dead and two others are seriously hurt after a head-on collision Friday afternoon. The Montcalm County Sheriff's Office said just after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on West Stanton Road near North Johnson Road in Pine Township.
Tire blowout causes semi truck rollover crash on US 31
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Hesperia man suffered minor injuries in a semi truck rollover crash on US 31 near M 20 Thursday, July 18, around 5:45 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “The driver advised that he was driving northbound on US 31...
Donald Trump thanks Elon Musk for donations of "$45m per month"
During Donald Trump's speech at Grand Rapids in Michigan on July 20, the former US President thanked X / Twitter owner Elon Musk for his contribution of "$45m a month".In his first rally since his assassination attempt after a number of speeches at the Republican National Convention, Trump boasted about Musk's financial support to his campaign.It comes soon after Musk endorsed Trump amid reports he had created a super PAC (political action committee, a tax-exempt organisation) to pledge millions and millions a month to his campaign.During the rally, Trump said: "Elon endorsed me the other day, and I read, I...
Grand Rapids Public Schools parts ways with Director of Communications Leon Hendrix
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — After two years on the job, Grand Rapids Public Schools and their communications director have agreed to part ways. Leon Hendrix joined GRPS in 2022, and recently, both he and the district reached a tentative agreement to mutually part ways. "GRPS would like to thank...
Police recover 3 stolen motorcycles, bust theft ring in Northern Michigan
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI – Two men have been arrested and charged related to an alleged theft ring that stole at least three motorcycles, police said. Three motorcycles were recovered from two locations after the Michigan State Police received a complaint on Thursday of a motorcycle stolen from a home in Blair Township, south of Traverse City, police said.
A Fake Repo Man Is Going Around Grand Rapids Stealing Cars
When you park somewhere you're not supposed to, you always run the risk of getting your car towed. Getting your car towed is the definition of a bad day and is a major hassle to try and get it back. But imagine you park somewhere that's supposed to be safe,...
Missing teen moved in with Rockford man she just met, became engaged
KENT COUNTY, MI – A teen who has been missing nearly two months had moved in with a 44-year-old Rockford man she just met and later became engaged, Kent County sheriff’s deputies said. Penelope “Penny” Wise, 17, was subject of a wide search effort after she walked away...
Attorney: Traverse City school ordered to dim lights or face daily fines
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- (WPBN/WGTU) -- An update to a story we first told you about more than a year ago. That's when a woman living across the street from Immaculate Conception Elementary in Traverse City contacted us about a lawsuit she filed in 2017 against the school.
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