🐦🐝🐻 The Birds, The Bees, and The Bear | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 20
This week on What’s Up Big Rapids, the Mayor enters the chat 🧑⚖️ and drops major updates on housing, parks, and zoning. We recap Memorial Day, the Splash Pad opening, and the ribbon cutting at Depot Park 🎉 — plus we dive into rumors, listener questions, and a mysterious reference to… Bird City?! 🦅
Also in the mix: food trucks, skate parks, Chipotle finally breaking ground 🌯, fire department news 🚒, and possibly… Olive Garden coming to Big Rapids? 🥖👀
We cap it all off with zoning drama, community planning, and our usual dose of heart, humor, and local hot takes.
0:00 – Intro and Welcome 👋
5:00 – Splash Pad Opening recap & Memorial Day happenings 💦🇺🇸
6:59 – The Mayor enters the chat 🧑⚖️
8:42 – Mathew James Hanson Memorial 🕊️
10:38 – More improvements to our local parks 🌳
11:12 – Food Truck Festival 🍔🚚
12:48 – Depot Park ribbon cutting ✂️
14:58 – Mayor Guenther shares updates on housing 🏘️
17:47 – Chris asks about zoning challenges 🧱
19:44 – Pat shares rental struggle stories 🛏️
20:45 – Theater update 🎭
23:37 – Chipotle will be breaking ground soon! 🌯
25:11 – The Mayor hates seeing empty lots 😠
26:38 – Ferris and the City’s relationship 🤝
27:22 – Fire Department Merger 🚒
29:30 – Skate Park Opening in June 🛹
32:07 – Sculpture City update 🗿
34:40 – Bird City? 🐦
37:53 – Questions from a listener 💬
40:40 – Olive Garden coming to Big Rapids? 🥗🥖
43:02 – Funding source challenges 💰
46:35 – Hanchett Property seeks community input 🏞️
51:35 – Full summer planned in BR 🌞🎶
54:33 – Recap on local updates 📋
55:40 – Outro 👋
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