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Smoke-in draws hundreds despite push for virtual Hash Bash April 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Hundreds of people protested state and federal marijuana laws Saturday in Ann Arbor, despite public health orders limiting gatherings. The participants in Saturday s “smoke-in” protest split from organizers of the Hash Bash, who made the event virtual in 2020 and again this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MLive.com reported. It s typically held on the University of Michigan Diag and has drawn thousands of people in recent years to smoke marijuana while a line-up of speakers and musicians address the crowd. The annual event started in 1972 as a show of support for John Sinclair, a poet and activist initially sentenced to 10 years in jail for possession of two joints. ....
Old factory in Grand Rapids could see hundreds of apartments March 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) An old furniture factory in Grand Rapids could become the home of 750 apartments, and many of them would be small “micro units.” Developers of the Sligh Furniture building hope to appear before the Grand Rapids Planning Commission in the months ahead. More than 440 apartments would be “micro units” covering 475 square feet (44 square meters), according to documents presented to a board that reviews economic development in the neighborhood. The project is led by Detroit-based Sturgeon Bay Partners, MLive.com reported. “It sounds like the developer is open to a lot of ideas, and he’s willing to come back and meet with our group once his plans are finalized,” said Kurt Reppart, a city commissioner. “I was encouraged with their willingness to stay engaged throughout the development of the project.” ....