Morning Buzz: June 25, 2021

'SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN'KICKED OFF FUNDRAISING FOR THEMREODELING PROJECT AT THEFORMER 'SOUTH CHRISTIAN HIGHSCHOOL' IN GRAND RAPIDS KICKED.ABOUT 6-point-7 MILLION DOLLARSHAS BEEN RAISED ALREADY THRUTHEIR 'BUILDING TOMORROW'SCHMPAIONS' CAMPAIGN... BUTTHEY NEED ABOUT 14-MILLION MORETO REACH THEIR GOAL.HEWN FINISHED, IT WILL BE 127THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, WITH 17ACRES OF SPORTS FIELDS, EXPANDEDPROGRAMMING,ADMINISTRIATVE OFFICES,EDUCATIONAL, AND WELLNESS SPACE.THE CAMPUS WILL HOSTCOMPETITIONS OF ALL DIFFERENTKINDS.

TO MAKE A DONATION,VISIT 'S-O-M-I DOT ORG'.THERE'S A NEW SPOT TO GRAB YOURMORNING CUP OF JOE INGRAND RAPIDS.SPARROWS COFFEEHAS OFFICIALLY OPENEDA NEW, FUL L-SERVICE CAFE ATKINGMA'S MARKET... TO START --THELOCATION WILL BE OPEN 7 TO 4 --WHILE THEY RAMP UP STAFF ANDCONTINUE TRAINING.

AFTER THAT --HOURS WILL BE SEVEN TO SEVEN --SEVEN DAYS AWEEK.

THE LOCATION WILL OFFER AVARIETY OF DELICIOUSBREWS NAD BLENDS -- INCLUDINGTHE JOVEN COFFEEBRAND -- WHICH WAS FOUNDED BYTHE CAFE OWNER'S DAUGHTER --FRANKIE VOLKEMA.

YOU MAYREMEMBER HER -- THE 14-YEAR-OLDISTHE YOUNGEST COFFEE Q GRADER INTHE WORLD.

YOU MAY CATCHFRANKIE WORKING THERE THISSUMMER -- BEFORE SHE HAS TO HEADBACK TO SCHOOL.GRAND RAPIDS IS BRINGING A NEWFESTIVAL TO CALDER PLAZA.'CONFLUENCE FEST' CALLS ITSELFTHEFIRST EVER CONVERGANCE OFMUSIC... ART... SCIENCE... ANDTECHNOLOGY FOR THE AREA.

THEFESTIVAL RELIES ON HIGH-TECH SENSORY DISPLAYS AND LOTSOF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES... ASWELL AS A CRATF FAIR.

THEFESTIVAL IS AIMED ATHIGHLIGHTING THE INNOVATIONS INARTAND SCIENCE HAPPENING IN OURAREA.

THE FREE EVENTWILL BE SEPTEMBER 23RD TO 25TH.FOR MOREINFORMATION... VISIT CONFLUENCE-FEST-DOT-COM.SUBWAY MAY BE SERVING FAKETUNA.

A LAB TEST DONEBY THE NEW YORK TIMES FOUNDTHERE'S NO ACTUAL TUNA D-N-A INITS TUNA SANDWICHES AND WRAPS.SUBWAY WAS ACCUSED IN ALAWSUIT EARLIER THIS YEAR ...ALLEGING THE FISH IS MADE FROM AMIXTURE OF VARIOUS CONCOCTIONSBUT NOT TUNA ...TUNA SANDWICHES FROM THREEDIFFERENT SUBWAY RESTAURANTSWERE TESTED... EXPERTS NOTE THATWHEN TUNA IS COOKED, ITSPROTEIN BREAKS DOWN... MAKING ITHARD TO IEDNTIFY.

SO THE LABRESULTS ARE INCONCLUSIVE.

NOCOMMENT SO FAR FROM SUBWAY.FOR THOSE WHO DO HEAD TINO THEOFFICE, DON'T FORGET TO BRINGFIDO WITH YOU TODAY.

IT'SNATIONAL TAKE YOUR DOG TOWORK DAY.IT IS OBSERVED EVERY YEAR ONTHE FRIDAY AFTER FATHER'S DAY.YOUR FURRY FRIEND IS ALWAYSDELIGHTED TO SEE YOU WHEN YOURETURN HOME FRMO WORK...SO TAKETHE OPPORTUNITY TOSHARE SOME OF THAT JOY ANDUNCONDITIONAL LOVE WITH YOURCO-WORKERS TODAY!THE CROHN'S AND COLITIS