Morning Buzz Friday June 11

THE WATER FOR KIDS AND ADULTSTHIS SEASON.

THE FACILITIES GOTSOME MUCH-NEEDED 'TLC' DURING THEIR BREAK.BUT WITH TEMPS IN THE 80s THISWEEKEND.

THE RE-OPENINGCOULDN'T COME AT A BETTER TIME.THERE WILL BE CAPACITY LIMITS...BUT G-R PARKS LAUNCHED A NEWMOBILE AND ONLINE APP THATTRACKSCAPACITY LIMITS IN REAL TIME.

SOYOU DON'T WASTE ANY OF YOURS.ALSO NEW THIS YEAR ON THE PARKSAND REC WEBSITE.

FITNESSAND YOGA CLASSES ON THE POOLDECK.

AND EVEN STAND-UP PADDLEBOARD LESSONS.

DAY PASS RATESDIFFER FORRESIDENTS AND NONR-ESIDENTS BUTTHEY'RE NEVER MORE THAN 5-DOLLRS.A YOU CAN ALSO GET 10-AND 20-PUNCH PASSES.

AND YEARLYPASSES.THE KENT DISTRICT LIBRARY ISTEAMING UP WITH THE KENT COUNTYPARKS FOR A FUN SCAVENGER HUNT."WHERE'S CURI?" IS PART OF THESUMMER WONDER PROGRAM, WHEREKIDS CAN GO SEARCH THROUGHLOCAL PARKS TO FIND K-D-L'sSUMMER WONDER MASCOT.THERE WILL BE CLUES IN FIVE PARKSITES THROUGHOUT THECOUNTY... TO GET STARTED YOU CANPICK UP A SUMMER WONDE RWORKBOOK AT ANY K-D-L BRANCH ORGO TO K-D-L DOT ORG SLASH FINDCURI.

EACH TIME SOMEONE FINDSCURI AND ANSWERED THEASSOCAITED QUESTION THEY WILL BEENTERED TO WIN ANOUTDOOR FUN BASKET.HEADS-UP IF YOU LOVE WAFFLES,COFFEE, AND COCKTAILS!

SOCIALMISFITS, A NEW "ULTIMATE COMFORTFOOD" RESTAURANT, WILLOPEN UP INSIDE T HENEW RESIDENCEINN BY MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN GRANDRAPIDS THIS FALL.SOIACL MISFITS WILL SERVE UPSWEET AND SAVORY WAFFLES WITHUNUSUAL FLAVOR COMBINATIONS MADEWITH LOCAL INGREDIENTS ANDPAIRED WITH MICHIGAN MAPLE SYRUPCONCOCTIONS.THEY'LL OFFER CRAFT COCKTIALSAND ALSO COFFEE AND ESPRESSODRINS KFROM THE GREAT LAKESCOFFEE ROASTING COMPANY, WHICHIS BASED IN DETROIT.SOCIAL MISFITS WILL OFFER INDOORAND OUTDOOR SEATINGAND BE OPEN FOR BRUNCH, LUNCH,DINNER, AND LATE NIGHTCOCKTAILS.

CONSTRUCTION ISUNDERWAY ONSOCIAL MISFITS,I WTH A PLAN FOROPENING FALL OF 2021.COKE SAYS... "THIS ONE'S ONUS"... IF YOU CHOW DOWN AT ALOCALRESTAURANT... THE COLA GIANTSAYS IT WANS TYOU BACK IN YOUREATERIES AGAIN... TO HELPRESTAURANTS RECOVER FROM TOUGHCORONAVIRUSTIMES... SO THE'YRE ROLLING OUT"THIS COKE'S ON US"... ANINCENTIVE WHERE COKEESSENTIALLY PAYS YOU A FREECOKE'SWORTH FORIN DING.

THE "FREECOKES" ARE ACTUALLY ATWO-DOLLAR-AND-FIFTY-CENTS MASTERCARD MOBILEWALLET CREDIT...YOU CAN USE AT ANY RESTAURANTTHATT AKES CARD PAYMENTS GO TOTO U-S- DOT-COCA-COLA-DOT-COM-SLASH- SUMMER... YOU'LLGET AN EMAIL WITH DETAILS FORYOUR FREE COKE, GOOD FROM JUNE17TH TO JUNE 21ST.