A proposal to rename a street after a teen who was killed there last summer has been met with mixed reactions from neighbors.

The city of Grand Rapids is working to address parking challenges as new event venues prepare to open downtown.

A number of Grand Rapids residents who live on Umatilla Street say the city should not name it after Amillier Penn, a teenager fatally shot on the stretch of road more than a year ago.

Amillier Penn's father wants to rename the street where he died after him. Some neighbors don't agree with the gesture.

Amillier Penn was shot and killed in the summer of 2024. The city is considering renaming the street he was killed on for his ...