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Community Updates: Friday, August 4

Submitted 08-04-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Public Museum Announces Diversity Panel, Overnight Perseid Meteor Shower Events On Monday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be holding a diversity panel next weekend. According to Monday's press...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 28

Submitted 07-28-2023 under NEWS

City of Grand Rapids Seeks Proposals for Third Set of PBGR Community Improvement Projects On Thursday, July 27, the City of Grand Rapids sent out a press release to announce that it has put out a request for proposals (RFPs) for the third set of...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 21

Submitted 07-21-2023 under NEWS

Investigation into Saturday's Fatal Shooting Continues, 36-Year-Old Victim Identified On Saturday, the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) announced that it had responded to and was investigating a shooting that occurred in the early...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 14

Submitted 07-14-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids City Commission Meeting Draws Dozens of Residents, Activists to City Hall  On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission held the first of its July meetings at City Hall. The meeting began with a moment of silence, the Pledge of...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 7

Submitted 07-07-2023 under NEWS

Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, City Manager Mark Washington Back in Grand Rapids After International Visit to Two of Grand Rapids's Sister Cities  In a press release that was sent out on Thursday, July 6, it was announced that 15 members of the...

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Community Updates: Friday, June 30

Submitted 06-30-2023 under NEWS

City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Fire Department, Grand Rapids Police Department, and Kent County Animal Shelter Release Helpful Firework Tips Ahead of Independence Day As Independence Day approaches, many Grand Rapidians may be preparing to...

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Community Updates: Friday, June 23

Submitted 06-23-2023 under NEWS

The City of Grand Rapids, Kent County Health Department, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Offer Free Water Filters to Eligible Kent County Households In a press release that was sent out on Wednesday, the Kent County Health...

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Community Updates: Friday, June 16

Submitted 06-16-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids City Commission Hosts "Commission Night Out" Meeting in GR's Third Ward On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission was at the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center (in the Third Ward) for the second Commission Night Out meeting of the...

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Community Updates: Friday, June 9

Submitted 06-09-2023 under NEWS

Homecoming of the Three Fires, Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival Taking Place in Grand Rapids This Weekend  Last Friday, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (in association with the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of the Pottawatomi...

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Community Updates: Friday, June 2

Submitted 06-02-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Police Department Asks Community for Information About Person of Interest, Possible Witnesses in Wednesday's Homicide The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) has announced that it is looking for a 27-year-old man named Luis...

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