Grand Rapids Public Schools
Grand Rapids Board of Education recommends closures, sets input sessions
by (School News Network)
Submitted 12-04-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids — After two years of planning to restructure facilities, the Board of Education last month announced its recommendations for 10 building closures over the next five years. The “Reimagine GRPS with Us!”...
Community updates: Thursday, Dec. 9
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-09-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Schools extends mask mandate through end of school year The requiring of face masks at all Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) has been extended through the end of the 2021-22 school year, the district announced Monday. Originally...
Community updates: Friday, Nov. 12
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 11-12-2021 under NEWS
Mel Trotter Ministries, partners to expand winter shelter services for unhoused residents Grand Rapids city commissioners on Tuesday approved a $330,000 agreement with Mel Trotter Ministries (MTM) to expand winter shelter services for unhoused...
Community updates: Thursday, Aug. 19
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-19-2021 under NEWS
Kent District Library launching streaming platform for local musicians Kent District Library (KDL) has announced it will be launching a new streaming platform featuring West Michigan musicians, set for later this year. Called KDL Vibes, the platform...
Community updates: Friday, Aug. 6
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-06-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne to retire next year Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne will be retiring in early 2022, he publicly announced on Tuesday. His retirement comes after more than three decades with the department and assuming...
Community updates: Friday, July 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-02-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Schools announces Summer Meals program sites Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) has shared its list of sites for this year’s USDA-funded Summer Meals program happening throughout the city. Through the program, children up...
Community updates: Thursday, April 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-29-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids releases proposed 2022 budget plan The City of Grand Rapids released its proposed budget plan for the 2022 fiscal year on Tuesday, relying on federal aid to help offset city revenue lost because of the pandemic. The plan...
Community updates: Friday, April 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-02-2021 under NEWS
West Michigan Vaccine Clinic exceeds 100,000 shots after expanding eligibility to ages 16 and older The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place has surpassed 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots, the Kent County Health Department (KCHD) reported on...
Community updates: Friday, March 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 03-26-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department now assigning officers to specific neighborhoods The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRDP) now assigns officers to specific neighborhoods across the city, effective March 21. Adoption of the new policing model comes as...
Community updates: Thursday, March 4
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 03-04-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids begins planning process for new Master Plan The City of Grand Rapids has begun the planning phase for its new Master Plan, it announced Wednesday. Work on the plan comes nearly twenty years after adoption of the city’s...