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Grand Rapids partners with Lime to provide free scooter rides for those in need

Submitted 07-30-2024 under NEWS

The City of Grand Rapids and Lime, the e-scooter and e-bike company, are teaming up to improve access to affordable micro-mobility options by giving free rides to eligible residents. The Lime Access pilot program, announced by the city in July, will...

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GRPS leadership face multiple calls for resignation during board meeting

Submitted 07-26-2024 under NEWS

Concerned parents and teachers packed Monday’s Grand Rapids Public Schools Board meeting to call for the suspension of district leadership after “mishandling” the aftermath of the May 21 shooting outside Alger Middle School....

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GRPS comms director parts ways with district after accusing leadership of retaliation

Submitted 07-19-2024 under NEWS

A former Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) spokesperson left the district Friday after accusing the superintendent of retaliation for raising concerns about his superiors. Leon Hendrix, formerly the executive director of communications and external...

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Districts eye more 'normal' financial pictures due to end of ESSER funds

Submitted 07-17-2024 under NEWS

Local school districts are facing a more “normal” financial outlook as they head into the 2024-25 school year due to the end of COVID relief dollars that padded district coffers over the past four years. “Things are certainly going...

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Meet the candidates: 2024 Grand Rapids Third Ward commissioner election

Submitted 07-12-2024 under NEWS

Six candidates are running for a seat representing the Third Ward on the Grand Rapids City Commission. The seat is currently held by Third Ward Commissioner Bing Goei, who is running for reelection. Goei was appointed to the position in March to...

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Accusations of retaliation surface as GRPS communications director placed on leave

Submitted 07-11-2024 under NEWS

A Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) communications director was placed on paid administrative leave in March and is now seeking reinstatement, alleging retaliation for voicing concerns about his superiors’ leadership. According to a public...

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Meet the candidates: 2024 Grand Rapids First Ward commissioner election

Submitted 07-08-2024 under NEWS

Four candidates are running to replace First Ward Commissioner Jon O’Connor on the Grand Rapids City Commission in the upcoming election. Commissioner O’Connor was first elected in 2015 and again in 2019. Due to term limits, he is unable to seek...

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Transfigure Print Shop creates trans joy in Creston

Submitted 06-21-2024 under NEWS

If you’ve walked around the block in Grand Rapids, you’ve likely seen someone sporting one of Transfigure Print Co.’s “Protect Trans Kids” T-shirts, designed by artist Rio Wolf. Now, Grand Rapids residents can stop by...

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Rapidian Roundup: What's happening on the West Side?

Submitted 06-18-2024 under NEWS

The Westside Corridor Improvement Authority approved an adoption to its budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 this month, as well as multiple community development projects, including a 24-bedroom housing development. In the final step to get the FY 2025...

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Grand Rapids police drones often flown in Hispanic, Black, poor neighborhoods

Submitted 06-18-2024 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Police Department drones are disproportionately flown in neighborhoods with high concentrations of Hispanic, Black and low-income residents, according to a review of nearly 250 drone flights from September 2023 to March 2024. The data,...

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