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COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Tuesday, March 17 updates

Submitted 03-17-2020 under NEWS

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to more deeply permeate local life, new statements by various Grand Rapids organizations have been released to update residents on where their services and resources stand. Shared in this Tuesday, March 17, 2020...

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Governor Whitmer orders bars, restaurants, other gathering places to temporarily close amid COVID-19 outbreak

Submitted 03-16-2020 under NEWS

As of 12:30 p.m. today, March 16, 2020, several recommendations and orders have been issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the State of Michigan, and Kent County related to gatherings and business operations in light of the...

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Commissioner Ysasi makes in-studio debut on City Connection

Submitted 03-09-2020 under NEWS

Every month, Mayor Bliss or a representative from the city will be open to all questions sent in during or in anticipation of her live on-air show "City Connection." The mayor will respond to citizen questions submitted by calling in, emailing...

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Census advocates working to build trust and turnout

Submitted 02-13-2020 under NEWS

The 2020 Census, much-discussed and fought over, is already underway. On January 21, the counting officially began with Census Bureau employees visiting the homes in the rural Alaskan village of Toksook Bay. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most...

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First Vandenberg Prize awarded to Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Submitted 01-21-2020 under NEWS

“By and large, [the world] respects the United States, they respect Americans. And when we’re together, and when we shine, and when we recognize that ‘politics ends at the water’s edge,’ there is no weapon system that...

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Calvin CRC Family Assistance clothing ministry celebrates 50 years of service to Grand Rapids area

Submitted 11-25-2019 under NEWS

It was 1969.  Sesame Street aired for the first time. Woodstock drew 350,000 young people. Neil Armstrong made a giant leap for mankind. A pre-version of the Internet, called Arpanet, sent the first communication between computers. A Boeing 747...

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City Connection - Chief Eric Payne of GRPD joins Mayor Bliss for in-studio discussion

Submitted 10-07-2019 under NEWS

Every month, Mayor Bliss or a representative from the city will be open to all questions sent in during or in anticipation of her live on-air show "City Connection." The mayor will respond to citizen questions submitted by calling in, emailing...

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The Latina Network of West Michigan Celebrates Their 5th Anniversary.

Submitted 09-30-2019 under NEWS

  It was a lovely fall afternoon in 2014 when a group of dedicated Latinas met to explore the possibilities of a new initiative to offer culturally-responsive professional development in West Michigan region. This initial gathering transformed...

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Grand Rapids to observe International Day of Peace

Submitted 09-06-2019 under NEWS

United Nations International Day of Peace will be observed in Grand Rapids on Sunday September 22, 2019, with a Peace Walk in the St. Francis of Assisi Sculpture Garden on the front lawn of Dominican Sisters, Grand Rapids at Marywood, from 1-1:45pm...

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The Power of One: How local nonprofit has grown into a powerhouse of local grassroots philanthropy

Submitted 09-04-2019 under NEWS

It started with that still small voice. “A calling of the heart,” as Sharon Stianson, co-founder of Women Who Care of Kent County  (WWCKC) describes it. After raising a family and making a successful career in interior design,...

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