The Rapidian Home

News

 

Local environmental groups react to Governor Snyder's refusal to shut down Line 5

Submitted 02-13-2018 under NEWS

On Friday, January 26, 2018 Governor Rick Snyder sent a letter to the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board of Michigan regarding the pipeline “Line 5” owned by Enbridge Inc., where he "respectfully" turned down their advice to shut...

[read more]

Grand Rapids City Commissioners vote for reset on City Manager search

Submitted 02-08-2018 under NEWS

On Tuesday night, February 6, 2018 a core number of issues commanded a majority of the meeting for Grand Rapids City Commissioners, ranging from the retirement of City Clerk Darlene O’Neal, a unanimously approved pedestrian-vehicle ordinance,...

[read more]

City Manager Greg Sundstrom attends his last city commission meeting

Submitted 01-31-2018 under NEWS

Exactly eight and a half years ago, to the day, Greg Sundstrom was sworn in as Grand Rapids City Manager. Tuesday night’s City Commission meeting was his last. Sundstrom announced his retirement last August. He addressed the...

[read more]

Community celebrates City Manager Greg Sundstrom's retirement

Submitted 01-30-2018 under NEWS

A smooth jazz performance, cheese and wine, a sheet cake with strawberry filling, and other extravagences were rolled out for retiring City Manager Greg Sundstrom on Monday, January 29, 2018 as he attended a party commemorating his successes as city...

[read more]

"World of Winter" aims to entice Grand Rapids residents downtown with cold weather events

Submitted 01-29-2018 under NEWS

Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. is preparing to put on the first ever “World of Winter” festival, that aims to celebrate the cold climate of Michigan by hosting a slew of winter-based events in downtown Grand Rapids.   The eight day...

[read more]

New director at Wealthy Theatre brings ideas, vision for future of community venue

Submitted 01-26-2018 under NEWS

This week, Sarah Vesely was named the new director at Wealthy Theatre. Wealthy Theatre is part of Grand Rapids Community Media Center, which also includes WYCE 88.1 fm, GRTV, The Rapidian and IT Services. She will begin her new role on February 1,...

[read more]

West Michigan's far-left join together to protest one year of Trump in office

Submitted 01-25-2018 under NEWS

On January 20, 2018, the one-year anniversary of the Trump inauguration, around 50 people representing groups from West Michigan's Far-left joined together on Calder Plaza in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They were there to raise awareness that they...

[read more]

Thirteenth annual Michigan Music Conference coming to Grand Rapids this week

Submitted 01-24-2018 under NEWS

An estimated 9,000 people will be coming to Grand Rapids over three days for a music conference that every year holds a slew of events aimed at helping and promoting music educators in Michigan. The program, which runs from Thursday, January 25,...

[read more]

Abandoned mines on the Westside: Are they in danger of sinking?

Submitted 01-23-2018 under NEWS

At the beginning of January, construction crews were seen working along the westside of the Grand River near the Blue Bridge and the Grand Valley State University Eberhard Center to fill a sinkhole that revealed a century-old gypsum mine located...

[read more]

Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors announces largest-ever donation to property crisis fund

Submitted 01-23-2018 under NEWS

The Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors (commonly known as GRAR and, until recently, known as the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors) is West Michigan’s largest association of licensed real estate professionals, with over 3,500-member...

[read more]

Browse