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Hundreds marched to defend DACA recipients in Grand Rapids

Submitted 09-06-2017 under NEWS

Hundreds of Grand Rapidians held a vigil and marched around downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in response to the Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcement that the Trump administration was going to rescind the Deferred Action for...

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Local ATU member arrested at Rapid Board Meeting

Submitted 08-31-2017 under NEWS

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids police arrested Louis DeShane, Rapid Bus Driver and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 836 Union Member for trespassing at the monthly board meeting held on Wednesday, August 30. An hour into the Rapid public board...

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Photo Gallery: Breakaway Music Festival, Day 1

Submitted 08-29-2017 under NEWS

This past weekend, Breakaway Music Festival brought hundreds of youth from around the state to Belknap Park in Grand Rapids to dance and bang their heads to a range of electronic and hip-hop music. Originating in Columbus, Ohio, the festival will...

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SCORE provides support, encouragement, tools to build businesses

Submitted 08-22-2017 under NEWS

I sat down with SCORE mentor Tom Hollen to discuss this non-profit business agency. This organization is free to those interested in progressing/starting in the business field. According to SCORE'S mission statement in part-"SCORE can give...

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City introduces newly hired consultants from 21st Century Policing Solutions

Submitted 08-21-2017 under NEWS

“We know the truth may hurt, but selective ignorance is fatal.” This a phrase Ronald Davis admits he’s fond of saying. And during the City’s press conference this past Thursday, August 17, 2017, to introduce Mr. Davis and the...

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Catalyst Radio: The Rapidian hosts first episode

Submitted 08-04-2017 under NEWS

This is the first podcast hosted by our community news site, The Rapidian. Rapidian staffers Kiran Sood Patel, Elizabeth Rogers Drouillard and Mariah Cowsert discuss current community news. Steffanie Rosalez, Program Director at Cook Arts Center is...

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Jazz is in the air with 2017 GRandJazzFest

Submitted 08-03-2017 under NEWS

Taking the stage downtown on August 19th and 20th, eleven different jazz acts will be showcased during the sixth annual GRandJazzFest. In addition to the live music, attendees can meet the artists, purchase their albums, and visit the Family Guitar...

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Beer City recovery group for food industry workers to meet August 15

Submitted 08-01-2017 under NEWS

“Have you ever woken up not remembering how you got home? What about not able to remember the majority of the night before? Are you striving to get your life in order and cut back or quit drinking?” This was the introduction to the...

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Build a better world with Grand Rapids Public Library's Summer Reading Party

Submitted 07-28-2017 under NEWS

With the theme of "Build a Better World," the Grand Rapids Public Library's free Summer Reading Party will provide various community building activities, crafts, and refreshments. This celebration will also give readers the chance to...

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Celebrate 20 years of play at Grand Rapids Children's Museum

Submitted 07-28-2017 under NEWS

Located on 11 Sheldon Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI, this free event will host various outside activities for children, including sensory play, carnival games, art projects, obstacle courses, and a hula-hoop performance. While families are welcomed to...

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