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Community Updates: Friday, September 8

Submitted 09-08-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Public Museum announces new upcoming exhibition On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be hosting an exhibition called Bugs beginning in October. This traveling exhibition, which was created...

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Community Updates: Friday, September 1

Submitted 09-01-2023 under NEWS

State of Emergency for Kent County declared by Kent County Board of Commissioners, Office of the Governor On the evening of August 24, parts of Michigan's lower peninsula experienced severe storms. Around 8:00 p.m., tornado sirens began going off...

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Community Updates: Friday, August 25

Submitted 08-25-2023 under NEWS

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants Kent County, City of Grand Rapids funding for lead programs On Aug. 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would be dispersing...

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Community Updates: Friday, August 18

Submitted 08-18-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Public Museum to host Grand River Adventure event in September On Wednesday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be hosting an event called 'Grand River Adventure' in September. According to the GRPM's website...

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Community Updates: Friday, August 11

Submitted 08-11-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids City Commission Holds First Meeting of August at City Hall On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission held its first meeting of the month at City Hall.  Mayor Rosalynn Bliss called the meeting to order. After a moment of silence...

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Community Updates: Friday, August 4

Submitted 08-04-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Public Museum Announces Diversity Panel, Overnight Perseid Meteor Shower Events On Monday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) announced that it will be holding a diversity panel next weekend. According to Monday's press...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 28

Submitted 07-28-2023 under NEWS

City of Grand Rapids Seeks Proposals for Third Set of PBGR Community Improvement Projects On Thursday, July 27, the City of Grand Rapids sent out a press release to announce that it has put out a request for proposals (RFPs) for the third set of...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 21

Submitted 07-21-2023 under NEWS

Investigation into Saturday's Fatal Shooting Continues, 36-Year-Old Victim Identified On Saturday, the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) announced that it had responded to and was investigating a shooting that occurred in the early...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 14

Submitted 07-14-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids City Commission Meeting Draws Dozens of Residents, Activists to City Hall  On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission held the first of its July meetings at City Hall. The meeting began with a moment of silence, the Pledge of...

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Community Updates: Friday, July 7

Submitted 07-07-2023 under NEWS

Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, City Manager Mark Washington Back in Grand Rapids After International Visit to Two of Grand Rapids's Sister Cities  In a press release that was sent out on Thursday, July 6, it was announced that 15 members of the...

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