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Community Updates: Friday, February 24

Submitted 02-24-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids City Commission Holds Four Public Hearings at Tuesday's Meeting On Tuesday, February 21, the Grand Rapids City Commission held its second (and final) meeting of the month at City Hall. This meeting, which ran for approximately three...

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Community Updates: Friday, February 17

Submitted 02-17-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapidians Encouraged to Participate in Community Master Plan Process by Attending Upcoming "Launch Party" Events Next week, the City of Grand Rapids will be holding three public "launch party" events in each of the City's three wards. These...

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Community Updates: Friday, February 10

Submitted 02-10-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Police Department, Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness, and Housing Kent Give Reports/Presentations at Tuesday's Public Safety Committee Meeting At 12:30pm on Tuesday, February 7, the Grand Rapids Public Safety Committee met...

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Community Updates: Friday, February 3

Submitted 02-03-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Public Museum to Display Tuskegee Slides, Highlight Existing Exhibits and Programs in Celebration of Black History Month  On Monday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) sent out a press release to announce that it...

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Community Updates: Friday, January 27

Submitted 01-27-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapidians Continue to Express Frustration Over Lack of Affordable Housing in the City at Tuesday's City Commission Meeting Two weeks ago, the Grand Rapids City Commission held a public hearing session for a proposed Brownfield...

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Community Updates: Friday, January 20

Submitted 01-20-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Public Library Announces Lineup of Upcoming Events Celebrating Black History Month The Grand Rapids Public Library has announced that it will be hosting a lineup of events throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month...

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Community Updates: Friday, January 13

Submitted 01-13-2023 under NEWS

Roger That! Symposium to Return to the Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Valley State University in February In February, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) and Grand Valley State University (GVSU) will be partnering to...

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Community Updates: Friday, January 6

Submitted 01-06-2023 under NEWS

New and Incumbent Kent County Commissioners Take Oaths of Office on Tuesday Kent County has announced that, at its meeting on January 3, twenty-one County Commissioners (eight new members and thirteen incumbents) officially took their...

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Community Updates: Friday, December 30

Submitted 12-30-2022 under NEWS

Warmer Weather Coming to Grand Rapids, City Encourages Residents to Keep Storm Drains Clear According to a tweet from the National Weather Service, over 24 inches of snow was dropped on the City of Grand Rapids during last week's blizzard (from...

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Community Updates: Thursday, December 22

Submitted 12-22-2022 under NEWS

City Offices to Close for the Holiday Season On Monday, the City of Grand Rapids sent out a press release to remind residents that, due to the upcoming holiday season, the majority of City offices will be closed starting this weekend and continuing...

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