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Voters narrow mayoral race to 2 candidates, approve all 3 proposals
by (theoscheer)
Submitted 08-07-2024 under NEWS
Voting in Michigan’s state primary election closed last night, with most precincts reporting results by early Wednesday morning. The election narrows down packed mayoral and city commissioner races in Grand Rapids. The two highest vote-...
Meet the candidates: 2024 Grand Rapids Third Ward commissioner election
by (theoscheer)
Submitted 07-12-2024 under NEWS
Six candidates are running for a seat representing the Third Ward on the Grand Rapids City Commission. The seat is currently held by Third Ward Commissioner Bing Goei, who is running for reelection. Goei was appointed to the position in March to...
Meet the candidates: 2024 Grand Rapids First Ward commissioner election
by (theoscheer)
Submitted 07-08-2024 under NEWS
Four candidates are running to replace First Ward Commissioner Jon O’Connor on the Grand Rapids City Commission in the upcoming election. Commissioner O’Connor was first elected in 2015 and again in 2019. Due to term limits, he is unable to seek...
City Connection: Jennifer Kasper, interim director of Mobile GR, to join Rapidian program manager in the GRTV studio
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-25-2024 under NONPROFITS
Jennifer Kasper, interim director of Mobile GR, will be in the GRTV studio for the April 2024 edition of City Connection on Monday, April 1. Second Ward Commissioner Lisa Knight will be standing in for Mayor Bliss this episode....
Grand Rapids City Commission selects Bing Goei as Third Ward Commissioner
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 03-19-2024 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids City Commission selected Bing Goei, the founder of the Goei Center and CEO of Eastern Floral, Tuesday to fill the vacant Third Ward seat on the City Commission. Goei, who will be the first Asian-American to serve on the...
3 finalists vying for vacant Third Ward seat advance through second-round interviews
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 03-06-2024 under NEWS
At the March 5 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Grand Rapids City Commission conducted a second round of interviews with the three finalists running to fill the vacant Third Ward seat. Marshall Kilgore, the director of engagement for the West...
Grand Rapids Committee on Appointments advances 3 finalists to fill vacant Third Ward seat
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 02-21-2024 under NEWS
An audio version of this story is available here. Nearly two months after former Third Ward Commissioner Nathaniel Moody formally resigned from the Grand Rapids City Commission, the Grand Rapids Committee on Appointments has recommended three...
City Connection: Joel Hondorp, City Clerk, to Join Rapidian Program Manager in the GRTV Studio
by (GRTV)
Submitted 01-08-2024 under NONPROFITS
On Monday, Jan. 4, Grand Rapids City Clerk Joel Hondorp will be in the GRTV studio for the January 2024 edition of City Connection. The Rapidian's program manager, Allison Donahue, will be hosting the show. Mayor Bliss will not be in...
City Connection: Kristin Turkelson, Planning Director, to Join Rapidian Program Manager in the GRTV Studio
by (GRTV)
Submitted 11-30-2023 under NONPROFITS
On Monday, Dec. 4, City Commissioner Milinda Ysasi and Kristin Turkelson, the planning director with the City's Planning Department, will be in the GRTV studio for the December edition of City Connection. The Rapidian's...
City Connection: Kyle Van Strien, Chairperson of the City Planning Commission to Join Rapidian Program Manager in the GRTV Studio
by (GRTV)
Submitted 10-31-2023 under NEWS
On Monday, Nov. 6, Commissioner Milinda Ysasi and Kyle Van Strien, chair of the City Planning Commission, will be in the GRTV studio for the November edition of City Connection. The Rapidian's program manager, Allison Donahue,...