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Community Updates: Friday, June 9
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-09-2023 under NEWS
Homecoming of the Three Fires, Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival Taking Place in Grand Rapids This Weekend Last Friday, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (in association with the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of the Pottawatomi...
Clean Your Heart(side) Out!
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 04-20-2023 under NONPROFITS
“People see the historic buildings, they see all different types of people, and they’re not quite sure what they’re looking at – we who work in the neighborhood space are constantly thinking of the 4,000+ residents, and how...
Building Collective Power and Going Upstream: Quality of Life in the Heartside/Downtown Neighborhood
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 04-06-2023 under NONPROFITS
“There are many different ways to provide for others, but Quality of Life helps us know what the community actually wants. It helps to empower the people,” says Heartside neighbor Doreen Timmers. Quality of Life is a community-wide...
Community Updates: Friday, January 6
by (The Rapidian)
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...
Community Updates: Friday, June 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-03-2022 under NEWS
GRPD Says Goodbye to One of its K-9 Officers and Welcomes Another On June 1, the Grand Rapids Police Department announced that one of its police canines, Atos, has retired. According to a press release, K9 Atos has dedicated eight years of service...
Heartside Neighbors Take Aim at Self Care, Mental Health
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 11-03-2020 under NONPROFITS
"It gives a sense of hope, and feeling that there is a community here that has your back. Reminding us that we are one,” says Kim Van Driel, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.'s Director of Public Space Management. She's referring to a...
Virtual Heartside Walking Tours make Local History Fun and Accessible
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 07-20-2020 under NONPROFITS
“While I ride my bike down the street, I look up at the buildings. You look at the buildings differently after you hear what Caroline, the program’s tour guide has said,” remarks former college professor and owner of GR Paddling...
River for All project: Discussing its impact on Grand Rapids
by (Kent Innovation...)
Submitted 12-12-2018 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department, the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) have come together to envision the River For All project. These organizations hope to breathe new life into six parks along the...
"World of Winter" aims to entice Grand Rapids residents downtown with cold weather events
by (dylangrosser)
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...
Movies in the Park celebrates its fifth season in Ah-Nab-Awen-Park
by (Megan Sarnacki)
Submitted 06-30-2017 under NEWS
DGRI is a community-powered organization in charge of city building and place-management in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. Over the years, DGRI has made it their goal to continuously enhance the experience of these events. This season, DGRI has...