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School's out, Grand Rapids: Here are some ideas to keep the whole family entertained
by (Koyflores)
Submitted 06-07-2024 under LOCAL LIFE
As the weather warms up in West Michigan, Grand Rapids offers many activities and events for families to enjoy together. “We might have the moniker ‘beer city’, but we are definitely becoming an art city as well,” said...
Community Updates: Friday, June 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-02-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department Asks Community for Information About Person of Interest, Possible Witnesses in Wednesday's Homicide The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) has announced that it is looking for a 27-year-old man named Luis...
Community Updates: Friday, April 21
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-21-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum to Welcome Ice Age: Michigan's Frozen Secrets, Snow: Tiny Crystals, Global Impact Exhibits in May On Monday, the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) officially announced the titles and themes of two upcoming...
Community updates: Thursday, Sept. 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-02-2021 under NEWS
Blandford Nature Center celebrating late founder with four-day exhibit Blandford Nature Center (BNC) is inviting the public to join in the celebration of the life and achievements of its founder Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray, who passed away in Grand...
Community updates: Thursday, June 10
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-10-2021 under NEWS
Heritage Hill hosting Garden Tour, Pleasant Park Marketplace on June 19 Grand Rapids residents and visitors will soon have the chance to tour the private gardens of various historic homes and public spaces in the Heritage Hill neighborhood....
Community updates: Friday, May 28
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-28-2021 under NEWS
Shared in this audio-version community update are recent developments related to the Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids' Parks and Recreation department, and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Community updates: Thursday, April 8
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-08-2021 under NEWS
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks hosting citywide park cleanups Grand Rapidians have an opportunity to clean up and beautify their city parks together this month, with a community-wide clean-up initiative happening a few days before Earth Day 2021....
Community updates: Thursday, March 4
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 03-04-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids begins planning process for new Master Plan The City of Grand Rapids has begun the planning phase for its new Master Plan, it announced Wednesday. Work on the plan comes nearly twenty years after adoption of the city’s...
Community updates: Friday, Feb. 19
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-19-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids launches survey tool to regularly collect quick resident feedback The City of Grand Rapids will begin collecting quick resident responses on local issues through a newly-implemented surveying tool, it announced Wednesday. In...
Community updates: Thursday, Feb. 4
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-04-2021 under NEWS
Local museums, library celebrating Black History Month with online events Helping Grand Rapidians celebrate this year’s Black History Month, two local museums and the Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) are hosting related events throughout the...