Grand Rapids
Rep. Rachel Hood announces decision not to seek reelection beyond 2024
by (allisondonahue)
Submitted 01-29-2024 under NEWS
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) announced Monday she will not seek reelection in the state House in 2024. "Over the last several years, I worked tirelessly to represent Greater Grand Rapids, raise my family and care for my parents...
Grand Rapids Board of Education recommends closures, sets input sessions
by (School News Network)
Submitted 12-04-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids — After two years of planning to restructure facilities, the Board of Education last month announced its recommendations for 10 building closures over the next five years. The “Reimagine GRPS with Us!”...
GRCC Men's Basketball Looks to Bounce Back After 3-3 Start
by (millsjustin2)
Submitted 11-15-2023 under LOCAL LIFE
The Grand Rapids Community College men's basketball team, led by second-year head coach Joe Fox, is back on the courts this season with a 3-3 start. With challenging games ahead in the coming weeks, the team aims to capitalize on the...
Federal government awards millions to Kent County, Grand Rapids for lead hazard removal
by (allisondonahue)
Submitted 11-03-2023 under NEWS
Half the houses in Grand Rapids were built before the 1978 federal ban on lead-based paint, leading to a higher proportion of children under six years old with elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) in Kent County, city and county officials said Tuesday...
Grand Rapids welcomes Halloween with haunted tours
by (AveryZWriter)
Submitted 10-17-2023 under LOCAL LIFE
To celebrate the month of October and Halloween, local arts and entertainment group Betka-Pope Productions (BPP) are hosting their annual GR Haunted Tours around downtown Grand Rapids. Leading their group of 25 attendees on Friday the 13th was...
City Connection: GR Fire Chief Brad Brown to Join WYCE Station Manager Phil Tower in the GRTV Studio
by (GRTV)
Submitted 09-08-2023 under NONPROFITS
On Monday, Sept. 11, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and Dr. Brad Brown, Chief of the Grand Rapids Fire Department will be in the GRTV studio for the September edition of City Connection. Phil Tower, WYCE's Station Manager, will be hosting the...
City Connection: First Ward Commissioner Drew Robbins to Join Rapidian Program Manager Allison Donahue in the GRTV Studio
by (GRTV)
Submitted 08-02-2023 under NONPROFITS
On Monday, August 7, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and First Ward Commissioner Drew Robbins will be in the GRTV studio for the August episode of City Connection. Allison Donahue, Program Manager for The Rapidian, will be hosting the show....
Community Updates: Friday, July 21
by (The Rapidian)
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...
Community Updates: Friday, July 7
by (The Rapidian)
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...
Community Updates: Friday, June 16
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-16-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City Commission Hosts "Commission Night Out" Meeting in GR's Third Ward On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission was at the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center (in the Third Ward) for the second Commission Night Out meeting of the...