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Community Updates: Friday, January 13
by (The Rapidian)
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...
Community Updates: Friday, October 7
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-07-2022 under NEWS
First City Commission Meeting of October Takes Place at City Hall on Tuesday On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City Commission held the first of its October meetings at City Hall. The meeting began with the usual roll call and Pledge of Allegiance before...
Community Updates: Friday, April 22
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-22-2022 under NEWS
The Results of an Independent Autopsy in the Patrick Lyoya Case are Released Two weeks after he was shot and killed by a GRPD officer, Patrick Lyoya's family and their legal team have conducted an independent autopsy on his body. Attorneys Ben...
Local Trans Students Awarded $10,000
by (Grand Rapids Tr...)
Submitted 06-29-2020 under NONPROFITS
For the 2020-2021 academic year, Grand Rapids Trans Foundation (GRTF) is thrilled to award a total of $10,000 to six brilliant Grand Rapids students. Since its inception in 2015, GRTF has proudly awarded over $40,000 in scholarships to...
Make the arts part of your stay-at-home routine
by (Kaufman Interfa...)
Submitted 04-22-2020 under NONPROFITS
Today we begin introducing you to some of the Kaufman Interfaith Institute staff who are working to expand our programming. Allison Egrin, our newest member, graduated from GVSU last December with majors in both marketing and dance. She also...
COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Friday, April 3 updates
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-03-2020 under NEWS
As of 3pm today, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kent County has risen to 136. The number of COVID-19-related deaths in the county remains at two. Statewide, there has been an increase of 1953 cases to a grand total of 12,744, with 479...
Grand Rapids Downtown Market generated $31 Million in new economic activity for Kent County in 2017
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 05-02-2019 under PLACE-MATTERS
The Grand Rapids Downtown Market has become a destination for hundreds of thousands of people since its opening, and a new study, released today by Grand Valley State University, estimates the overall economic impact caused by the Market to be more...
Getting the support he needs at Veterans Upward Bound
by (gvsuveterans)
Submitted 04-02-2019 under NONPROFITS
Orlando Santiago needed all the support he could get when he transferred from Muskegon Community College to Grand Valley State University (GVSU). Orlando joined Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) in September 2018, and the staff helped him with the...
How Veterans Upward Bound is helping veterans stay focused on their goals
by (gvsuveterans)
Submitted 02-21-2019 under NONPROFITS
Roberto Amaya first heard about Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) when a dear friend sent him a link to the website. After reading about the program, it didn’t take him long to make a decision. “Obviously, I liked what I read, and joined,...
Helping fellow veterans through Veterans Upward Bound
by (gvsuveterans)
Submitted 12-14-2018 under NONPROFITS
William Vanderslik has been involved with Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) since April 2018. He joined VUB to help fellow veterans with their educational and career goals, and also because he liked the social aspect to the program. “I wanted to...