Parks
Community updates: Friday, April 23
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-23-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids park improvements continue through millage investments, leveraged funding Progress on city park improvements throughout Grand Rapids marches on, with 26 parks currently under construction or slated to be in the near future, the city...
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: Friday, March 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 03-26-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department now assigning officers to specific neighborhoods The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRDP) now assigns officers to specific neighborhoods across the city, effective March 21. Adoption of the new policing model comes as...
Community updates: Friday, Jan. 15
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-15-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Library celebrating 150th anniversary The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) is kicking off a year-long celebration of its 150th birthday, it announced Thursday. Since 1871, the GRPL has provided the community with its services,...
Activating Downtown Spaces: Heartside Community Reclaims Pekich Park
by (DwellingPlaceCo...)
Submitted 09-03-2019 under NONPROFITS
The consensus work that Maloney and other local stakeholders have contributed to the Heartside Quality of Life Study is now coming to fruition. This summer, Pekich Park, which has been a historically problematic area for neighbors, saw...
Everyone in Grand Rapids should have access to a quality park
by (Mayor Rosalynn Bliss)
Submitted 10-16-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
We are proud of our parks and open spaces in Grand Rapids and we know well the many benefits they offer. That’s why I’m supporting the 10-minute walk to a park campaign launched a year ago and working to make it a reality. The campaign,...
Green Gala celebrates future of Grand Rapids Parks
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 07-31-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks invites you to be part of the greenest bash of the season, and this year they are going neon green! Green Gala is a one-of-a-kind fundraiser advancing the work of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks to protect, enhance, and...
Kent County Parks Foundation is dedicated to growing our park, trail systems
by (GRTV)
Submitted 04-05-2017 under NONPROFITS
In this week’s segment of GRTV’s NPO Showcase Kate Meyer from the Kent County Parks Foundation (KCPF) discusses their role in improving the Kent County parks system, and how they support the Kent County Parks Department. Meyer also...
More women, girls giving archery a shot
by (Michigan Wildli...)
Submitted 08-24-2016 under NONPROFITS
What happens Friday nights at the West Michigan Archery Center stays at the West Michigan Archery Center. "One of our most popular archery leagues is a women's-only group on Friday nights with upwards of two dozen women at one time, said...
Parks are living rooms of our neighborhoods, hold communal memories
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 05-03-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
At Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, it is easy to get caught up in the logistics of managing parks and green spaces. As a hyper-organized young professional, it is far easier to get lost in park and open space planning. I can easily spend a day...