Parks
Spring Spruce-Up at Cherry Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...Spring Spruce-Up at Clemente Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...FGRP Spring Spruce-up at Roosevelt Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...FGRP Spring Spruce-up at Roosevelt Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...
Parks come alive in spring
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 04-08-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
The thump of a basketball dribble, the laughter of a toddler swinging for the first time and the holler of a kid recognizing a friend across the playing field for the first time after a long winter – these are the sounds of spring in the park...
Joe Taylor Park recognized as national city park leader
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 03-25-2014 under NONPROFITS
In recognition of its unique approach to partnerships and green infrastructure, Joe Taylor Park has been named one of 12 “Frontline Parks,” a nationwide contest sponsored each year by City Parks Alliance. Joe Taylor Park was selected...
Orchards, edible parks, food forests increasingly popular in placemaking
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 02-18-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
The larger trend of edible parks and food forests being built across the country is the result of residents asking more from their community spaces and embracing public spaces. In Grand Rapids, we've worked with several groups and neighborhoods...
Winter weekend full of fun in local parks
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 02-03-2014 under NONPROFITS
Richmond Park and Wilcox Park were both host to three great events this past weekend that brought the community together to celebrate winter and enjoy reconnecting with neighbors during a time of year where it's more comfortable to sit inside...
It's Cold. It's Dark. It's Grey.
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 12-23-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS
It’s cold. It’s dark. It’s grey. It’s winter in Grand Rapids. I moved to Grand Rapids in the late '90s, and my first winter here made me think I had found the end of the earth. I questioned why any reasonable human...
Depaving ceremony to celebrate ground breaking on Pleasant Park - December 2nd, 2013
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 12-02-2013 under NONPROFITS
Neighbors, supporters, the Mayor, elected officials, and City staff will be on hand to ceremoniously swing sledgehammers to break up asphalt, making way for new greenspace in the community to be completed in 2014. The depaving ceremony is set...