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Community Updates: Friday, July 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-29-2022 under NEWS
Several Committee/Commission Meetings Take Place in Grand Rapids on Tuesday On Tuesday, July 26, city leadership gathered at City Hall for a day full of meetings. In the morning, Mayor Bliss, City Manager Mark Washington, and members of the City...
Women, politics, Grand Rapids: a chat with Tami VandenBerg
by (Marjorie Steele)
Submitted 03-22-2016 under OPINION
Local business owner and force of nature Tami Vandenberg has never been one to be shy about the issues that matter most to her, which are often of a controversial nature. The co-owner of Grand Rapids’ much loved Meanwhile Bar and The Pyramid...
Important things to remember for today's Presidential Primary
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 03-08-2016 under NEWS
Grand Rapids citizens can cast their vote in the Michigan Presidential Primary today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at their local polling stations. Voters do not have to be registered with any party to vote today. But the primary is a closed primary, so...
Voting 101: Voting rates historically lower in primaries, for young people, black residents
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 07-21-2015 under NEWS
The August 4 Primary Election in Grand Rapids may determine the next mayor of the city. Primary elections typically have a lower voter turnout than general elections, but this also means an individual citizen's vote carries more weight in...
Voting 101: Getting clear about rights, responsibilities at polls
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 07-14-2015 under NEWS
The City of Grand Rapids will be holding Primary Elections on August 4 and City General Elections on November 3. With the Primaries drawing closer, questions like photo ID requirements, employee rights to leave work and whether or not your...
Voting 101: Understanding differences between wards, precincts, quadrants, neighborhoods
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 07-07-2015 under NEWS
Grand Rapids has wards, precincts, neighborhoods and quadrants. This can be sometimes be confusing. Understanding what wards and precincts are, and how they differentiate from neighborhoods and quadrants, is important for local elections. Wards are...
[SE END] From the Polls: 3rd Ward, Precincts 9 &10
by (George)
Submitted 11-03-2009 under NEWS
By 11:40 a.m. this morning, 96 voters had entered their decision at the polling station for the 3rd Ward’s precincts 9 and 10 at Mulick Park Elementary, 1761 Rosewood Ave. SE. Despite a contested race for 3rd Ward commissioner, only around 4.5% of...