riverside Park
Community Updates: Friday, June 9
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-09-2023 under NEWS
Homecoming of the Three Fires, Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival Taking Place in Grand Rapids This Weekend Last Friday, the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (in association with the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of the Pottawatomi...
Community Updates: Friday, September 23
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-23-2022 under NEWS
Thrive Outside Grand Rapids to Bring Free Outdoor Activities to Grand Rapids in October In celebration of National Thrive Outside Day, Thrive Outside Grand Rapids has announced that they will be organizing a number of outdoor...
Community Updates: Friday, June 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-03-2022 under NEWS
GRPD Says Goodbye to One of its K-9 Officers and Welcomes Another On June 1, the Grand Rapids Police Department announced that one of its police canines, Atos, has retired. According to a press release, K9 Atos has dedicated eight years of service...West Michigan Renaissance Festival
by (westmichiganrenfest)
Submitted 05-05-2016 under
Entertainment list:Comedy Variety ShowsJugglingMagic Fire EatingPuppet ShowsFire DancingBelly DancingChamber MusicIrish/Folk MusicRenaissance MusicCommedia Del ArteWeapon Demonstrations and FightsHuman Chess Match Kids activities:Puppet...PHF Hydrocephalus Walk MI 2015
by (MIPHF)
Submitted 06-10-2015 under
Join us as we walk in Riverside to raise awareness and funds of Hydrocephalus here in Michigan. Register by June 30th to get your FREE T-shirt, registration is also FREE! Check in begins at 10 am, walk begins at 11 am. Join us...
Drop off your Christmas tree for free
by (City of GR)
Submitted 01-07-2014 under NEWS
The City of Grand Rapids Public Services Department is again offering free Christmas tree recycling during this holiday season. Christmas tree recycling will be available free of charge at the following park locations for drop-off: Riverside Park...
Local History: North Park Bridge
by (crestongr)
Submitted 11-21-2013 under NONPROFITS
By Pete Tabberer From 1884 until 1903, northern Grand Rapids and the City of Walker were connected by a wooden bridge at North Park Street. In 1903 this bridge was destroyed during flooding on the Grand River and within a year, a new “through...
Community plants trees for Arbor Day
by (Cub Reporters Club)
Submitted 05-16-2013 under NONPROFITS
Chloe, Age 12 Planting trees is easy, right? You dig a hole, put a tree in it, and cover it up. Simple, right? Wrong. On Saturday, April 27, the Cub Reporters of the Cook Arts Center went to Riverside Park to get dirty and have some fun too! There...
Please don't feed the ducks
by (crestongr)
Submitted 01-22-2013 under NONPROFITS
By: Amanda One of the reasons Riverside Park is such an asset to Creston is that it provides many opportunities to view wildlife. However, we must remember to limit the human to wildlife interactions to viewing or taking pictures, not feeding. The...
Citizen concerns answered live tonight by Mayor Heartwell on City Connection
by (Holly)
Submitted 08-27-2012 under NEWS
At 5 p.m. Monday night, Mayor Heartwell's live interactive public access show City Connection was simulcast right here on The Rapidian. City Connection is an opportunity for Grand Rapidians to talk with our mayor about important city...