Community Updates: Friday, January 6
Submitted 01-06-2023 under NEWS
New and incumbent Kent County Commissioners take oaths of office on Tuesday; Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. reminds Grand Rapidians that World of Winter will return to downtown on Friday; and more
City Connection: Mayor Bliss to be Joined by John Gorney, Director of GR Department of Public Works
Submitted 01-04-2023 under NONPROFITS
Watch live on GRTV's Facebook page and YouTube channel beginning at 4:00pm on Monday, January 9
Ethics and Religion Talk: Does God Care About Rituals?
Submitted 01-02-2023 under OPINION
Some religious traditions have practices, rituals or sacraments that have to be done in a very specific way. Does God really care? Why?
Community Updates: Friday, December 30
Submitted 12-30-2022 under NEWS
Warmer weather coming to Grand Rapids, City encourages residents to keep storm drains clear; Grand Rapids experiences string of burglaries on Thursday, GRPD searching for suspects; and more
Ethics and Religion Talk: Can a $135 Pair of Sneakers End Bullying?
Submitted 12-26-2022 under OPINION
I was disturbed by a report about a teen buying a friend a pair of $135 sneakers because he was bullied for wearing old, dirty, shoes. It's lovely that he wanted to address his friend's bullying problem. But is buying him a $135 pair of shoes a bandaid or a solution?
Community Updates: Thursday, December 22
Submitted 12-22-2022 under NEWS
City offices to close for the holiday season; and more
Ethics and Religion Talk: Whoops! I Gave My Vegan Friend Ham!
Submitted 12-19-2022 under OPINION
Last week, I was hanging in the park smoking cannabis and having a picnic, eating a salad. A friend came by, also smoking, and reached over and started eating my salad. ... Do I have an obligation to tell my friend that the salad he ate had ham in it?
New Ordinances Proposed by Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce Receive Pushback from Activists and Community Members
Submitted 12-16-2022 under NEWS
Business owners, activists, and the Grand Rapids community disagree on whether two new ordinances proposed by the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce "criminalize homelessness"
Community Updates: Friday, December 16
Submitted 12-16-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation department highlights progress made on park improvement projects in 2022, looks forward to 2023; The Rapid announces the addition of a new bus route to its lineup; and more
Ethics and Religion Talk - Pregnant and Brain Dead
Submitted 12-12-2022 under OPINION
In 2014, a Texas law required a pregnant woman to be kept on life support until the fetus is viable (24-26 weeks). Should a pregnant, brain-dead, women be kept on life support against her explicitly stated desire?