Submitted 06-26-2020 under NEWS
Free outdoor fitness classes returning to Grand Rapids; 3:11 Youth Housing and HQ merge to help more youth facing homelessness; Gov. Whitmer extends eviction freeze, creates eviction diversion program; and Amtrak restoring Grand Rapids to Chicago service.
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Submitted 06-26-2020 under NONPROFITS
Come enjoy the sunshine and fresh air while you shop from local businesses for fresh produce + other food products! Shop from over 50 vendors tomorrow and support the local food community!
Even when we think we are not racist, we must become aware and take responsibility for complicity with a culture and its institutions that are racist. It calls for confession and willingness to learn and act.
Submitted 06-24-2020 under NEWS
Kent County Health Department urges vigilance as Kent County's decline in new COVID-19 cases hits plateau; Grand Rapids Public Library launches GRPL To Go curbside pickup service; and Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2020 cancelled over pandemic concerns.
Submitted 06-24-2020 under NONPROFITS
As school ends and food distribution sites are diminishing throughout the area, GAAH becomes a "Meet Up Eat Up" site offering meals alongside fun activities for youth to support summer learning
Support from the Knight Foundation enables The Rapidian to offer an improved user experience for citizen journalists to upload content, editors to review and approve content, and even more local consumers to read and interact with articles, photographs, opinions and stories.
Submitted 06-22-2020 under NEWS
'Social zones' open in Grand Rapids to aid restaurant recovery; Kent County and Grand Rapids Chamber launch Small Business Recovery Program for local businesses impacted by pandemic; and Heart of West Michigan United Way adds more in-person volunteer opportunities to website.
Submitted 06-22-2020 under OPINION
What do you feel is the place of church in society?
Submitted 06-19-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapidians celebrate Juneteenth with events, proclamations, reflections; Gov. Whitmer extends Michigan’s state of emergency through July 16.
Submitted 06-19-2020 under NONPROFITS
Another beautiful weekend provides YOU with another wonderful opportunity to buy groceries from your local farm + food businesses! This Saturday shop from over 50 vendors while you enjoy the fresh air and warm weather.
