Together West Michigan (TWM), a coalition of local community groups amplifying resident voices, held a press conference...
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Tagged: Affordable Housing, city commission, downtown development, Fulmar Property Holdings, Grand Action 2.0, Grand Rapids, housing equity, public subsidy, Three Towers project, together west michigan, Transformational Brownfield Plan
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Tagged: city commission, City of Grand Rapids, David LaGrand, GRCMC, GRTV, mayor, Rosalynn Bliss, The Rapidian
On Monday, Dec. 2, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and Mayor-Elect David LaGrand will be in the GRTV studio for...
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Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) brings the Grammy Award winning ...
Posted: 1 week 3 days
Tagged: 2024 election results, city commission, David LaGrand, first ward, Grand Rapids Mayor, GRPS board, Kent County, Kent County commissioners, library board, Nov. 5 election, third ward, voter turnout
Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, concluding Michigan’s Nov. 5 general election with David LaGrand elected as the...
Posted: 2 weeks 3 days
Tagged: city commission, City of Grand Rapids, commissioner, GRCMC, GRTV, kelsey perdue, The Rapidian, third ward
On Monday, Nov. 4, Third Ward Commissioner Kelsey Perdue will be in the GRTV studio for the...
Posted: 2 weeks 3 days
Tagged: climate change, climate justice, democracy, Elections, sustainability, voting
By Cristina Stob
With federal,...
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Tagged: DIY festival, Grand Rapids Alliance of Cooperative Communities, Grand Rapids events, james russell house, local music, Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids, Woodstock Fest
Grand Rapids is home to many venues, but one of the most unique is the James Russell House, colloquially called “...
Posted: 3 weeks 2 days
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) brings sensational GRAMMY® nominated singer...
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (October 23, 2024) –Join The Salvation Army as they start the holiday giving season November 8th at their Red Kettle Kickoff in downtown Grand Rapids....
Posted: 3 weeks 3 days
Tagged: 2024 Election, David LaGrand, debate, Downtown, Grand Rapids, GRTV, mayoral debate, Senita Lenear, Wealthy Theatre
With two weeks left before the Nov. 5 general election, Grand Rapids mayoral candidates Senita...
Posted: 4 weeks 1 day
Tagged: Beaver Island, community partnerships, Grand Rapids distillery, juniper berries, locally sourced ingredients, Long Road Distillers, Michigan spirits, MICHIGIN
Surrounded by thorny branches and needle-like leaves, these berries grow wild in ragged juniper bushes across Beaver...
Posted: 4 weeks 3 days
Food is a part of our everyday lives and our regional infrastructure: how does our local government envision and...
Posted: 4 weeks 3 days
The Kent County Food Policy Council advocates for and promotes a local, good food system. We are currently...
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The Kent County Food Policy Council advocates for and promotes a local, food food system. We are currently working on a...
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She's a local artist for this year and this year only...catch her while you can. We're fortunate to have Brooklyn-based artist Katya Grokhovsky in western Michigan as the Grand Valley...
Posted: 5 weeks 1 day
By Cristina Stob
As a midwesterner, I...
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Tagged: band, bar, dracula, drink, Grand Rapids, Halloween, halloween party, karaoke
Fulton Street Pub & Grill is dead serious about Halloween this October, with a large selection of spooky season...
Posted: 5 weeks 2 days
Tagged: 3rd Ward, candidates forum, childcare, community engagement, Grand Rapids, local elections, speeding concerns, together west michigan, Youth programs
On Saturday, Oct. 12, Grand Rapidians will gather for a campaign-free event where candidates running for mayor, the 3rd...
Posted: 5 weeks 4 days
There are eight Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) Board of Education candidates on the ballot...
Posted: 5 weeks 5 days
Tagged: art
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) recently opened Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez...
Posted: 6 weeks 2 days
Tagged: city clerk, city commission, City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, commissioner, drew robbins, Elections, first ward, GRTV, joel hondorp, The Rapidian, voting
On Monday, Oct. 7, First Ward Commissioner Drew Robbins and City Clerk Joel Hondorp will be in the...
Posted: 6 weeks 3 days
Tagged: Celebration Cinema North, Christianity, Grand Rapids premiere, Leap of Faith documentary, Nicholas Ma, patrick lyoya, Rev. Michael Gulker, Saint Andrew’s Children’s Choir, The Colossian Forum, Yo-Yo Ma
In collaboration with The Colossian Forum, Celebration Cinema North...
Posted: 6 weeks 4 days
Tagged: bookstore cafe, coffee, Grand Rapids, independent bookstore, local business, michigan street, Orchard House Books, Paige Rochefort mural, Plumfield Books
Fully realizing a late-summer dream for owner Amy Squire, a former garden supply store on Michigan Street has been...
Posted: 6 weeks 4 days
The west side of Grand Rapids has a brand new pottery studio taking residence in a longtime vacant space at 750 Fulton...
Posted: 7 weeks 3 days
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) opens its 13th season with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center featuring...
Posted: 8 weeks 4 days
Tagged: concert, live music, meijer gardens, music, Summer Concert Series
In 1932, the BuenaVista Social Club was formed in Havana, Cuba. At the time, Cuba was segregated; the club was one of many sociedades de negros, or black societies, with roots in 19th...
Posted: 8 weeks 5 days
Tagged: bridge to our future, city planning, community master plan, equity, Grand Rapids, public comment, public engagement, sustainability, urban development
Grand Rapidians can help shape the future of Grand Rapids by providing public comment on the City’s draft of the...
Posted: 8 weeks 5 days
Tagged: Canned Film Series, celebration cinema, community events, film events, Film Festival, Grand Rapids, grff, local filmmakers, movie screenings, Wealthy Theatre
Originally established in 2009, the Grand...
Posted: 9 weeks 22 hours
Tagged: #106gallery #Art.Downtown. #Art #AvenuefortheArts #DowntownGrandRapids, jerry gretzinger, jerry's map
As if to prove you never know who your neighbors are…Michigan-born artist Jerry Gretzinger lived in a Soho loft during the time we all wish we had been there, making hot designer handbags...
Posted: 9 weeks 4 days
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