SpartanNash and the City of Grand Rapids will distribute cases of bottled water Monday evening to assist those affected by the ongoing Boil Water Advisory following Sunday’s water...
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Posted: 7 weeks 6 days
Tagged: boil water advisory, city services, emergency response, Grand Rapids, infrastructure, Northeast Side, public health, spartannash, Water Safety
Posted: 8 weeks 10 hours
Tagged: Contribution, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, finances, religion
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
To be a Roman Catholic requires only baptism. Once baptized,...
Posted: 8 weeks 13 hours
Tagged: boil water advisory, community alert, emergency response, Grand Rapids, infrastructure, Local News, Michigan, public safety, water main break, water pressure
Around 20,000 residents on the Northeast side of Grand Rapids are being urged to boil their water following a significant water main break that has impacted multiple water pumping pressure...
Posted: 8 weeks 15 hours
Tagged: 106 Gallery, Avenue for the Arts, avenueforthearts, jacob wiseheart, KCAD, Kendall College of Art and Design, local artist
In Jacob Wiseheart’s words, “Art has really saved my life. It has a therapeutic quality for me. People are always interested in the artist’s thought process. They have an...
Posted: 8 weeks 6 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, freedom, religion
Would you encourage members of your community to do business, or attempt to do business, with businesses who fundamentally disagree with some aspect of their lives? For example, to book a wedding...
Posted: 9 weeks 4 days
Tagged: Appointment Process, candidates, city commission, committee of the whole, community engagement, Grand Rapids, interviews, third ward
At the March 5 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Grand Rapids City Commission conducted a second round of interviews with the three finalists running to fill the vacant Third Ward seat...
Posted: 9 weeks 5 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Frustrations, religion
Linda Knieriemen, a retired pastor of the Presbyterian Church (USA), responds:
Christianity is not a monolith! In terms of how faith is lived, there is as much...
Posted: 9 weeks 6 days
Tagged: disney, drama, Musical Theater, musicals
In fifteenth century France, a seventeen-year-old girl was sent by the king to a battle—the outcome of which was very much in doubt. She arrived wearing armor and raising her banner high....
Grand Rapids protesters show up in the hundreds to join global "Day of Action for Palestine" protest
Posted: 9 weeks 6 days
Tagged: Gaza War, Global Activism, Grand Rapids, Listen to Michigan Campaign, Palestinian Refugees, Palestinian Solidarity, Peaceful Protest, President Joe Biden, Uncommitted Votes, US-Israel Relations
Hundreds of people gathered in Grand Rapids Saturday to join the millions of people worldwide protesting the war in Gaza and Palestinian suffering for the global “Day of Action for...
Posted: 10 weeks 2 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Misconceptions, religion
The Reverend Colleen Squires, minister at All Souls Community Church of West Michigan, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation, responds:
The 3 misbeliefs about Unitarian...
Posted: 10 weeks 2 days
Tagged: allison donahue, Allison Farole, City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, emergency management administrator, GRTV, Mayor Bliss, The Rapidian
On Monday, March 4, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and Grand Rapids Emergency Management Administrator Allison Farole will be in the ...
Posted: 11 weeks 2 days
Posted: 11 weeks 4 days
Tagged: Appointment Process, Candidate Selection, city commission, civic engagement, Grand Rapids, local politics, nathaniel moody, third ward
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Posted: 11 weeks 5 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Interfaith, religion
Linda Knieriemen is a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Absolutely. There are no restrictions to attending a worship service of another faith. If invited to...
Posted: 12 weeks 6 days
Brandy Mayweather has the formula for spiritual alchemy, turning her darkest trials into artistic freedom, passion and connection. That makes her someone to watch. She hasn’t stopped brewing...
Posted: 12 weeks 6 days
Linda Knieriemen, a retired pastor of the Presbyterian Church (USA), responds:
Presbyterians name baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Eucharist, or Holy Communion) as...
Posted: 13 weeks 16 hours
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will perform in concert at St. Cecilia Music Center on...
Posted: 13 weeks 2 days
Tagged: acting, cinema, Directing, film, filmmaking, interview, Michigan, moviemaking, movies, open projector night
We'd like to congratulate our last Open Projector Night winner, Miles Davis Murphy, and his film 'Bestial Ones'....
Posted: 13 weeks 3 days
On January 18th seven former clients of Guiding Light Recovery - a free, 4-month inpatient substance abuse treatment program, celebrated reaching one year of sobriety. Tim came to Guiding Light 14...
Posted: 13 weeks 6 days
Tagged: Apostates, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
I have heard from several sources that the penalty for leaving Islam is death. I have a hard time believing that, as one might assume that at least some Muslims here in Grand Rapid have left the...
Posted: 14 weeks 2 days
Tagged: abolition, art, artists, civilrights, decarceration, health, journalism, modeling, photography, poetry, videography
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Posted: 14 weeks 3 days
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) presents popular folk artist ...
Posted: 14 weeks 3 days
Tagged: accountability, City Programs, city services, community engagement, Fiscal Year 2025, Grand Rapids, national community survey, Quality of Life, strategic planning
As part of its ongoing...
Posted: 14 weeks 6 days
Tagged: 2024 Election, Grand Rapids, Michigan politics, Rachel Hood, state legislature, Working Families Tax Credit
State Rep. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) announced Monday she will not seek reelection in the state House in 2024.
"Over the last several years, I worked tirelessly to represent...
Posted: 14 weeks 6 days
Tagged: allison donahue, City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, engineering, GRTV, Mayor Bliss, The Rapidian, tim burkman
On Monday, Feb. 5, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and Grand Rapids City Engineer Tim Burkman will be in the GRTV ...
Posted: 14 weeks 6 days
Following the successful relaunch of The Rapidian newsroom...
Posted: 15 weeks 5 days
Tagged: clergy, degree, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., is a Dominican priest and serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids.
In the Roman Catholic Church, there are seminaries. The United States...
Posted: 15 weeks 5 days
Tagged: 20 Monroe Live, event, Grand Rapids 20 Monroe Live, live music
At the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology, “You Got This!” is a commonly heard phrase encouraging adults on...
Posted: 16 weeks 10 hours
Tagged: Civic Theatre, drama, Live Theater, Play
You made a mistake. And it's a big mistake – the kind they could throw you in...