The question: Although medical groups tend to be positive or neutral regarding circumcision, there are an increasing number of organizations and voices devoted to anti-circumcision legislation....
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Posted: 1 year 41 weeks
Tagged: concert, Frederick Meijer Gardens, music, zztop
Benjamin Dakota Rogers, who opened for ZZ Top at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park on Thursday, July 7th, might have stepped out of a sepia-toned postcard from Appalachia. He wore old-...
Posted: 1 year 42 weeks
When Victor landed on the doorstep of Guiding Light in February, he hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol in nearly five years – but he was far from sober.
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Posted: 1 year 42 weeks
Tagged: avian influenza, bird flu, birds, bouldering, climbing walls, EPA, Grand Rapids, grand rapids boulder project, highland park, hpai, John Ball Zoo, lead safety, quarantine, rock climbing, training
John Ball Zoo Announces the Return of Some of its Birds After A HPAI Quarantine
Earlier this year, both Canada and the United States saw an...
Posted: 1 year 42 weeks
Opening for Sheryl Crow on July 3rd, Allison Russell played with a joyfulness that, given her early history, struck me as nothing short of triumphant. Placed into foster care by a mother who...
Posted: 1 year 42 weeks
Tagged: Cremains, Cremation, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds:
“This panelist has a bias for burial of the dead, because that...
Posted: 1 year 43 weeks
Tagged: affordable, childcare, City Hall, fireworks, Grand Rapids, GRFD, GRPD, GRPL, housing, immigration, Independence Day, July 4, Kent County, mental health, public safety, soaring eagle, together west michigan, transportation, Westminster Presbyterian
Together West Michigan Rallies the City for Change
... Posted: 1 year 43 weeks
Tagged: Activism, Grand Rapids, human rights, Michigan, Pro-choice, Pro-life, protest, Rally, reproductive rights, roe v wade, scotus, women's rights
In January of 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided that a woman's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion was protected by the U.S. Constitution -- as was...
Posted: 1 year 43 weeks
Grand Rapids-based World Renew is the recipient of a grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) to fund a pilot project focused on places of worship in Grand...
Posted: 1 year 43 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, twitter
Imam Kip Curnutt, Director of Religious Education and Associate Imam of Masjid At-Tawheed in Grand Rapids, responds:
“Free speech is an interesting concept to tackle from...
Posted: 1 year 44 weeks
Tagged: bridge st, city planning, film, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, Health Department, Healthcare, HIV testing, Kent County, movies in the park, Sovengard, std testing
The City Planning Commission Approves Multiple Commercial Developments in Grand Rapids
... Posted: 1 year 44 weeks
There's a difference, of course, between a bad play and a spectacularly bad play. You know you're watching one of the former when you find yourself wondering how much time's left until...
Posted: 1 year 44 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, Searching
Fred Stella, the Pracharak (Outreach Minister) for the West Michigan Hindu Temple, responds:
“Speaking as someone who was raised in one tradition but adopted another later...
Posted: 1 year 44 weeks
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We decided to go in a little bit of a different direction this season, and got our very own...
Posted: 1 year 45 weeks
Tagged: animal control, Animal Shelter, christopher schurr, cooling center, Fulton Street Farmers Market, garden tour, Gardens, Heat exhaustion, Heat stroke, heat wave, Heritage Hill, kcs, Kent County, Mark Washington, meyer may house, patrick lyoya, summer solstice, Voigt House
The Heritage Hill Association Announces the 2022 Heritage Hill Garden Tour
This weekend, several historic Heritage Hill homes will open their garden spaces to visitors for the 2022...
Posted: 1 year 45 weeks
Tagged: Art Collection, Art Gallery, Art Museum, contemporary art, local artists, Michigan Artists, UICA
The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) is proud to present two new exhibitions, Impulsive/Decisive: Works from the O’Neill Collection and Coming Home, now on view...
Posted: 1 year 45 weeks
Rev. Ray...
Posted: 1 year 46 weeks
Tagged: ben crump, christopher becker, christopher schurr, eco friendliness, Grand Rapids, GRPD, Kent County, lmfp, msp, patrick lyoya, solar array, Solar Power, St. James Catholic Church, sustainability, ven johnson
Christopher Schurr is Charged with Second-Degree Murder in the Death of Patrick Lyoya
... Posted: 1 year 46 weeks
Tagged: Bee Nutrition, education, landscape, Pollinators, trees
Pollinators are on the decline, but you can help! Many of us are familiar with the importance of planting flowers, but did you know that planting pollinator-friendly trees makes an even...
Posted: 1 year 46 weeks
Tagged: art
Ebony Road Players will perform Sheepdog (Kevin Artigue) at the Grand Rapids Art Museum...
Posted: 1 year 46 weeks
Tagged: city budget, City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, Joe Jones, Mark Washington, participatory budgeting
On Monday, June 6, Second Ward Commissioner Joe Jones will be joined by City Manager Mark Washington for this month's episode of City Connection. The two will discuss the new budget for...
Posted: 1 year 46 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Messiah, religion
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
“The word ‘Messiah’ literally means ‘...
Posted: 1 year 47 weeks
Tagged: beauty beyond drag, comedy, drag, festival, fundraiser, Grand Rapids, grpc, jax anderson, lgbtqia+, live, michigan drag brunch, music, PRIDE, Pride Month, siena liggins, Valentiger
In June of 1988, the very first Pride Celebration in Grand Rapids...
Posted: 1 year 47 weeks
Tagged: canoe, dgri, dog, festival, food trucks, GRPD, k9, kayak, launch, live music, police, pools, Pride Month, river, riverside Park, Rosa Parks Circle, splash
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...
Posted: 1 year 47 weeks
Scott lost his mother a month into his Recovery program at Guiding Light, a loss so deep it would have sent the “old” him running for a six pack.
“The support of the men...
Posted: 1 year 47 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, guns, religion, second amendment
[Note: This panelists submitted their responses over a month before the tragic murder of 19 fourth graders and two teachers. The murderer legally bought two AR15-style rifles for his 18th birthday...
Posted: 1 year 47 weeks
Tagged: #art, #artshow, #disabilities, #kids, #kidsart, #mayorbliss, #readtometea
In 2005, Read to Me Tea was launched as a celebration of our clients who are not always recognized in their schools for...
Posted: 1 year 48 weeks
Tagged: artifact, Asian, budget, city commission, festival, fireworks, Flag, fy2023, GRPM, holiday, Independence Day, Japan, July 4, juneteenth, memorial day, obon society, Pacific, yosegaki hinomaru
The Grand Rapids Public Museum and the OBON Society Work Together to Return a Japanese Soldier's "Good Luck Flag" to His Family
Among the thousands of artifacts...
Posted: 1 year 48 weeks
Tagged: Jammie Awards, jammies, Local, music, WYCE
After a two-year long hiatus due to COVID-19, 88.1 FM WYCE is has announced the return of West Michigan’s biggest celebration of local and regional music. The 22nd Annual Jammie Awards...