The East Hills Neighborhood will have verdant and vibrant parks and green spaces that are widely accessible to the entire community and well connected to the neighborhood. These parks will be well...
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Posted: 1 year 1 day
Linda Knieriemen, Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Holland, responds:
Discussing religious difference brings out the worst in humans unless there are ground rules...
Posted: 1 year 4 days
Tagged: asian american & pacific islander heritage month, author talk, bhangra, City of Grand Rapids, clapp family mastadon, furteelay dance, gene luen yang, global impact, grand rapids asian pacific foundation, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Public Museum, GRPD, GRPL, GRPM, ice age: frozen secrets, japanese-american soldiers of wwii, jennifer tompkins, prescription drug drop-off, snow: tiny crystals, taxes, usdea
Grand Rapids Public Museum to Welcome Ice Age: Michigan's Frozen Secrets, Snow: Tiny Crystals, Global Impact Exhibits in May
On Monday, the...
Posted: 1 year 5 days
Tagged: aquinas, Clean Sweep, Cleansweep, Community, community gardening, dgri, gardening, HDNA, heartside, Heartside Downtown Neighborhood, Heartside Park, neighboring, Parks & Rec, volunteer, volunteer event
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Posted: 1 year 6 days
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) brings exciting folk/rock band ...
Posted: 1 year 1 week
Tagged: death penalty, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, the Senior Pastor at Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ in Saugatuck/Douglas, responds:
More than 30 years ago, the World Council of...
Posted: 1 year 1 week
Tagged: bees, city commission, city manager, City of Grand Rapids, climate change, collections & cocktails, dr. brad brown, drones, environment, fire chief, fundraiser, grass, GRFD, GRPD, GRPM, Mark Washington, no mow may, Pollinators, surveillance
Residents Share Thoughts on "No Mow May," Police Surveillance Drones at Tuesday's City Commission Meeting
On Tuesday, April 11, the...
Posted: 1 year 1 week
Ovid writes of a sculptor who, "offended by the failings that nature gave the female heart," shunned the company of women until, having carved a beautiful statue, he found himself in...
Posted: 1 year 2 weeks
Tagged: Dress Codes, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Males and females are biologically different and our culture is in generally agreement that the male chest is a non-private area but the female chest is a private area. Recently, the Missouri...
Posted: 1 year 2 weeks
Tagged: City of Grand Rapids, clean slate gr expungement program, emergency alert system, employment, flooding, Grand River, jars cannabis, Legal, oversight and public accountability, Resources, severe weather, siren testing, state of michigan, warning sirens
Grand Rapids Office of Oversight and Public Accountability, Community Partners to Hold "Clean Slate GR Expungement Program" Next Month
On Tuesday, the...
Building Collective Power and Going Upstream: Quality of Life in the Heartside/Downtown Neighborhood
Posted: 1 year 2 weeks
Tagged: City of Grand Rapids, collective power, community engagement, community participation, dgri, fresh food access, Grand Rapids, grocery access, HDNA, heartside, HeartsideStrong, housing, listening sessions, master plan, master planning, mental health awareness, mental healthcare, participatory budgeting, Pekick Park, public safety, QOL, Quality of Life, workgroup
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Posted: 1 year 2 weeks
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) will bring back two shining Michigan-based renowned folk musicians to the Royce Auditorium Stage...
Posted: 1 year 3 weeks
Tagged: charity, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
The Reverend Colleen Squires, minister at All Souls Community Church of West Michigan, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation, responds:
I am obligated to try to help them....
Posted: 1 year 3 weeks
Tami Vandenberg-Tami is an entrepreneur and community activist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She and her brother, Jeff VandenBerg, are owners and founders of The Meanwhile Bar and...
Posted: 1 year 3 weeks
Tagged: autism awareness month, bridge walk for autism, chief eloy vega, City of Grand Rapids, community engagement, dr. brad brown, fire chief, fire chief candidate forum, Grand Rapids Fire Department, Grand Rapids Public Museum, hope network, kulturecity, Mark Washington, Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, sensory friendly, spillman carousel, survey, yard waste
Grand Rapids Public Museum, Hope Network to Honor Autism Awareness Month in April Through Partnership
The Grand...
Posted: 1 year 4 weeks
Tagged: art
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) Board of Trustees recently announced the appointment of Cindy Meyers Foley as its next Director and CEO. Foley comes to GRAM after a 17-year tenure at the...
Posted: 1 year 4 weeks
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
Saturday, April 22, 2023 Martha’s Vineyard, known for its great wine and food, will host “Eat. Drink. Be Merry!, a Spring 2023 Winetasting Fundraiser to benefit St. Cecilia...
Posted: 1 year 4 weeks
Tagged: #grtv #programs #grcmc #newhire
Samantha Luken is from Detroit, Michigan and graduated from West Bloomfield High School in 2015. After moving to Grand Rapids and graduating from Grand Valley State University in 2019,...
Posted: 1 year 4 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, Sermons
Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, the Senior Pastor at Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ in Saugatuck/Douglas, responds:
I do not plan my sermons weeks in advance. Rather, I...
Posted: 1 year 4 weeks
Tagged: celebration, Community, Downtown, Grand Rapids, Leadership, youth
On Wednesday, March 8th, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids held their highly anticipated annual Youth of the Year Luncheon, presented by Lake Michigan Credit Union,...
Posted: 1 year 4 weeks
Tagged: chief eloy vega, City of Grand Rapids, dr. brad brown, fire chief, fire chief candidate forum, forestry division, govhr, GRFD, GRPM, invasive, spongy moth, springtime, the power of poison
City of Grand Rapids, GovHR to Hold "Fire Chief Candidate Forum" to Get Feedback from the Grand Rapids Community
Earlier this week, the...
Posted: 1 year 5 weeks
Tagged: Broadway Grand Rapids, Entertainment, Musical Theater, percussion, STOMP
As a toddler, one of my greatest joys was to take a pot or pan, lift it, and let it crash to the floor. What could be better than that? Imagine this: your grandfather is stretched out on the couch...
Posted: 1 year 5 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, practice, religion, Witchcraft, worship
Does the idea that human beings are created in the image of God gives us the divine ability to create and destroy the world around us? Science gives us this ability, but might it lead to something...
Posted: 1 year 5 weeks
Tagged: church, Clean Energy, climate change
Grand Rapids, Michigan — In July 2022, Grand Rapids-based relief agency World Renew received a grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (...
Posted: 1 year 5 weeks
Tagged: Affordable Housing, california academy of sciences, city commission, City of Grand Rapids, commission night out, community development committee, community outreach, festival, funding, Grand Rapids Public Museum, home-arp, irish on ionia, job training, living worlds, neighborhood investment plan, public safety, Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, st. patrick's day
The City of Grand Rapids Asks Residents for Feedback Regarding Allocation of Federal Neighborhood Investment Plan and HOME-ARP Funds
On Tuesday, the...
Posted: 1 year 6 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, law, religion, Religious Law
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
First, we need to understand the purpose of civil and criminal...
Posted: 1 year 6 weeks
Tagged: Community, community health, functional, healthy lifestyles, Holistic, massage, mental health, nutrition, therapy, wellness, Yoga
The Body, Mind & Solstice event is a community event located in the Creston...
Posted: 1 year 6 weeks
Tagged: #easthillsgr, #volunteers
The East Hills Events Committee, in collaboration with many local businesses, hosts more than 20 special events, concerts, and meet ups throughout the year and we are looking to expand our...
Posted: 1 year 6 weeks
Tagged: #cherrypark, #easthillsgr, #specialevents, #volunteers
The East Hills Events Committee, in collaboration with many local businesses, hosts more than 20 special events, concerts, and meet ups throughout the year and we are looking to expand our...
Posted: 1 year 6 weeks
Tagged: #art
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) will present Art in Bloom from March 24 – 26, a...