Metro

Mayor answers questions from local citizens in City Connection

Submitted 10-12-2015 under NONPROFITS

Mayor Heartwell answered citizen questions, submittable by phone calls, emails, tweets or comments on the article, Monday at 5:00 p.m.

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Local nonprofits, communities work to welcome Syrian refugees

Submitted 10-12-2015 under NEWS

As Syrian refugees arrive in the Grand Rapids area, local Syrian-Americans, along with Bethany Christian Services and other local nonprofits, are helping them build new lives, find work and connect with culture.

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ATU, Grand Valley students protest Rapid bus changes

Submitted 10-12-2015 under OPINION

On Saturday, October 10, Rapid bus drivers and GVSU students marched downtown and flash mobbed Rosa Parks Circle in protest of recent Rapid bus changes.

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Alger Heights neighborhood launches new model for stormwater management

Submitted 10-09-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS

Plaster Creek Stewards is in the process of installing 20 curb-cut rain gardens in the Alger Heights neighborhood.

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River City Cup and Cake brings espresso, pastries to Grand Rapids food truck scene

Submitted 10-06-2015 under NEWS

Lorin Tate opened his business four weeks ago and is currently serving customers on the river side of the Welsh Auditorium.

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Urban agriculture + placemaking = new economy

Submitted 10-06-2015 under OPINION

Levi Gardner of Urban Roots explores different facets in the relationship between urban agriculture and placemaking.

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Free Memory Screenings on Nov. 3 at Covenant Village of the Great Lakes

Submitted 10-05-2015 under NONPROFITS

Covenant Village of the Great Lakes will offer free memory screenings on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., as part of National Memory Screening Week (Nov. 1-7, 2015), an initiative by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.

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