Talk about star power: the video for Jenny Lewis’s song “Just One of the Guys” features Anne Hathaway, Brie Larson, and Kristen Stewart. All three actresses have been nominated...
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Posted: 43 weeks 5 days
Tagged: concerts, Hayden Pedigo, Jenny Lewis, Jenny O., live music, meijer gardens
Posted: 44 weeks 3 hours
Tagged: clergy, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, Schisms
Imam Kip Curnutt, Director of Religious Education and Associate Imam of Masjid At-Tawheed in Grand Rapids, responds:
Unfortunately this is an all too common occurrence in many...
Posted: 44 weeks 3 days
Tagged: Aladdin, chimpanzee, Circle Theatre, city manager mark washington, delegation, disney, donation, elena of avalor, gangnam-gu, Grand Rapids, GRPD, grsci, habitat heroes, in the image, Jane, Japan, jasmine, John Ball Zoo, Mayor Bliss, omihachiman, princess, seoul, shoes program, sister cities, south korea, tarzan, world chimp day
Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, City Manager Mark Washington Back in Grand Rapids After International Visit to Two of Grand Rapids's Sister Cities
In a...
Posted: 45 weeks 3 hours
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Forgiveness, religion
The Rev. Sandra Nikkel, head pastor of Conklin Reformed Church, responds:
Forgiveness is also about letting go and not seeking revenge. But, forgiveness doesn’t mean you...
Posted: 45 weeks 3 days
Tagged: 2023 grand rapids fireworks show, Ah-Nab-Awen Park, City of Grand Rapids, closure, dj rob sparks, Downtown, fireworks, GRFD, GRPD, Independence Day, July 4, KCAS, ordinance, pets, pools, pretty rage, safety, soaring eagle casino & resort, splash pads, waste
City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Fire Department, Grand Rapids Police Department, and Kent County Animal Shelter Release Helpful Firework Tips Ahead of Independence Day
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Posted: 45 weeks 5 days
Tagged: 49507, air quality, clean air, community collaboration on climate change, environment, greater grand rapids naacp, justair, pollution, scales consulting, Smoke, wildfire, workshop
Over the last several weeks, smoke from the forest fires in the Canadian province of Quebec has travelled southwards and resulted in hazy skies and poor air quality in many northern/northeastern...
Posted: 46 weeks 3 hours
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, trust
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
Oxford Languages Online defines “proverb” as “a...
Posted: 46 weeks 3 days
Tagged: amphitheater, City of Grand Rapids, city planning commission, DNR, Downtown, fire, get ahead of lead, hippopalooza, John Ball Zoo, KCHD, Kent County, Kent county health department, Lead, lead contamination, market avenue, mdhhs, michigan department of health and human services, michigan department of natural resources, Water, water filter
The City of Grand Rapids, Kent County Health Department, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to Offer Free Water Filters to Eligible Kent County Households
In a...
Posted: 46 weeks 6 days
Tagged: East Kentwood High School, GoVote Poster Contest, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum, League of Women Voters, LWVGGRA
Three Kent County high school students are making a trip to the Grand Rapids Art Museum later this month—to...
Posted: 46 weeks 6 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Moral Code, religion, Saints
I occasionally come across stories of saints, prophets, and other religious figures of note who seem to break from the moral codes we are taught to obey. Some say that they are allowed to do such...
Posted: 47 weeks 3 days
Tagged: arpa, city commission, city office, commission night out, Community, first ward, forestry, fy2024 budget, Grand Rapids, GRPL, holiday closure, juneteenth, Mel Trotter, next step of west michigan, pbgr, public comment, rain, redevelopment, rpa, third ward, trees
Grand Rapids City Commission Hosts "Commission Night Out" Meeting in GR's Third Ward
On Tuesday, the ...
Posted: 47 weeks 4 days
Tagged: Affordable Housing, community building, community development, community engagement, homeless, homelessness, housing, housing affordability, permanent supportive housing, PSH, resident leadership, support services
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Posted: 47 weeks 5 days
Tagged: Daffodil Ministries, Rotary, Rotary Club of Kentwood, Rotary District 6290, survivors of domestic abuse
The Rotary Club of Kentwood is...
Posted: 47 weeks 6 days
June 8, 2023
1500 Kent County Families Receive Learning Kits
Local organizations partner to provide summer activities to children...
Posted: 47 weeks 6 days
Tagged: 2023, Calder Plaza, celebration, Grand Rapids Pride Center, grand rapids pride festival, jazz mckinney, lgbtq+, nonprofit, phil tower, Pride Month, robin s, WYCE
Jazz McKinney, the Executive Director of the Grand Rapids Pride Center, was recently interviewed by Phil Tower for WYCE...
Posted: 48 weeks 2 hours
Tagged: Accommodations, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, Sabbath
Is it fair to give religious people days off when non religious will...
Posted: 48 weeks 3 days
Tagged: blue bridge, celebration, city commission, City of Grand Rapids, commission night out, Conservation, culture, dgri, disney, Downtown, equity and engagement, gerald r. ford academic center, grand rapids asian pacific festival, grand rapids asian pacific foundation, grand river bands of ottawa indians, GRPD, gun lake tribe, homecoming of the three fires, John Ball Zoo, match-e-be-nash-she-wish band of the pottawatomi indians, riverside Park, shashee, special events, suddenrush, vichai cheng & lit factory, world ocean day
Homecoming of the Three Fires, Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival Taking Place in Grand Rapids This Weekend
Last Friday, the...
"Enrich, Inspire, & Enable": Curtains to Rise for #BAM Talent's Production of American Son Next Week
Posted: 48 weeks 3 days
Tagged: american son, Arts, bam talent, bam::backend, black art matters, Circle Theatre, darius colquitt, education, Grand Rapids, grand rapids pride festival, new works workshop, Play, queer black moments in broadway history, songs in the key of stevie wonder, Theatre, Wealthy Theatre
"Enrich, Inspire, & Enable Black & Underrepresented Voices through Professional-Level Theatrical Training & Production Works."
That is the mission...
Posted: 48 weeks 4 days
Tagged: AJ Hills, City Connection, Grand Rapids, GRCMC, GRTV, mayor rosalynn bliss, phil tower, WYCE
On Monday, June 12, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and AJ Hills (Business Developer with the City of Grand Rapids) will be in the ...
Posted: 48 weeks 6 days
Fifty years ago, when Noël Coward died, he took with him a world. It was a glittering, sparkling world -- a world of finely-cut suits, tasteful jewelry, and witty banter. A fantasy, in other words...
Posted: 49 weeks 3 hours
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, technology
Fred Stella, the Pracharak (Outreach Minister) for the West Michigan Hindu Temple, responds:
Within Hindu circles there are very robust conversations about the technological...
Posted: 49 weeks 2 days
Tagged: erik howard, filmmaker, open projector night
We'd like to congratulate our last Open Projector Night winner, Erik Howard and his film 'Farewell Tour.' We were excited to have a conversation...
Posted: 49 weeks 3 days
Tagged: briggs park, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Police Department, Grand Rapids Public Library, GRPD, GRPL, homicide, Martin Luther King Park, parks and recreation, person of interest, pool, Richmond Park, shooting, Silent Observer, splash pad, summer reading challenge, witness
Grand Rapids Police Department Asks Community for Information About Person of Interest, Possible Witnesses in Wednesday's Homicide
The...
Posted: 49 weeks 6 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, judges, politics, religion
Fred Stella, the Pracharak (Outreach Minister) for the West Michigan Hindu Temple, responds:
We are experiencing a significant moment in our history now. Before now, many of the...
Posted: 50 weeks 3 days
Tagged: budget, city commission, city manager, dr. david pilgrim, exhibit, financial plan, fundraiser, fy2024, gala, Grand Rapids, grand rapids sister cities international, GRPL, GRPM, holiday closure, memorial day, overcoming hateful things: stories from the jim crow museum of racist imagery, seeding justice grand rapids, strategic plan, talk
Grand Rapids City Commission Passes Ordinance to Formally Adopt the City's FY2024 Budget
At its meeting on Tuesday, the...
Posted: 50 weeks 4 days
Tagged: art
Twenty-three software, video, and light-based works of art will be on view this summer at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) in ...
Posted: 51 weeks 3 hours
“Audubon” is a household name associated with protecting birds. The moniker is synonymous with the avian conservation movement, and yet some local chapters had urged for...
Posted: 51 weeks 3 days
Tagged: Activities, backpack, budget, cesar e chavez elementary, charging, christopher becker, city commission, City of Grand Rapids, Community, foster care, fundraiser, fy2024 fiscal plan, gr parks and recreation, Grand River, GRPD, GRPS, gun, Kent County Prosecutor, michigan fosters, policing, public hearing, stocking elementary, strategic plan, summer
Kent County Prosecutor Announces Charging Decision in Case of Seven-Year-Old Student Who Brought Unloaded Firearm to Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
On Wednesday, May 3,...
Posted: 52 weeks 1 hour
Many companies wish to go in the direction of ESG (Environment Social Governance). This movement encourages businesses to take more things into consideration that the bottom line of profit. Many...
Posted: 1 year 2 days
Tagged: 2023 amway river bank run, bus, City of Grand Rapids, DASH, exhibit, Ferris State University, GRPM, heritage hill annual weekend tour of homes, heritage hill association, jim crow, jim crow museum, Mobile GR, transportation
New Traveling Exhibit Exploring the History, Impact of Jim Crow Coming to the Grand Rapids Public Museum Next Month
On Monday, the Grand...