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Community Updates: Friday, August 25
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-25-2023 under NEWS
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants Kent County, City of Grand Rapids funding for lead programs On Aug. 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would be dispersing...
Community Updates: Friday, December 16
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-16-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department Highlights Progress Made on Park Improvement Projects in 2022, Looks Forward to 2023 On Tuesday, the Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department presented the Grand Rapids City Commission with an...
Community Updates: Friday, December 9
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-09-2022 under NEWS
New Changes Coming to the Grand Rapids City Commission Schedule Next Year On Wednesday, December 7, the City of Grand Rapids sent out a press release to announce that the Grand Rapids City Commission will be making changes to its upcoming 2023...
Community Updates: Friday, September 30
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-30-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum Announces New Exhibition Called "The Power of Poison" Earlier this month, the Grand Rapids Public Museum announced on Facebook that it would be welcoming a new exhibition to the GRPM in October. In...
Community Updates: Friday, August 19
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-19-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Library to Host "Adult Storytime" Events The Grand Rapids Public Library has announced that it will be hosting four monthly "Adult Storytime" events at the Golden Age at Creston Brewery to...
Community Updates: Friday, Apr. 1
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-01-2022 under NEWS
More funds for infrastructure are coming to Grand Rapids Michigan lawmakers recently announced their approval of a $4.7 billion statewide infrastructure package, known as the Building Michigan Together Plan. SB 565 and HB 5525 will appropriate...
Community updates: Thursday, Aug. 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-26-2021 under NEWS
The Rapid begins bus service changes on Aug. 30 Bus service changes are coming to The Rapid on Aug. 30, the transit service announced. The changes include increased service frequency for some routes, a couple route eliminations, renumberings, and...
Community updates: Thursday, June 24
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-24-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Community Foundation joins national initiative to address Michigan’s criminal justice system inequities The Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF) has joined a group of national and local foundations in awarding $2 million to...
Community updates: Thursday, April 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-29-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids releases proposed 2022 budget plan The City of Grand Rapids released its proposed budget plan for the 2022 fiscal year on Tuesday, relying on federal aid to help offset city revenue lost because of the pandemic. The plan...
City Connection: Mayor Bliss to be joined by Deborah Prato, new Rapid CEO
by (GRTV)
Submitted 04-05-2021 under NEWS
Join us today, Monday, April 5, 2021 at 4 p.m. on LiveWire, Comcast Cable 24, for tonight's episode of City Connection. Mayor Rosalynn Bliss is joined in the GRTV studio by new CEO for The Rapid, Deborah Prato! Get to know Deborah as she starts...