City of Grand Rapids
Community updates: Tuesday, Oct. 27
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-27-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City Clerk gives update on city’s voter registration, absentee ballot numbers Grand Rapids has a net increase of around 13,000 registered voters since 2016 so far, City Clerk Joel Hondorp said Tuesday. Hondorp put the number in...
Community updates: Thursday, Oct. 22
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-22-2020 under NEWS
Kent County Health Department reports continued rise in county’s COVID-19 case growth Kent County's resurgence in COVID-19 case growth is continuing its nearly month and a half trend, the Kent County Health Department (KCHD) reported on...
Community updates: Tuesday, Oct. 20
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-20-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Schools extends online-only learning through Jan. 2021 Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) is sticking to online-only learning for all of its students through the rest of the semester, GRPS leaders announced Monday. The decision...
Community updates: Tuesday, Oct. 13
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-13-2020 under NEWS
MDHHS clarifies statewide COVID-19 rules replacing Gov. Whitmer’s orders The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an emergency order Friday giving more specific COVID-related rules across Michigan, replacing a...
Community updates: Thursday, Oct. 1
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-01-2020 under NEWS
Kent County Health Department reports continued rise in county’s COVID-19 growth Kent County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases is continuing its fall season rise, the Kent County Health Department (KCHD) reported on Wednesday. In the KCHD...
Community updates: Tuesday, Sept. 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-29-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department unveils finalized strategic plan to improve policing Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne unveiled the final draft of his department’s thee-year strategic plan on Tuesday, which aims to improve police-community...
Passing the Mic: West Grand Neighborhood Organization answers, "Beyond 2040, where do we see neighborhood associations?"
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-28-2020 under VOICES
Maggi Rivera, Executive Director at East Hills Council of Neighbors, asks Grand Rapids' neighborhood associations: "Since the city is doing their Master Plan for the next twenty years . . . beyond 2040, where do we see neighborhood...
Community updates: Thursday, Sept. 24
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-24-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Library reopening in Oct. with limited services The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) is reopening all eight of its branches on Oct. 12 with limited services, it announced Wednesday. The library’s branches closed in March...
Community updates: Tuesday, Sept. 22
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-22-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Schools prepares for hybrid in-person learning starting mid-Oct. Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) is gearing up for a hybrid in-person learning option for its students starting Oct. 19, GRPS Superintendent Leadriane Roby...
Passing the Mic: East Hills Council of Neighbors answers, "What are you finding people saying about Black Lives Matter and reallocation or defunding of police?"
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-20-2020 under VOICES
Fran Dalton, neighborhood organizer at Garfield Park Neighborhoods Association, asks Grand Rapids' neighborhood associations: "In this recent environment with Black Lives Matter and the trend to looking at reallocation or defunding of...