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Window Wonderland Competition to light up downtown for holiday season
by (DowntownGR)
Submitted 11-11-2014 under NEWS
The Window Wonderland competition will begin its second year on November 13 as local art students partner with downtown businesses to create spectacular window displays over the holiday season. Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) and Kendall...
Downtown day camp provides kids opportunity to shape our city
by (lwells)
Submitted 11-05-2014 under VOICES
It wasn’t the layers of grime on my son’s face and clothes or the continuous recap of a day spent on the farm at Blandford. Nor was it the tie-dyeing of t-shirts or Friday afternoon vegetable sale that stirred something inside me about...
Getting connected
by (DowntownGR)
Submitted 10-28-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
Written by Kristopher Larson, AICP Last week, a local media outlet ran a story with a quote that read, “Not everybody is excited about walking a few blocks to and from their workplace.” Contextually, the quote referenced a Downtown...
GR Forward seeks public input about downtown, Grand River corridor
by (erictank)
Submitted 10-14-2014 under NEWS
On Friday, October 17, GR Forward will host its first open house event in the CWD building at 50 Louis Street downtown. The event will begin at 4 p.m. and go until 8 p.m. with activities designed to garner feedback about the future of the Grand...
Last Movies in the Park to show double feature
by (erictank)
Submitted 08-19-2014 under NEWS
The last of this summer's popular Movies in the Park will take place on Friday, August 22 at Ah-Nab-Awen Park. Screening of the voter's choice, The Sandlot, will start at dusk. Following that, Jurassic Park will screen. Both films were...
Movies in the Park to screen '80s action flick "Top Gun"
by (erictank)
Submitted 08-05-2014 under NEWS
On Friday, August 8, Movies in the Park will be be showing "Top Gun," the '80s action adventure film starring Tom Cruise. Activities begin at 7 p.m. on the lawn of Ah-Nab-Awen Park in Downtown Grand Rapids. ABisAdrianButler...
Giant chess board engages public space in play
by (erictank)
Submitted 07-22-2014 under NEWS
On Thursday, July 17 Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) in cooperation with Grand Rapids City Parks and the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) launched the inauguration of its new giant chess board outside of the GRAM on Monroe Center. The chess board is...
Story Matters: LJ Smith rediscovers Grand Rapids citizens, events
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-18-2014 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. The Rapidian's...
Story Matters: Amanda Lytle explains her experience as first-time Rapidian reporter
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-17-2014 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. The Rapidian's...
Story Matters: Debra, Caleb Fisher share what they love about their new city
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-17-2014 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. The Rapidian's...