Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
Community updates: Friday, Sept. 24
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-24-2021 under NEWS
Mayor’s Greening Initiative bringing 300 new trees to Burton Heights neighborhood The volunteer-led Mayor’s Greening Initiative in Grand Rapids is back next month to plant 250 new trees in the Burton Heights neighborhood, with an extra...
City Connection: Mayor blissed joined by Friends of Grand Rapids Parks Executice Director
by (GRTV)
Submitted 08-02-2021 under LOCAL LIFE
Join us on Monday, August 2, 2021 at 4 p.m. on LiveWire, Comcast Cable 24, for this month's episode of City Connection. City Connection is a monthly live call-in show hosted by the mayors of Grand Rapids since 1992. Mayor Bliss will be joined by...
City Connection: Commissioner O'Connor to be joined by Friends of Grand Rapids Parks Executive Director
by (GRTV)
Submitted 07-09-2021 under NEWS
Join us on Monday, July 21, 2021 at 4 p.m. on LiveWire, Comcast Cable 24, for this month's episode of City Connection. City Connection is a monthly live call-in show hosted by the mayors of Grand Rapids since 1992. This month's episode is...
Community updates: Thursday, May 20
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-20-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids leaders approve 2022 budget Grand Rapids city commissioners approved a $546 million city budget for 2021-2022 on Thursday, maintaining current service levels and aiding in economic recovery. Presented by the City of Grand Rapids as a...
Community updates: Friday, Feb. 12
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-12-2021 under NEWS
Mayor Bliss to deliver virtual State of the City address on Feb. 16 Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss will deliver her annual State of the City address on Feb. 16, in digital form for the first time. The mayor’s address will look back on the...
Community updates: Thursday, Oct. 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-29-2020 under NEWS
MDHHS extends, expands statewide COVID-19 rules The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Thursday extended and expanded its emergency order that aims to mitigate COVID-19’s spread across Michigan. The updated order comes...
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: Monday, July 20
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-20-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids leaders propose expanded mental health partnerships with police The City of Grand Rapids intends to expand partnerships between mental health professionals and the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD), it announced Monday. Within the...
COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Monday, May 11 updates
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-11-2020 under NEWS
Kent County begins the week with 2,332 confirmed coronavirus cases and a related 43 deaths and 887 recoveries. Statewide, there are 47,552 cases, 4,484 deaths, and 22,686 recoveries confirmed. These numbers are as of May 11, except the state’s...
Catalyst Radio: how public parks inspire sustainable communities
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-10-2016 under NONPROFITS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. Daria Gosztyla, Urban Forest Project Coordinator at Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, shares information about the upcoming planning process for city parks, how...