Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks to celebrate fourth annual Green Gala
by (chelsiewyse)
Submitted 08-12-2014 under NEWS
On Thursday, August 21, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks (FGRP) will host its fourth annual Green Gala event to generate awareness of about its organization, what new things are in store for the future and celebrate another successful...
Story Matters: Diana Dixon compares Brooklyn life to new life in Grand Rapids
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-23-2014 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: 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...
Summer picturesque kicks off with photo walk through city parks
by (erictank)
Submitted 07-08-2014 under NEWS
On Tuesday, July 22 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., The Rapidian will kick off its summer Picturesque photo contest with a photo tour of three City parks: Lincoln Park, Sullivan Field and the Sixth Street Bridge Park. In collaboration with Friends of...
Movies in the Park to screen Dreamgirls
by (erictank)
Submitted 07-08-2014 under NEWS
On Friday, July 11, Dowtown Grand Rapids Inc. and Friends of Grand Rapids Parks will present the movie Dreamgirls on the big screen at Ah-Nab-Awen Park located at 220 Front Avenue NW. Activities start at 7 p.m. and the movie begins at dusk....
Citizen foresters cultivate young trees, new skills at Martin Luther King Park
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 06-24-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
On June 17 several volunteers arrived at Martin Luther King Park to take care of some young fruit trees that had been planted by The Grand Rapids Urban Forest Project a few weeks prior. The volunteers participate in a variety of forester basics such...
Movies in the Park back for second year
by (erictank)
Submitted 05-27-2014 under NEWS
Movies in the Park, a Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. initiative, is back for its second season with a decades theme in its lineup. This year's movie series kicks off on June 6 at Ah-Nab-Awen Park featuring Raiders of the Lost Ark. The movie starts...
More than access, inclusive playground designs benefit all
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 05-27-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
According to the US Census, 12% of the population has a disability severe enough that it affects at least one function of daily living. Imagine all the mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents, and friends who are involved in their daily lives....