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Community Updates: Friday, September 9
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-09-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum to Host Cultural Heritage Festival and Anishinaabe Culture Day in October The Grand Rapids Public Museum has announced that, on October 15, the annual Cultural Heritage Festival will be taking place at its...
Community Updates: Friday, September 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-02-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department and SAFE Task Force To Hold Anonymous Gun Buyback Event in Push for Violent Crime Prevention The Grand Rapids Police Department and the SAFE Task Force have announced that they are planning to...
Community Updates: Friday, August 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-26-2022 under NEWS
First Annual Mexican Film Festival to Take Place at Wealthy Theatre in September In September, Wealthy Theatre, the Mexican Heritage Association of West Michigan, and the Consulado de México en Detroit will be partnering to bring Mexican cinema...
Community Updates: Friday, July 29
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-29-2022 under NEWS
Several Committee/Commission Meetings Take Place in Grand Rapids on Tuesday On Tuesday, July 26, city leadership gathered at City Hall for a day full of meetings. In the morning, Mayor Bliss, City Manager Mark Washington, and members of the City...
Community Updates: Friday, July 1
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-01-2022 under NEWS
Together West Michigan Rallies the City for Change On Thursday, June 30, hundreds of people marched to, and gathered within, Westminster Presbyterian Church -- hoping to bring significant change to Grand Rapids and amplify the community's voice. The...
Community Updates: Friday, June 10
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-10-2022 under NEWS
Christopher Schurr is Charged with Second-Degree Murder in the Death of Patrick Lyoya Kent County Prosecutor Christopher Becker held a press conference on Thursday, June 9 to announce whether or not his office would press criminal charges against...
Community Updates: Friday, June 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-03-2022 under NEWS
GRPD Says Goodbye to One of its K-9 Officers and Welcomes Another On June 1, the Grand Rapids Police Department announced that one of its police canines, Atos, has retired. According to a press release, K9 Atos has dedicated eight years of service...
Community Updates: Friday, May 20
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-20-2022 under NEWS
The Kent County Prosecutor Releases a Statement Updating the Public on the Status of the Patrick Lyoya Case On May 18, about a month and a half after Patrick Lyoya was killed by Christopher Schurr of the Grand Rapids Police Department, Kent County...
Community Updates: Friday, May 6
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-06-2022 under NEWS
GR City Manager presents the proposed FY2023 Preliminary Fiscal Plan to the City Commission On Tuesday, May 3, City Manager Mark Washington presented the 2023 Preliminary Fiscal Plan to the Grand Rapids City Commission. "The FY2023 Preliminary...
City Connection: Mayor Bliss joined by Chief Eric Winstrom of the GRPD
by (GRTV)
Submitted 05-02-2022 under NONPROFITS
On Monday, May 2, Mayor Bliss will be joined by Chief Eric Winstrom for this month's episode of City Connection. Chief Winstrom became the 15th Chief of Police for the Grand Rapids Police Department on March 7, 2022 after serving...