Halloween
Grand Rapids welcomes Halloween with haunted tours
by (AveryZWriter)
Submitted 10-17-2023 under LOCAL LIFE
To celebrate the month of October and Halloween, local arts and entertainment group Betka-Pope Productions (BPP) are hosting their annual GR Haunted Tours around downtown Grand Rapids. Leading their group of 25 attendees on Friday the 13th was...
Community Updates: Friday, October 13
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-13-2023 under NEWS
New Community Transformation Fund receives $100,000 from the City of Grand Rapids On Tuesday, the City of Grand Rapids announced that it made "a $100,000 investment" in New Community Transformation Fund (NCTF). New Community Transformation...
Community Updates: Friday, October 14
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-14-2022 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City Commission to Meet in the Third Ward for Next "Commission Night Out" Meeting On Tuesday, the City of Grand Rapids sent out a press release to remind residents that the next "Commission Night Out" (CNO...
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...
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, Sept. 15
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-15-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Library celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with virtual events The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) is launching an online series of free educational and entertainment events this month celebrating Hispanic heritage and Grand...
Fall Times, Community Vibes
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 11-15-2019 under NONPROFITS
“It’s great to come out … meeting people, shaking hands, telling stories, telling stories like we are now,” says James Fruge as he regards his neighbors at Herkimer Apartments at an annual fall celebration. A young boy...
Seven things to do this fall in Grand Rapids
by (frustik)
Submitted 10-25-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
Fall has finally made its debut in the Grand Rapids area despite the random 80-degree days over the past few weeks. To many, who are new to the area it can be easy to see Grand Rapids as another concrete jungle with little to offer for nature and...
International film festival Thriller! Chiller! brings independent action, sci-fi, horror and more to Wealthy Theatre
by (Landon Lomasney)
Submitted 10-23-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
With Halloween around the corner scary movies are back in season! If you are unsure of what to watch the Thriller! Chiller! international fantastic film festival is back at Wealthy Theatre October 23rd through the 27th. The film festival kicks off...
GR Ladies Rock Mulligan's for Halloween benefit concert
by (Ben Wesley)
Submitted 10-24-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
The thirty-one days of Halloween are in full swing here in Grand Rapids, MI, where locals cheerfully greet sweater weather and warm up with beer city’s eclectic tastes. Thursday night series with Atmospheric Promotions continues into October,...