History
How tattoos went from circus spectacle to common self expression in Grand Rapids
by (alexacheaney)
Submitted 07-22-2024 under LOCAL LIFE
Teryl Grooters never wanted a tattoo, that is, until he turned 60. While working at Vito's pizza on the west side of Grand Rapids, Grooters decided one day to visit the tattoo shop across the street and get a bulldog tattooed on his arm to...
Community Updates: Friday, March 10
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 03-10-2023 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Museum to Add Two New Programs to its GR Stories Series The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) has announced that, later this month, it will be adding two new programs to its GR Stories series. Both of the in-person...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Do Archeological or Historical/Linguistic Discoveries Affect Your Faith?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 07-25-2022 under OPINION
It is hard for me to think that anyone “of a certain age” alive today can hold to the same religious beliefs that they did decades ago, given the vast amount of new archeological, historical, and linguistic evidence that has surfaced in...
Community Updates: Friday, Apr. 8
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-08-2022 under NEWS
Michigan State Police conduct an investigation into a shooting involving a GRPD officer On the morning of April 4th, 2022, the Grand Rapids Police Department announced that one person was dead after an officer-involved shooting. According to a press...
Community updates: Friday, Jan. 15
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-15-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Library celebrating 150th anniversary The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) is kicking off a year-long celebration of its 150th birthday, it announced Thursday. Since 1871, the GRPL has provided the community with its services,...
Passing the Mic: Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association answers, "How are you preserving your neighborhood's unique history and stories?"
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 11-30-2020 under VOICES
Amy Brower, Executive Director of Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association, asks Grand Rapids' neighborhood associations: "In the midst of all this fast moving change and planning for the future, how are they . . . still preserving some of...
Passing the Mic: Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association answers, "How can neighborhood associations help improve community-police relations?"
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-16-2020 under VOICES
Annette Vandenberg, Executive Director at West Grand Neighborhood Organization, asks Grand Rapids' neighborhood associations: "The one thing that we're working on right now is how we as neighborhood associations can be the bridge to...
Community updates: Tuesday, Aug. 11
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-11-2020 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Police Department releases draft strategic plan to improve policing Grand Rapids Police Department's (GRPD) Chief Eric Payne released a draft of the department's three-year strategic plan on Friday, which aims to improve police-...
Virtual Heartside Walking Tours make Local History Fun and Accessible
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 07-20-2020 under NONPROFITS
“While I ride my bike down the street, I look up at the buildings. You look at the buildings differently after you hear what Caroline, the program’s tour guide has said,” remarks former college professor and owner of GR Paddling...
Adoptee finds healing in lifelong journey through sharing story, seeking community
by (Adoptees Connect)
Submitted 10-09-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
I often compared myself to a puzzle piece. At the beginning of my life, I went missing outside of the box, feeling like I don’t fit anywhere, unique to one puzzle somewhere out there, waiting to be placed back in perfect position. ...