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Mayor answers citizen concerns, responds to GQ Magazine's ArtPrize article
by (Holly)
Submitted 09-24-2012 under NEWS
At 5 p.m. Monday night, Mayor Heartwell's live interactive public access show City Connection was simulcast right here on The Rapidian. City Connection is an opportunity for Grand Rapidians to talk with our mayor about important city...
Grand Rapids Water Systems Administration building gets solar panel array
by (erikzimmerman)
Submitted 07-14-2012 under NEWS
On Tuesday, the city of Grand Rapids unveiled a solar panel array above the Water Systems Administration building at 1900 Oak Industrial Drive. This moves the city one step closer to its goal of securing 100 percent of its energy from renewable...
Mayor Heartwell returns to the airwaves Monday evening with new co-host
by (George)
Submitted 02-06-2012 under NEWS
At 5 p.m. Monday night, Mayor Heartwell's live interactive public access show City Connection will be simulcast right here on The Rapidian. City Connection is an opportunity for Grand Rapidians to talk with our mayor about...
Mayor Heartwell's live call-in show to lose host of eight years
by (George)
Submitted 01-09-2012 under NEWS
After 12 years with the program, tonight will be Sister Barbara Hansen’s last episode of City Connection. A live call-in show with Mayor Heartwell, City Connection is an opportunity for Grand Rapidians to talk with our mayor about important city...
City Commission year-end meeting covers multiple topics
by (mira477)
Submitted 12-21-2011 under NEWS
Large white fluffy snowflakes sprinkled the city streets as Mayor Heartwell and the Grand Rapids City Commission gathered for their last meeting of 2011 Tuesday night. The agenda was full of year-end discussion points. This included...
Live Mayor Call-In Show Celebrates 18 Years, Adapts With New Technology
by (GRTV)
Submitted 02-25-2010 under NONPROFITS
A clip from City Connection's first episode on April 24, 1992 with Mayor John Logie. Here at GRTV we constantly meet people with a need to share ideas. Whether it be analysis of our culture, exclamation of faith or sharing talents and...
Foursquare moves from the schoolyard, to cyberspace.
by (Madprankster)
Submitted 02-01-2010 under OPINION
When I was younger, I played a game called Four Square during recess at my elementary school. The goal of the game was to obtain the primary square and remain there as long as possible before being eliminated and bumped down to the lowest square...
Mayor Heartwell Delivers State of the City Address
by (nickmanes)
Submitted 01-31-2010 under OPINION
Mayor George Heartwell delivered his State of the City address Saturday morning before a packed crowd at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. He was introduced by Grand Valley State University President Tom Haas as “progressive, hardworking,...
A tribute: On the death of Mayor Lyman Parks
by (Mayor George K....)
Submitted 11-04-2009 under OPINION
A Tribute by Mayor George Heartwell Grand Rapids lost a giant yesterday. Former Mayor Lyman Parks died of complications accompanying a stroke. The community is poorer with his passing. Lyman Parks held office during an extraordinary period of...