Michigan
Butterflies are blooming this spring at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
by (jproth1)
Submitted 03-20-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
The butterflies are blooming this spring at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. With over 50 species of butterflies from Asia, Africa and Central and South America hundreds of butterflies can be seen daily taking flight around the...
Photo slideshow: St. Patrick's Day Parade in Grand Rapids
by (jproth1)
Submitted 03-19-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
Sunny skies and temperatures in the 50’s greeted the thousands of people that tuned out on Saturday, March 17, 2018 in downtown Grand Rapids to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. A late morning parade down Monroe Street that ended up at Veterans Park...
Honoring the legacy of César Chávez
by (jproth1)
Submitted 03-19-2018 under NEWS
The legacy of César Chávez was honored Thursday, March 15, 2018 as residents and community leaders gathered at the Cook Library Center, 1100 Grandville Ave SW and marched to Potter House Chapel for a community gathering for the18th annual César E....
Grand Rapids City Commission hosts meeting off site for the night
by (jproth1)
Submitted 03-07-2018 under NEWS
Moving the meeting out of Commission Chambers for the night, Grand Rapids City Commissioners brought City Hall to the third ward on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 for their commissioners night out. The meeting was held at Oakdale Park Christian Reformed...
Weekend flooding near record levels on Grand River
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-27-2018 under NEWS
Heavy rains and snow melt caused the water levels of the Grand River to swell to just over twenty feet in Grand Rapids, Michigan during the last weekend of February 2018. Cresting at 20.67 feet on Sunday, February 25. 2018, the Grand River...
Photo Gallery: Lunar New Year Grand Rapids style
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-22-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
The Chinese Association of West Michigan opened their Lunar New Year celebration to the public for the first time on Febrary 16, 2018. West Michgan residents gathered at DeVos Place Convention Center for a festive night of fun filled events....
Watch party turns into political announcements
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-20-2018 under NEWS
CBS ‘60 Minutes’ and host Oprah Winfrey brought together fourteen Grand Rapids area residents with a spectrum of political beliefs for a focus group for two sessions. Eight of the fourteen gathered on February 18, 2018 at the...
Neighborhood organizations hold meetings informing residents about proposed zoning changes
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-20-2018 under NEWS
Neighborhood associations are worried that the city of Grand Rapids is pushing through new changes to the zoning ordinances without community engagement under the guise of creating more affordable housing. Meetings on Saturday, February 17, 2018...
Grand Rapids welcomes in Year of the Dog
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-20-2018 under NEWS
Hundreds of people gathered at Gillette Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids on Friday, February 16, 2018, to welcome in the Lunar New Year. The Year of the Dog started with a bang with the lighting of 4,000 firecrackers. The event held in downtown...
Residents complain they have to ask for backyard chickens, firepits but developers could bypass public hearings
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-13-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
Neighborhood associations along with concerned citizens throughout the City of Grand Rapids are worried that under the guise of creating more affordable housing, suggested changes to zoning ordinances could take neighbor's say out of the mix on...