safety
Still in tears for our students after school walkout
by (crestongr)
Submitted 03-15-2018 under NONPROFITS
By Kymie Spring, Community Organizer, Creston Neighborhood Association I went to City High Middle School well before Columbine or any of the massacres that followed. We felt totally safe then. Later, when I taught elementary school, we had fire...
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center holds walkout in solidarity with GRPS, to promote safe community
by (hutch84)
Submitted 03-14-2018 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center (GRCDC) is a K – 5 elementary school in downtown Grand Rapids. GRCDC is a charter school with Grand Rapids Public Schools as the charter authorizer. This means they can make decisions as an autonomous entity...
GRPS school walkout endorsement hinders, not helps students advocate for gun reform laws
Submitted 03-12-2018 under OPINION
The tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida has provoked a surge of activism in students across the nation, including we Grand Rapids students who have planned to walkout in solidarity with the other demonstrators across the country on Wednesday, March...
GRPS gets ready for school walkout, discusses gun violence, school security
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 03-09-2018 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Public Schools announced on February 22, 2018 that it would stand by and support students in their advocacy for gun reform by supporting the Wednesday, March 14, 2018 school walk-out. This walkout was organized by teens nationally in...
Grand Rapids City Commissioners vote for reset on City Manager search
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-08-2018 under NEWS
On Tuesday night, February 6, 2018 a core number of issues commanded a majority of the meeting for Grand Rapids City Commissioners, ranging from the retirement of City Clerk Darlene O’Neal, a unanimously approved pedestrian-vehicle ordinance,...
Cautionary signs foster well-being, unique identity of East Hills
by (NGarbaty)
Submitted 07-28-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Finally fed up with inconsiderate motorists, East Hills resident Eric Tank began assembling “Drive Slow” signs for his community. He wanted to send a message for reckless drivers, but also sees the sign as a placemaking effort: a way to...
Community organizations work to improve bicycle accessibility for transportation
by (Yeldellc)
Submitted 03-31-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Multiple local organizations are working to make sure people have access to bicycling for transportation- and the safe road conditions needed to make it more than a recreational activity- in Grand Rapids. The Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition (...
Story Matters: Loutisha Patterson shares experiences of living in SE Grand Rapids
by (Elevating Voices)
Submitted 02-05-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. The Elevating Voices project is collaborating with 12 local nonprofits through the summer and fall...
Story Matters: Marcia Rose remembers incident in SE Grand Rapids
by (Elevating Voices)
Submitted 02-05-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. The Elevating Voices project is collaborating with 12 local nonprofits through the summer and fall...
Software developers win contest for innovative snow plow app
by (erictank)
Submitted 10-21-2014 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Software developers Eric Buehler, Joshua Hulst and Ryan Graffy recently took the grand prize in the Code Michigan 2014 contest that encourages innovation and technology through the use of government platforms and databases. The competition...