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Hosting an event or activity at a City park? Reserve a park facility for seating and activity needs.

News

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Grand Rapids announces winner of City of Tomorrow Challenge

Published on November 20, 2018

After working collaboratively with Ford Motor Company, AT&T, Dell Technologies and Microsoft, the City of Grand Rapids today announced the winning project in the Ford City of Tomorrow Challenge.™ The winning proposal, Kaizen Health, will be awarded $100,000 to fund a pilot program that will test its implementation in a real-world setting.
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City hosts property research event at Archives and Records Center

Published on November 20, 2018

The City of Grand Rapids is inviting the community to learn more about property research during a special event Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Archives and Records Center. The event – set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. – is for individuals who want to research a home or business within the city of Grand Rapids.
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City announces record results from safety campaigns

Published on November 19, 2018

The City of Grand Rapids established new records for protecting the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists in 2018 with the support of a successful Vision Zero public education campaign that helped reduce bicycle crashes involving motorists to a 10-year low and vehicle-pedestrian collisions to a three-year low.
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Events

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Grand Rapids Turkey Trot 2018

GR Turkey Trot 2018 "Together We Are Better!" aims to engage our entire community in a higher level of awareness around physical fitness, movement, and nutrition in a fun-filled way with this 5K. All while supporting after-school opportunities for the students of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
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Fitness Trial Nights

Join us for three fitness-filled evenings of class trials! All classes are drop-in, no registration necessary.
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Caps & Friends Give Back on Giving Tuesday

Whitecaps Community Foundation will be creating a "pop-up" free lunch for community members as well as donating necessities to community members in need to make the winter months a little easier.

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Programs & Initiatives

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Housing NOW!

Affordable housing is a huge priority for us. Check out what we've been working on.

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Medical Marihuana

We're working to ensure medical marihuana patients have safe and reliable access to their medicine.

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Donate to Children

Donate to Our Community's Children. Help us realize a city in which every child can succeed.

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