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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 March 2026 14:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Help shape city services through new community survey</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 March 2026 14:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids invites First Ward residents to apply for open city commissioner position</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 March 2026 12:30:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Help shape the future of Southside Trails at March 11 community event</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/help-shape-the-future-of-southside-trails-at-march-11-community-event/</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 05 March 2026 14:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City of Grand Rapids launches newly designed website focused on resident services</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/city-of-grand-rapids-launches-newly-designed-website-focused-on-resident-services/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 02 March 2026 19:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids Income Tax Office adds evening and weekend hours to help taxpayers file</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 02 March 2026 14:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City of Grand Rapids awards contract for Grand River Revitalization Project</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 25 February 2026 00:20:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Fire Department opens recruitment &#x2013; Applications start March 1</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 23 February 2026 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City issues statements related to February 18 officer-involved shooting</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 20 February 2026 20:40:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City to resume sidewalk snow removal enforcement as weather improves</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/city-to-resume-sidewalk-snow-removal-enforcement-as-weather-improves/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 16 February 2026 14:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City Manager Washington appoints interim chief of police</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 February 2026 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Parks &amp; Rec seeks community projects for Urban Agriculture Program</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 02 February 2026 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Clear entrances, exits and fire hydrants to improve emergency response</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 January 2026 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City adjusts sidewalk snow removal enforcement during severe weather</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 27 January 2026 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Federal environmental review advances Grand River restoration toward funding and construction</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/federal-environmental-review-advances-grand-river-restoration-toward-funding-and-construction/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 26 January 2026 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City Commission approves noise control ordinance updates and makes ethics policy revision</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 14 January 2026 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City names new parks, community development and utilities directors</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 December 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>GRFD and Corewell Health launch improved emergency care coordination</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 December 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids celebrates grand opening of New Public Service Center</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 December 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids nears $1 billion in construction value, sets new record in 2025</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 December 2025 14:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>GRFD honors Kevin &#x201C;Milly&#x201D; Milanowski as 2025 Firefighter of the Year</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/grfd-honors-kevin-milly-milanowski-as-2025-firefighter-of-the-year/</link>
                <pubDate>Fri, 05 December 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids celebrates one year of DART EV CarShare Pilot Program</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/grand-rapids-celebrates-one-year-of-dart-ev-carshare-pilot-program/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 03 November 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Seasonal parking begins Saturday, Nov. 1 on many neighborhood streets</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/seasonal-parking-begins-saturday-nov-1-on-many-neighborhood-streets/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 20 October 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City breaks ground on $9 million Oxford Trail project</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 01 October 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids opens Kendall Street Fire Station</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/grand-rapids-opens-kendall-street-fire-station/</link>
                <pubDate>Fri, 26 September 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City announces winner of 175th Anniversary Poster Competition</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/city-announces-winner-of-175th-anniversary-poster-competition/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 22 September 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>GR and City Built Brewing unveil official beer for 175th Anniversary</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/gr-and-city-built-brewing-unveil-official-beer-for-175th-anniversary/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 15 September 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Playground dreams take shape near Houseman Field</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/playground-dreams-take-shape-near-houseman-field/</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 28 August 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids Fire Department breaks ground on new training center</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/grand-rapids-fire-department-breaks-ground-on-new-training-center/</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 26 August 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids breaks ground on $19 Million East Riverfront Park</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/grand-rapids-breaks-ground-on-19-million-east-riverfront-park/</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 21 August 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Chief Winstrom reviews three years of departmental progress</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/chief-winstrom-reviews-three-years-of-departmental-progress/</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 29 July 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids appoints Benjamin Rance as new emergency manager</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/grand-rapids-appoints-benjamin-rance-as-new-emergency-manager/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 21 July 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Three years of co-response: Culture shift in crisis care and policing</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/three-years-of-co-response-culture-shift-in-crisis-care-and-policing/</link>
                <pubDate>Wed, 16 July 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>Grand Rapids named No. 1 &#x201C;City on the Rise&#x201D; by LinkedIn</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 16 July 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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                <title>City launches MLBE Bonding Pilot Program to boost small businesses</title>
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                <link>https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/news/posts/city-launches-mlbe-bonding-pilot-program-to-boost-small-businesses/</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 14 July 2025 12:00:00</pubDate>
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