Kent County Prosecutor announced he will not be retrying former officer Christopher Schurr for second-degree murder in the Patrick Lyoya killing.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--Following explosive growth over the past year, EatGR has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund an improved website and app that will help users find new restaurants around town. ...

A small group of protesters gathered on the sidewalk across from Bethany Christian Services on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 demanding that Bethany end their federal contract with the Office of Refugees ...

Want to see the exhibit for yourself? You can see “because you’re [mine]” at Cultivate Gallery, located at 620 Wealthy Street SE. The exhibition is on display from now through Aug. 2. For more details ...

Michigan Radio reporter Dustin Dwyer just wrapped up five years of reporting on the State of Opportunity project based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a series that explores what can be done to break the ...

The intent behind this series of articles on Auburn Hills is to serve as a launching pad for a deeper exploration into the current lived experience of African Americans in our city. In so doing, we ...

As an educator of the Huron Potawatomi Head Start I wish to express what an honor and privilege it is for our program to be a recipient of the Grand Rapids Neighborhood Match Fund.These funds will ...

This dispatch was added by one of our Nonprofit Neighbors. It does not represent the editorial voice of The Rapidian or Community Media Center. Over 130 individuals and growing have signed a petition ...

Joel Stillerman teaches Urban Sociology and Sociology of Community at Grand Valley State University. He is the author of "The Sociology of Consumption: A Global Approach." This article is part one of ...

The Kent County Board of Commissioners held its monthly meeting today, Thursday, September 27, 2018 without anyone from the public in the room. Residents who come for public comment were instructed to ...

Eight years ago this week, on September 15, 2009, the community journalism platform The Rapidian was launched as a part of Grand Rapids Community Media Center. In the following eight years, dozens of ...

Bert de Vries is Professor Emeritus of History at Calvin College and Director of the Umm el-Jimal Project, an archaeological site in northern Jordan. Bert de Vries is Professor Emeritus of History at ...