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Recent Coverage
Things are happening in and along the Grand River all the time. Read below about recent updates from our partners and beyond.
2021
8/10/2021 18th Annual Mayors’ Cleanup Hits Grand River
Category: City of Grand Rapids
7/29/2021 Grand Rapids offering guided kayaking trips on Grand River
Category: City of Grand Rapids
7/28/2021 What’s the Grand River’s water quality? Electronic signs at major access points would let you know
Category: City of Grand Rapids
7/17/2021 Whitecaps announce alternate identity that raise awareness for Grand River restoration
Category: Grand Rapids Whitewater
7/5/2021 Global Water Fest GR: What to expect during inaugural Grand River event
Category: Other
5/13/2021 City of Grand Rapids earns $75k grant for indigenous art along Grand River
Category: City of Grand Rapids
5/6/2021 Bringing the rapids back to Grand Rapids
Category: Grand Rapids Whitewater, City of Grand Rapids
4/20/2021 Grand Rapids discontinues some synthetic pesticide use along Grand River to reduce chemical runoff
Category: City of Grand Rapids
4/20/2021 GR’s micro-local business enterprise program improves equity in river restoration
Category: City of Grand Rapids
3/17/2021 Some cities are turning to natural infrastructure to deal with extreme rain events
Category: City of Grand Rapids
3/10/2021 Lyon Square redesign would add event space, garden along Grand River
Category: Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
3/5/2021 City seeks state funding for walkway connectivity
Category: City of Grand Rapids
2020
10/26/2020 Transforming Downtown
Category: Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
10/23/2020 Art installations come to downtown
Category: Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
10/21/2020 ‘Craved for years,’ Grand Rapids’ first downtown bike and skate park opens
Category: Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
10/16/2020 Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. aims to ‘jumpstart’ planning for river improvements
Category: Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
9/27/2020 Equity gets closer look with Grand River restoration project
Category: City of Grand Rapids
7/9/2020 Organizers urge public to photograph Grand River restoration
Category: Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (LGROW), Grand Rapids Whitewater
6/30/2020 New York’s High Line Network adds 15 new members to revitalizing group
Category: Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (LGROW), Grand Rapids Whitewater
1/7/2020 Lead, river restoration among top legislative priorities set by Grand Rapids for 2020
Category: City of Grand Rapids