All posts tagged Grand Rapids

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Grand Rapids implements marijuana decriminalization

Nearly six months after Grand Rapids voters approved a measure to amend the city charter to make marijuana a civil infra...

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Grand Rapids hopes to remove dams from Grand River

Joining a larger trend of Michigan cities improving their waterways by removing dams, Grand Rapids is planning a $27 mil...

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Urban developers consider removing S-curve of U.S. 131

A growing group of local urban advocates are pushing to replace the S-curve of U.S. 131 that passes directly through dow...

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Police raids on medical marijuana dispensaries lead to arrests

Several medical marijuana dispensaries in Grand Rapids have been raided and arrests have been made as police enforce a M...

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Whole Foods, Urban Planning and Food Deserts

On March 5, the real estate broker Mike Murray, who works for Collier International, announced to the press that three s...

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Local eatery a paragon of sustainability in downtown Grand Rapids

Though the organic food craze of the past decade may be dying down, it is taking on a new form and leading to more lasti...

The city hopes to continue to increase bike lanes by an additional 17 miles each year until 2017. Photo by Lee Hardy
Grand Rapids announces 26 miles of new bike lanes over the year

Grand Rapids has announced plans to add 26 miles of new bike lanes across the city over the next nine months because of ...