Seasonal parking rules begin on many neighborhood streets Sunday, Nov. 1. Odd-even and same-side parking restrictions start on this date to allow City street sweepers and snowplows easier access to neighborhood streets while clearing roads of leaves, tree debris and snow throughout the fall and winter. These parking restrictions also help to keep one lane of traffic open and available for residents as well as emergency and public service vehicles. For more information, visi

This past Saturday, our City of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department, together with the Williams family, unveiled the newly dedicated Donald Williams Sr. Legacy Room at the MLK Community Center. The ceremony brought together family members, friends, neighborhood leaders and residents to honor Mr. Williams’s life, his decades of service and the profound impact he had on our community. For more than 20 years, he championed the vision of a youth center at Martin Luther K