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Grand Rapids advances Third Ward legacy tour and commissions mural pilot with $50,000 tranche
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City staff and partners briefed the Economic Development Project Team on the Third Ward legacy tour — a crowdsourced, app-based cultural-tour project — and outlined a $50,000 mural pilot to commission public art and support neighborhood storytelling.
City staff and community partners updated the Economic Development Project Team on the Third Ward legacy tour — a crowdsourced cultural-tour project combining an app, oral histories and public art — and outlined a small mural initiative supported with a $50,000 allocation.
Asante Kane, who said he has served as the executive lead for the 2025 Third Ward equity project, described the cultural tour’s goals: to surface otherwise little-known stories from the Third Ward, provide economic opportunity for local businesses and attract visitors. Partners include the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives (GRAMA) and Muse, which is building an…
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