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Willie James "Honey" Honicutt, Jr. (June 10, 1932 - April 8, 2015) was an American Negro league baseball player. He played in the negro leagues until 1960, playing for the Grand Rapids Black Sox, Kansas City Monarchs and Detroit Stars.
Home fields and move to Grand Rapids [ edit ] The Monarchs played their home games in the minor league Kansas City Blues ' Association Park from 1920 to 1923, and moved to the Blues' new park, Muehlebach Field, in mid-1923.
On December 17, 2024, MLS Next Pro awarded an expansion team to an ownership group based in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan.The team, temporarily named West Michigan Soccer, will be owned by David Van Andel and Dan DeVos. [1]
Based on his conclusions, Thiele showed that the 14 years between Ahab and Jehu were really 12 years. This enabled him to date their reigns precisely, for Ahab is mentioned in the Kurk Stele which records the Assyrian advance into Syria/Israel at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC, and Jehu is mentioned on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III paying tribute in 841 BC.
The city of Grand Rapids was incorporated April 2, 1850. [9] It was officially established on May 2, 1850, when the village of Grand Rapids voted to accept the proposed city charter. The population at the time was 2,686. By 1857, the city of Grand Rapids' area totaled 10.5 square miles (27 km 2). In October 1870, Grand Rapids became a desired ...
The John W. Blodgett Estate, also known as Brookby, is an historic landmark at 250 Plymouth Rd, SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 [1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977. [2] The property is owned by Aquinas College. [4]
This is a list of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan. [1] [2] The current mayor is Rosalynn Bliss, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2016. No. Portrait Name
WNWZ was the first radio station to cater to the Spanish-speaking community in Grand Rapids 24 hours a day. In August 2010, a reunion of more than 60 former WGRD staff members was held in Grand Rapids, which included market legend Bruce Grant, the original program director from 1948, and dozens of other personalities from the AM 1410/97.9 history.