creative class
Story Matters: Matthew Huizenga compares beer festivals, praises Grand Rapids' creative culture
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-31-2013 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. Matthew Huizenga...
Story Matters: Chicago couple shares why they love Grand Rapids
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-26-2013 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. Lynne Hartzel and...
Why Grand Rapids is skewing Y
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 12-04-2013 under OPINION
It's hard to deny that Grand Rapids has changed quite a lot in just a short period of time, and, in stark contrast to much of the state, for the better. Despite more than a decade of recession and the collapse of the auto industry, downtown...
In Anticipation of Tina Brown's GR Vacay...
by (Ruth)
Submitted 01-31-2011 under OPINION
All the heated responses to Newsweek last week got me thinking: what would Tina Brown see if she picked up the gauntlet we as a city threw down last week and actually visited Grand Rapids? I tend more toward cynicism than blind optimism, so I...Creative Class Agitprop
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 09-14-2009 under OPINION
They have been yelling it from the mountains for a few years now, that the Creative Class will dominate the New Economy. Richard Florida crafted this argument through demographics and statistics and it reached the ears of politicos and...