Downtown
Undercover in Heartside - Part III: Observations and conclusions
Submitted 08-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
In this series, I posed as a homeless man living on the streets in Heartside neighborhood from Aug. 15-17. I use the term "patrons" to refer to the homeless men and women in Heartside, derived from their patronage of social services. My friend,...
Undercover in Heartside - Part II: Down-and-out on Monday, Aug. 16
Submitted 08-24-2010 under OPINION
In this series, I posed as a homeless man living on the streets in Heartside neighborhood from Aug. 15-17. I use the term "patrons" to refer to the homeless men and women in Heartside, derived from their patronage of social services. My friend,...
Undercover in Heartside - Part I: Down-and-out on Sunday, Aug. 15
Submitted 08-23-2010 under OPINION
In this series, I posed as a homeless man living on the streets in Heartside neighborhood from Aug. 15-17. I use the term "patrons" to refer to the homeless men and women in Heartside, derived from their patronage of social services. My friend,...
Clear as a Bell: Fountain Street Church Bells Chime Through Downtown
Submitted 08-10-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
It is one of the most instantly recognizable points on the Grand Rapid skyline. Not as tall as the mighty McKay Tower or iconic as the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, but it is an entirely unique architectural wonder. The bell-tower at Fountain Street...
The Artists of Heartside Gallery & Studio-- David Broaduz
Submitted 07-12-2010 under NON-PROFIT
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a supportive and safe environment in which to create,...
Sidewalk Chalk Flood in downtown Grand Rapids
Submitted 06-15-2010 under NEWS
With Rosa Parks Circle at the center, chalk art spread throughout downtown Grand Rapids during Sunday afternoon's Sidewalk Chalk Flood. Organizer Rob Bliss passed out thousands of pieces of chalk to an estimated 3,000 happy artists who came to lay...
The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Annette Gray
Submitted 06-14-2010 under NON-PROFIT
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a supportive and safe environment in which to create, exhibit...
The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Anthony Welch
Submitted 05-18-2010 under NON-PROFIT
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a supportive and safe environment in which to create, exhibit and...
[HEARTSIDE] First Picnic in Heartside Pocket Park a Success!
Submitted 05-05-2010 under NEWS
Thirty-four Heartside-area neighbors, workers and park boosters spent their lunch hour at the new pocket park at the corner of Division and Cherry yesterday afternoon. The event was organized at a special community meeting held in response to the...ARTcation
Submitted 04-30-2010 under
ARTcation: A Community Wide Education CollaborationWritten by Elizabeth Goddard, Director of Education at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts What do you get when educators from diverse arts, cultural and humanities organizations in Grand...- 1 of 3
- ››
All article content on this website, unless otherwise notated, may be redistributed, subject to Creative Commons license "Attribution; No Derivatives." However, all logos, marks, code and structure are property of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center. Please contact us with any questions you may have.