Eastown

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Amber Zidarevich Kilpatrick

Amber with her husband Ryan and son Henri.

[MIDTOWN] Donation yoga on the Green every Wednesday

by Midtown Neighborhood Association (MidtownGR) on Monday Jul 19th, 2010 in NON-PROFIT

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Amber Zidarevich Kilpatrick

Students hold a variation of warrior pose.

Amber Zidarevich Kilpatrick wears many hats. She is the community organizer for Eastown Community Association, a Midtown Neighborhood Association board member, an instructor at Seva Yoga, a wife and a mother to a 10-month old.

About: Midtown Neighborhood Association

Uniting neighbors, building neighborhood pride, and creating an attractive community in which to live, work and play. Midtown is made up of Ashby Row, Brikyaat, Cegielnia Crossing, Coldbrook Creek, North of Market (NOMA), Old East End and The Woods.

[EASTOWN] Rain can't stop first annual Network Neighborhood Bash

by George Wietor (George) on Saturday Jul 10th, 2010 in NEWS

Network Neighborhood Bash crowd

A little Saturday morning rain brought nothing but rainbows on Atlas Street as Eastown neighbors and area lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans (LGBT) advocates gathered to celebrate the first annual Network Neighborhood Bash. The bash is a fundraising event for the Lesbian and Gay Community Network of Western Michigan (343 Atlas Avenue SE) and featured live performances and a silent auction.

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About: George Wietor (George)

I am the New Media Planner at the Grand Rapids Community Media Center (GRCMC) and at The Rapidian. I spend my free time working on various community / cultural projects like The Division Avenue Arts Collective (DAAC) and G-RAD.org. I am a television and internet enthusiast.

Reports on: house shows, restaurant openings, Rapidian tech issues

Photo Credit: Tori Jo Photos

Ed Nino at CD release @ the Breakroom

Photo Credit: Tori Jo Photos

Nixon and Nino

Photo Credit: Tori Jo Photos

Ed Nino

Ed Nino and the Creative Process

by douglas dooley (douglasdooley) on Sunday May 30th, 2010 in LOCAL LIFE

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This story contains mature language.

I was listening to Ed Nino's "Welcome 2 Jericho," which he dropped off in my mailbox a few weeks back, and couldn't really think of how to do it justice. This is a guy, who I initially thought was a little too intense before I knew his music. Then I absorbed it and it really resonated with me.

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About: douglas dooley (douglasdooley)

i am a writer by desire, not by training, if you see too many run-on sentences, i apologize, i will improve, but right now as i get the content out of my head, i am not as focused on proper english grammar, and more specialize in my own form of web grammar, please excuse.... as hiphop goes, i will be there to follow, and report on, and if Google ever comes to town, you can expect more of the same....

Reports on: hiphop, google

Eating at restaurants that use food from local farms is one way of voting with your dollar.

The Electric Cheetah Supporting Local Farms

by Jewly Warren (Jewly Warren) on Monday Feb 8th, 2010 in LOCAL LIFE

Local eating is catching on in a big way. To me, it just makes sense environmentally as well as economically.

About: Jewly Warren (Jewly Warren)

1436 Wealthy SE

A sneak peek of what is inside

Michael Bowman, Owner of the Mystic Mill

Windmill building in Eastown being put to use

by Michael Tuffelmire (Michael Tuffelmire) on Saturday Jan 30th, 2010 in LOCAL LIFE

It is always nice to see a local business go into a building that is vacant; such is the case of 1436 Wealthy, a building shaped like a windmill. It sits across the street from Yesterdog in Eastown. For years, the building was occupied by Windmill Floral. It was most recently Ludemas Floral.

About: Michael Tuffelmire (Michael Tuffelmire)

My name is Michael Tuffelmire. I was born and raised in downtown Grand Rapids. I am 28 years old, and have a son named Michael Scott. I served in the U.S. Army Infantry for six years, and was in two U.S. conflicts: Kosovo and Iraq. I have been to 27 different countries, and on nearly every continent of this planet. I am a community organizer and board member elect on the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) and the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition (GGRBC). I am currently a full time Senior at Ferris State University with a minor in Accounting and Major in Health Care Management. I start graduate school next winter. My hobbies include bicycling, martial arts, reading, and enjoying the sights and sounds of the city.

Reports on: Inner-city neighborhoods, Urban Bicycling Issues, Education, the Environment, local events

Movement of Sound for M.S.

by Jon Clay (Jon Clay) on Monday Nov 23rd, 2009 in NEWS

Billy's in Eastown was the place to be Sunday, November 23rd. There was a Bloody Mary bar, great drink specials, live music all day, a raffle and art on auction all for a fundraiser to benefit multiple sclerosis.

Anna Fisk suffers from MS, but rather than letting it get her down, she gets active, and organizes one great party every year and donates all the proceeds to local MS treatment. This year, she brought in almost $2,000, and it was all from the local community.

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About: Jon Clay (Jon Clay)

I take pictures.

Reports on: Photostories

Eastown Street Fair

by Ashima Saigal (ashima) on Thursday Sep 24th, 2009 in LOCAL LIFE

We had a blast at the Eastown street fair. The amazing art, music and people. What a fun afternoon.

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About: Ashima Saigal (ashima)

Photo Credit: Matthew Silverman, A Deeper Blue Photography

Jesse Macintosh plays his hurdy gurdy on the Wealthy Street during Eastown Street fair 2009

Eastown Street Fair 2009

by Matthew Silverman (silverman) on Saturday Sep 19th, 2009 in NEWS

For the last 36 years Eastown has turned Wealthy street from Atlas to Lake Drive into a cultural mecca, this year they've out done themselves. Organized by the Eastown Community Association, local business, restauraunts, artist and musicians get together and celebrate this unique community with the Eastown Street Fair. This year there were 94 vendors, set up in tents throughout the streets, 13 bands playing an eclectic mix of music and several tents offering a taste of the local fare.

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