Grand Rapids
Windmill building in Eastown being put to use
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 01-30-2010 under 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 ...
Rock Out for Haiti
by (RedCrossGGR)
Submitted 01-27-2010 under NONPROFITS
Even two weeks after the 7.3 earthquake that flattened Port-au-Prince, the shocking images coming in from Haiti still seem seared on our minds. Thousands dead, thousands more homeless, hungry and thirsty. In the face of such devastation, what can...
A creative way to increase your return this tax season
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 01-25-2010 under NONPROFITS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm recently signed an extension to continue the tax credit for vehicles donated to charitable organizations. This tax credit is incentive for people to donate their motorized vehicles to local...
Seidman Club Director carries on a Youth Commonwealth tradition of caring
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 01-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Diversity Learning Center at Grand Rapids Community College recently announced the winners of their annual Giants Awards. This year, Seidman Boys & Girls Club Director Mike Remo will be joining the many prestigious...
Motivated Union High School junior prepares for Michigan Youth of the Year Competition
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 01-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
Club members from the Steil and Seidman Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids recently submitted applications for this year’s Youth of the Year scholarship competition. After reviewing applications and holding interviews, This January, Cesar Vargas...
Sister Musician returns to Grand Rapids
by (grdominicans)
Submitted 01-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
Since 1999, Grand Rapids Dominican Sister Joan Thomas has been working as Programs Coordinator at World Library Publications (WLP) in Franklin Park, Illinois. Her job there involved overseeing and assisting composers and artists in keeping track of...
No Worker Left Behind; One Rapidian's experiences
by (scott warren)
Submitted 01-11-2010 under OPINION
Over the last several years I have basically skated through life and my career never worrying about the incomplete degree that I knew I shouldn't be neglecting. Now, I have found myself in the unenviable position of having to jump back into the...
The great cathedrals of Grand Rapids
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 01-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids is sometimes called the “City of Churches”. As you walk through the streets of Downtown Grand Rapids you can’t help notice the many beautiful cathedrals sprinkled around this great city. I have limited knowledge about these...
Community Re-investment Vocab Primer
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 01-10-2010 under OPINION
Grand Rapids has gained the attention of many urbanists, locally and nationally in the past decade based upon its successful community re-investment strategies. Grand Rapids has been doing many things right but people consistently get the...
Regional Indie Sounds Featured at The DAAC
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 01-09-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
On Saturday, January 9th the indie music sounds of the Great Lakes region will merge in Grand Rapids. Starting off the trip are local pop-folksters Ribbons of Song, then a visit with our K-zoo neighbors Glow Friends, and finishing off our journey...