Newsweek
How accessories can shape the look of your downtown
by (DowntownGR)
Submitted 03-04-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
Written by Kristopher Larson, AICP For all that differentiates cities, there is much more that makes them similar. The secret ingredient to building a city isn’t gleaming skyscrapers, vibrant sidewalks or screeching subways: it’s...
Art and dying cities: What does “Top Ten” really mean?
by (sara)
Submitted 10-03-2011 under OPINION
ArtPrize: This event opens many cans of worms for me from the nature of art (and craft) to the value of success. I’m questioning the concept and the nature of the Top Ten. In this article, I ask the question: How do Top Ten lists come to be,...
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...
Dear Newsweek - An open letter from Mayor George K. Heartwell
by (Mayor George K....)
Submitted 01-25-2011 under OPINION
Dear Ms. Brown: The citizens of Grand Rapids were astounded when you declared our city, Grand Rapids, to be a "dying city" in the January 21, 2011 issue of Newsweek. Dying city? Surely Newsweek must be joking! Would a major medical school...