sustainability
Kent County Parks Foundation Partners with GRPS on Sustainability Project Through District's Transformation Plan
by Shannon Cunningham (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 05-24-2013 under NEWS
The Kent County Parks Foundation (KCPF) continues its community education partnership with Sibley Elementary as part of Grand Rapids Public Schools' (GRPS) Transformation Plan. On May 14 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at Millennium Park, Sibley...
State Street gets its life back through re//STATE
by Shannon Cunningham (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 05-17-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
As much as we hate to see it, every city has them: streets that, over time, have transformed from bustling economic hubs to vast, desolate concrete waste. Their public green spaces become neglected, morphing into empty parking lots while their...Green Buildings of Grand Rapids
by Melissa Kornoelje (mkornoelje)
Submitted 04-29-2013 under
What are green buildings? Why all the hype about them and what are the benefits? Why is Grand Rapids a nationally recognized leader in the green building and sustainability movement? Renae Hesselink, founding member of the West Michigan...
Urban Herd fights hunger
by Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank (Feeding America...)
Submitted 03-13-2013 under NONPROFITS
Wind and spitting rain didn’t stop more than 100 green-clad runners from showing up for the Brooks Urban Herd Pub Run at Trillium Haven Restaurant on Monday evening. The 5K fun run, organized by Gazelle Sports, wound its way through Eastown...
Farmer-owned restaurant offers bold brews, homegrown meals to support food bank
by Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank (Feeding America...)
Submitted 02-15-2013 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids restaurants are embarking on a two-week exploration of local cuisine, Michigan beers and the fruitful ways in which they intersect. Cool Brews. Hot Eats., from the creators of Restaurant Week, runs from Feb. 18 to March 2 and involves...
Residents encouraged to take advantage of program that boosts energy efficiency in the home
by Allison Arnold (Allison Arnold)
Submitted 01-11-2013 under NEWS
The City of Grand Rapids has extended the time for residents to participate in GR1K, an energy program that has helped hundred of Grand Rapids residents make their homes more energy efficient. For $99, program participants receive a...
Independence in the kitchen: Q&A with food writer, researcher Ali Benjamin
by Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-26-2012 under NONPROFITS
Ali Benjamin is a writer and documentarian working in the groove between sustainable food activism and anti-hunger advocacy. Her 2011 book, The Cleaner Plate Club, provides practical recipes for parents seeking independence from prepackaged...
Grand Rapids Urban League partners with DTE Energy to help residents save money on gas bills
by Shannon Cunningham (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 11-21-2012 under NEWS
DTE Energy is working locally with the Grand Rapids Urban League to reach out to the GR community on their Free Home Energy Consultations (HEC). DTE launched their HEC program this year to work with their customers to save money on their energy...
Why you should vote yes on Proposal 3
by Matthew Knaack (Matthew Knaack)
Submitted 11-01-2012 under OPINION
The airwaves have been flooded with negative ads about Proposal 3. Due to this inundation, I am attempting to set the record straight by writing from the other side. First, the basics: Prop 3 is a ballot initiative that seeks to increase the state...Food for Thought: The Concept of Sustainability
by Environmental Conservation Coalition (ecc456)
Submitted 10-24-2012 under
What exactly is sustainability? Why is it important? How does it relate to community and how does it affect community members? These are all valid questions we seem to overlook in daily life, not knowing that equilibrium must be present within the...- 1 of 7
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