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Local Music Review - Jay Wesley

OPINION:  Recorded in 2010 in “mobile studio locations” near Tuscon, AZ, and in Grand Rapids, "Spoke on...

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Local Music Review - Gabrial James

OPINION: Who: Gabrial James   What:  pre-release studio CD-R, "Around the Block," 12 tracks of...

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"Fireproof" Your Marriage - What the divorce lawyers...

OPINION: I was asked to review the series “Love and Respect,” by Emerson Eggerichs, by my pastor for the...

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Creative Commons and The Rapidian: Choose Your Own Adventure

From The Rapidian Staff: One of the core foundational values of The...

Local Music Review - Jay Wesley

 

Recorded in 2010 in “mobile studio locations” near Tuscon, AZ, and in Grand Rapids, "Spoke on a Wheel," with vocals and most...

"Fireproof" Your Marriage - What the divorce lawyers don't want you to know

I was asked to review the series “Love and Respect,” by Emerson Eggerichs, by my pastor for the purpose of advertising the upcoming seminar series...

Oh Lord, Please Don't Burn Us

Siona held a little blue book in her hand, as she slowly sauntered down the stairs.  A pocket book.  I could see it from across the room...

Invisibility cloak donned: What would you want to observe?

From The Rapidian staff: Say you're a fly on the wall. Or, no—let's do this up...

Undercover in Heartside - Part II: Down-and-out on Monday, Aug. 16

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...

Undercover in Heartside - Part I: Down-and-out on Sunday, Aug. 15

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...

Citywide feral carts

We now have a Single Stream Recycling system in Grand Rapids, I am sure...

The Beautiful Ones

I've lived in Grand Rapids long enough to know there are two charismatic figures you do not criticize publicly.  But I'm just naive enough...

Interaction with The Rapidian helps generate coverage ideas

From The Rapidian staff*: A major element of The Rapidian, if not the most important, is community...

Four or five new features we may just develop next

Features, features, features. It’s nearly all we can think about in The Rapidian’s IT HQ. While we may have unveiled our newest,...

Chase You Down Until You Love Me

Ten years ago I had a daily walk from a Hell's Kitchen apartment, to an Upper West Side bartending job.  By the time I hit 80th Street, I...

Media literacy: Distinguishing political coverage

From The Rapidian staff: Right around fall time every year, the city is caught in a maelstrom of election coverage. There is...

The Local Beet: Celebrating the bounty of the season as a member of a community supported agriculture farm

Besides growing your own food, being a member of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm is an excellent way to be connected to local...

The Rapidian celebrates volunteers with SUPER-latives!

From The Rapidian staff: On July 22, we threw our first volunteer bash. Named SUPER-latives!, we wanted to celebrate...

NEW FEATURE TUESDAY – New article pages: Better images, sharing, sidebars and author information

From The Rapidian Staff: Bake a cupcake and light a candle, because it’s New Feature Tuesday here at The Rapidian. NFT is a...

Communicating with police to get the details

From The Rapidian staff: You probably wouldn’t imagine being a contributor...

Online tools: Resources to create cool multimedia for The Rapidian

From The Rapidian staff: It's astonishing how easy it is to create interactive media with free tools right at your fingertips (...

Using neighborhood news bureaus to strengthen links

From The Rapidian staff*: Currently, The Rapidian is primarily an online news platform, facilitating...