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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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Citywide feral carts

OPINION: We now have a Single Stream Recycling system in Grand Rapids, I am sure there was a ribbon...

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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...

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...

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...

Making the most of weekly story pitches

From The Rapidian staff*: One of the ways we at The Rapidian try to help our citizen reporters is by...

Location, Location, Location: Why We Map Stories

From The Rapidian staff*: From the beginning, story mapping has been a key component of The Rapidian...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - UICA Films review

Frequently cited as “the most popular European film of 2009”, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, is based on Stieg Larsson's...

Local Arab Americans show support of Palestine

The Arab American Association of West Michigan held a protest on Monday June 7th in downtown Grand Rapids at the Federal Building to bring...

Cherry-ots of Fire: Or How I Became a Sponsored Runner

I'm not sure how The Cherry Marketing Institute found me. I have a few thoughts about it, but I...

What to look out for before publishing

From The Rapidian staff*: You've done your research, meticulously assembled your words,...