2011 Grand Rapids Bicycle Summit a call to action as part of National Bike Month
Submitted 05-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
May is National Bike Month and on Friday, May 6, GVSU’s Eberhard Center will host the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition’s (GGRBC) 2011 Grand Rapids Bicycle Summit: “Inspiration to Action." GGRBC Interim Director, Tom...
Catalyst Radio: VSA Michigan GR
Submitted 04-29-2011 under NONPROFITS
INTERVIEW (11:03) The Electric Junkyard Gamelan is traveling to GR for a Monday Hat Trick show to benefit VSA Grand Rapids. Executive Director Michele Suchovsky shares how the arts made it possible for a quadraplegic man to sign his name for...
[HISTORY DETECTIVES] Historical transit decision comes full circle with May 3 millage
Submitted 04-29-2011 under OPINION
A portion of the vintage footage featured in the video is from a film made in the 1920s. That promotional film was made by the Grand Rapids Railway Company, the private corporation that controlled the transit in the city. In the beginning of the...
Music lovers walk across Michigan to raise funds to bring drumming ensemble from Ghana to GR
Submitted 04-27-2011 under NEWS
Did you have to walk to school as a child? Maybe. Did you have to walk 12 miles every day to get to school? Probably not. For children around the world, walking 12 miles is not uncommon. Many children are unable to attend school due to the distance...
Make Magazine editor convenes brief town hall meeting among makers
Submitted 04-26-2011 under NEWS
Placed symbolically on each table in the GRid70 cafe (70 Ionia SW) was a board game—Jenga, Mancala, Cribbage, Scrabble—around which 25 people gathered to hear Dale Dougherty share the history of Make Magazine and the eminent Maker Faire...
Literacy Center Draws on Family Fun
Submitted 04-26-2011 under NONPROFITS
Everyone got in on the fun at the Literacy Center of West Michigan's Family Activity Night. Parents, children, and staff all played a hilarious game of Pictionary to showcase artistic talents, and to draw upon vocabulary skills. To play...
Grand Rapids Public Libraries' pre-reading programs: Getting them started young
Submitted 04-25-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids Public Libraries are helping parents with their children’s language development. At all of the branches the libraries offer three different sessions: Pre-Reading Classes for Babies, Pre-Reading Classes for Toddlers, and Pre-...
Presentando el Club Prensa GAAH—Tyesha T.
Submitted 04-24-2011 under NONPROFITS
Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez. El propósito del Club Prensa en el Centro Cook Arts es proveer para los jóvenes de la vecindad Avenida...
Presentando el Club Prensa GAAH—Mary M.
Submitted 04-22-2011 under NONPROFITS
Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez. El propósito del Club Prensa en el Centro Cook Arts es proveer para los jóvenes de la vecindad Avenida Grandville con...
Presentando el Club Prensa GAAH— Avelycia O.
Submitted 04-22-2011 under NONPROFITS
Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez. El propósito del Club Prensa en el Centro Cook Arts es proveer para los jóvenes de la vecindad Avenida Grandville con la oportunidad para encontrar...