Looking Ahead: Rapidian staff discuss priorities for 2011
Submitted 01-20-2011 under OPINION
On New Year’s eve Roberta King, superstar citizen journalist and our champion at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, published an inspirational call to action encouraging us all to "be The Rapidian” in 2011. As part of the team that puts The...
Catalyst Radio: Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association
Submitted 01-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
We welcome two guests, Rob Conrad and rap artist Daryl Holt from the Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association who tell us what to look forward to at tonight's Heartside talent show. This is the seventh year of the talent show, and there are 20...
Catalyst Radio: Kevin Den Dulk encourages his students toward community engagement
Submitted 01-07-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Rapidian has been working with classrooms to submit content for the last several semesters. We talk with Kevin Den Dulk, the first professor to approach us about class submissions. The collaboration has matured over the last year; hear how...
WYCE talks to Drew Howard, Michigan's steel guitar wiz
Submitted 01-04-2011 under NONPROFITS
They call him "Captain Midnite." I decided to leave that one to the imagination, though through 33 years of music, a 62 album discography ('I think maybe I'm missing a couple') and 'thousands of bands', Michigan's...
Runner Runner at New Years Eve 2010
Submitted 01-03-2011 under NEWS
Artists Runner Runner fresh off the stage at the HotFM New Years Eve celebration speaks about the year past and the year ahead... and admires my microphone.
Mayor George Heartwell drops the ball, New Years Eve Style
Submitted 01-03-2011 under NEWS
We asked Grand Rapids mayor, George Heartwell, about the HotFm New Years Eve Celebration and what his thoughts were on the year past and the year ahead. Here is what he had to say.
Mayor to host interactive show tonight at 5pm on GRTV, The Rapidian
Submitted 01-03-2011 under NEWS
Last month, we simulcast City Connection on The Rapidian for the first time. The live call-in show, now in its 19th year, is currently hosted by Grand Rapids mayor George Heartwell and is an opportunity for Grand Rapidians to talk with our...
Winter photos: Someone must know which street this is
Submitted 12-30-2010 under OPINION
A couple of weeks ago, The Rapidian and The Grand Rapids Press launched their respective winter photo projects. On our part, we asked Rapidians to share what there is to love about West Michigan winters. The Press opted for a caption...
Catalyst Radio: Winter photo collaboration - GRPress and The Rapidian
Submitted 12-17-2010 under NONPROFITS
Darin Estep of The Grand Rapids Press is in the Catalyst Radio studio to recap the processes our two organizations shared in collaborating on winter photo projects. The Press is holding a winter photo caption competition while The Rapidian is...
A picturesque show-and-tell: What do you like about West Michigan winters?
Submitted 12-14-2010 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff: Snow banks. Rust. Black ice and endless gray. The grumbling has commenced, so let's mix it up. Fellow Rapidians, what do you love about West Michigan winters? This Thursday, Dec. 16, is the start of The Rapidian's first...