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ACLU Finds a Home in Grand Rapids

Submitted 01-20-2011 under NEWS

More than 50 years ago, Grand Rapidian Dr. Walter Bergman was beaten by members of the the Klu Klux Klan. Bergman was part of the Freedom Riders movement, a group that rode buses to the deep south to see first hand if institutions were compliant...

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Startup Weekend 2011 yields nine new projects

Submitted 01-17-2011 under NEWS

Come year three, Startup Weekend will need to upgrade its space. On Friday night, 75 participants from as far as Lansing, Mich. crammed into The Factory (38 W. Fulton), a business incubator space in downtown Grand Rapids. Participants heard 21...

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Grand Rapidians discuss Uptown as a collection of businesses and neighborhoods at Rapid Growth forum

Submitted 01-13-2011 under NEWS

Familiar faces from the local media scene, Uptown business owners and local politicians filed into Wealthy Theatre on Wednesday evening for Rapid Growth Media’s speaker series. Originally a panel, the event was restructured as a public...

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January Series returns for 24th year

Submitted 01-04-2011 under NEWS

With speakers ranging from Temple Grandin, the most well-known adult with autism, to former baseball star Cal Ripken, Jr., The January Series works to present a wide variety of speakers and topics for their free lecture series. Lectures run...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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[UPDATED] Christmas tidings of vandalism and anarchy for 5 local uptown businesses

Submitted 12-25-2010 under NEWS

At least 5 businesses along Wealthy and Cherry Street were vandalized at around 5:00am Saturday morning. The Sparrows, The Winchester, The Meanwhile, The Greenwell and Richard App Gallery, all of which are locally-owned businesses, sustained varying...

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Live coverage of Sunday Soup #9 - Holiday potluck

Submitted 12-10-2010 under NEWS

Today is Sunday Soup #9, and after salivating all week, attendees will be ready to chow down. The holiday edition of Sunday Soup at 6 p.m. is a combination of the November and December soup events. For those who cannot make it, I will be...

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Fifth Tuba Christmas to assemble for impromptu holiday concert on Sunday

Submitted 12-10-2010 under NEWS

Karen Dunnam plays the euphonium, and she is proud of it. When she moved to town six years ago, she came with a plan. Having already organized one in Detroit, Karen was determined to bring Tuba Christmas to Grand Rapids. TC is what it sounds like: a...

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