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Catalyst Radio: Change U social justice series begins Jan. 23 with Confronting Structural Violence

Submitted 01-16-2015 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we explore an upcoming social justice program being offered by the LGBT Resource Center at Grand Valley State...

Christopher Titus to perform at Wealthy Theatre January 15

Submitted 01-14-2015 under NEWS

Grand Rapids is a city for comedy: our city sees a lot of great comedians every year, thanks to our local comedy scene and big events like LaughFest. Few are as good as Christopher Titus, and he's coming to town this Thursday for a show at the...

Justice: Bryan Stevenson calls for new metric

Submitted 01-13-2015 under NEWS

Bryan Stevenson is "America's young Nelson Mandela," says Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu on the back cover of Stevenson's bestselling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. On January 9, at the Calvin College January...

DGRI to bring champion of data-driven goals to speaker series

Submitted 01-13-2015 under NEWS

This Thursday, the GR Forward Thinking: Speaker Series brings Theresa Reno-Weber, Chief of Performance & Technology for the City of Louisville, Kentucky for a presentation at 6:00 p.m. at Kendall College of Art and Design's Old Federal...

Downtown library to host Historical Society's 'History Detectives Day'

Submitted 01-13-2015 under NEWS

On Saturday, January 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) downtown branch (111 Library St. N.W.) will host "History Detectives Day" presented by the Grand Rapids Historical Society. The day long event will...

Multiple locations available city wide to recycle Christmas trees

Submitted 01-13-2015 under NEWS

Residents can drop off last year's Christmas trees at four area locations where they will be collected and recycled. From 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. daily through January 26 the following locations will be available for drop off: Riverside Park (north...

More than 20 local groups to perform at WYCE Jammie Awards

Submitted 01-13-2015 under NEWS

On Friday, February 13, the Grand Rapids independent radio station WYCE will host a five-and-a-half-hour long award show featuring a long list of favorite Michigan musicians. The Jammie awards showcase and honor the work of local musicians and...

Catalyst Radio: Chiaroscuro International Film Series begins Sunday

Submitted 01-09-2015 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we learn about an upcoming international film series beginning this Sunday, called Chiaroscuro. This year’s...

GR Forward Thinking continues series with Theresa Reno-Weber

Submitted 01-06-2015 under NEWS

On Thursday, January 15 at 6 p.m. GR Forward will continue its "GR Forward Thinking Speaker" series with Louisville based Chief of Performance Improvement for the office of the mayor, Theresa Reno-Weber. Reno-Weber holds a bachelor...

The Rapidian to kick off new year of training, resources for citizen journalists on Grand Rapids' West Side

Submitted 01-06-2015 under NEWS

The Rapidian is gearing up for another successful year of community voices by hosting its first reporter training of the new year on Monday, January 12. The training will run from 6-7:30 p.m. on Grand Rapids' West Side at Harrison Park School...

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