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Meals on wheels: Grand Rapids' newest taco truck arrives Uptown
by (George)
Submitted 11-02-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids’ newest food truck is officially open for business and cruisin’ the city streets. Well, one street at least. What the Truck made its grand debut last Monday, setting up outside of The Meanwhile Bar, a neighborhood watering hole...
On your mark, get set, VOTE!!
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 10-08-2010 under NONPROFITS
Lighthouse Communities is partnering with Michigan Voice to lead local civic engagement efforts. Michigan Voice is a state based collaboration formed in 2005 to improve long-term coordination and communication among nonprofit civic engagement...
A quick glimpse at Fall Festival
by (scott warren)
Submitted 09-12-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The second year of FALL FESTIVAL took place this weekend on Wealthy Street at various locations between Union and Fuller Streets. The popular event kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 8 and culminated on saturday with Salmagundi at Wealthy Theater....
Southtown PhotoVoice screening sets direction for community action
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 08-02-2010 under NEWS
Viewers were jumping out of their seats at Dirk Koning Microcinema last Friday evening as they debated the best way to improve Southtown neighborhoods. Nearly 30 attendees gathered at Wealthy Theatre on July 30 to view Southtown PhotoVoice, a...
Late Morning Vehicle Incident in Baxter
by (diaghilev)
Submitted 03-24-2010 under NEWS
The late morning got loud and smokey with the sound and smell of squealing tires on the street, today, outside the Institute for Global Education (IGE) 1118 Wealthy SE. A white, late-model SUV had plowed into the back of a late-model minivan,...
Wealthy Theatre Remembers Gordon Varneau
by (diaghilev)
Submitted 01-16-2010 under OPINION
This week we say goodbye to a man whose history is, in many ways, the history of Wealthy Theatre. Gordon 'Gordy' Varneau died peacefully in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday. It is with indebtedness that we remember the man whose name patrons see...
Prenatal Care Programs and Resources Within Grand Rapids
by (Oatment)
Submitted 12-05-2009 under NEWS
By Eric Nodge and Jenna Martens, Fredrick Meijer Honors College, Grand Valley State University. Part three of a three-part series In 2005, with a rate of 7.9 per 1,000 live births, Michigan ranked 40th in the nation in overall infant...
Prenatal Care Discrepancies within Grand Rapids
by (Oatment)
Submitted 12-03-2009 under NEWS
By: Tyler Oatmen and Sarah Loveland, Frederick Meijer Honors College, Grand Valley State University First article in a three-part series When I walked into the Baxter Community Center on Grand Rapids' southeast side for the first time...