Downtown
Go Orange on WOOD TV with Feeding America West Michigan
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-22-2015 under
Feeding America West Michigan is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to be part of the live audience during the WOOD TV 8 ArtPrize broadcast on Monday, Sept. 28. Our organization will be featured throughout the broadcast. Members of the live...
Teens liven downtown with mini murals
by (wmcat)
Submitted 08-26-2015 under NONPROFITS
In partnership with Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., six teen artists from the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology painted murals on utility boxes in the downtown core to honor public figures with a commitment to social justice. The teens worked...
GRJazzFest returns to downtown Grand Rapids
by (JJ Kaufman)
Submitted 08-13-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
On August 15 and 16, the GRJazzFest will make its fourth annual run at Rosa Parks Circle. West Michigan’s only free weekend-long jazz festival provides an authentic jazz experience while pulling together disparate corners of the community....
Local musicians work to promote supplemental education programs
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 08-04-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
As Hugo Claudin, proprietor of multi-dimensional creative space Mexicains Sans Frontieres, painter, musician and veteran of Grand Rapids art scene puts it, “While we promote the arts and education, little effort is made to promote individual...
New app-driven bike sharing program comes to Grand Rapids
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 07-28-2015 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Spokefly is a new bike sharing program that has just started in Grand Rapids, making it possible for residents to "rent a bike instantly from your phone," according to their website. The concept was made reality through the a collaboration...
Time to review GR Forward
by (DowntownGR)
Submitted 07-21-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Downtown, everybody’s neighborhood, is changing and growing for the better- and Grand Rapidians right now have a unique opportunity to shape its future. GR Forward is a once-in-a-generation initiative to prepare a community plan and...
Dear First Grade Journal - "Junie B. Jones: The Musical" is coming to HSRT!
by (HSRTheatre)
Submitted 07-11-2015 under NONPROFITS
HOLLAND, MI - Hope Summer Repertory Theatre’s Children’s Performance Troupe is ecstatic to present “Junie B. Jones: The Musical,” written by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, and adapted from the New York Times bestselling...
Weekly swing event continues to attract hundreds, even with shifting locations
by (shardaisy)
Submitted 06-24-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Every Tuesday night during the summer from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., swing dancing takes place in various locations, including Rosa Parks Circle. Steve Zaagman brings thousands of people from different Grand Rapids neighborhoods together with free swing...
The Voices of the Heart
by (Heartside Galle...)
Submitted 06-11-2015 under NONPROFITS
Over the last 20 plus years, Heartside Gallery and Studio has been on the verge of connecting and developing a bridge between community and art. Just recently Heartside Gallery has created an online podcast named after their 2013 book publish...
Keep GR moving: Modern mobility strategy designed to build stronger city
by (Andy Guy)
Submitted 06-09-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
The traffic congestion choking rival cities like Austin, Texas is no problem here in uber-accessible Grand Rapids. We cherish and celebrate the "get anywhere in 20-30 minutes" fact of West Michigan living. Our opportunity and...