Grand Rapids Michigan
River Bank Run Runner: Katie Woodruff
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The race of choice: 25k (15.5 miles). This is her first River Bank Run 25k. "I'd thought about it for years, but always, by the time the weather was decent enough to run any serious mileage outside, it was April and really too late to start...
River Bank Run Runner: Laurie Craft
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-09-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The race of choice: 10k (6.2 miles). "I ran the 10k last year and enjoyed challenging myself. My goal is always to run a little faster than the last one. I like doing the River Bank Run because it's fun to be part of that big crowd and I...
ACLU Finds a Home in Grand Rapids
by (Roberta F. King)
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...
Green Retro Goods: Minty Keen
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 12-16-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Like its carefully selected name, Minty Keen is fresh (as in minty) green (as in minty), filled with vintage goodies (as in keen) and Michigan-made goods (the MI in minty). All this thinking about a name, a location and what she would sell, kept...
Art That Sticks: 20 Years of Tanglefoot Artists, Events
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 11-16-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
It all began in 1990, a year of fairly memorable events: Iraq invaded Kuwait, a dozen paintings were stolen from the Isabella Gardner Stewart Art Museum and South Africa freed Nelson Mandela after 27 1/2 years of imprisonment. Bette Midler won a...
Behind the Scenes: Hard Hat Preview of UICA's New Building
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 06-15-2010 under NEWS
For more than a year there has been much talk and anticipation about the new mixed use building that will be home to the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art (UICA). A recent hardhat tour led by Jeff Meeuwsen, director of the UICA revealed...
Running The River Bank: Andy Swartz
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-06-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
People are keeping an eye on the sky and a close ear to the weather reports as Saturday, May 8 and the Fifth Third River Bank Run draws near. Forecasters are predicting cool temperatures and the possibility of rain. Whether it rains or not, 20,...
River Bank Runner: Cori Curtis
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Runners in the 5/3 River Bank Run can potentially make money while running. The race offers an impressive purse of prize money for runners and wheelchair racers in all events. Runners and wheelers in the 25k event have the opportunity to compete for...
Running the River Bank: Melissa Janes
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 04-30-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
People run the May 8, 5/3 River Bank Run for many reasons. Some run it to challenge themselves, others for for the companionship of other people, some people run it to win and others run it for a good cause. The race serves as a fund raiser for a...