Grand Rapids
The Automobile and Us - Part V: Did the car ever make sense?
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 04-30-2010 under OPINION
This is the last part of a five-part series that explores the effects of the automobile on us as a population and on Grand Rapids. This segment shows what automobile trends GR shares with the nation. Over the course of the twentieth century,...
Local Boys & Girls Club Teen Set to Receive College Scholarship
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 04-28-2010 under NONPROFITS
Cesar Vargas, a two-year member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, traveled to Ann Arbor this past weekend to compete for the title of Michigan Youth of the Year. During the competition, he attended the “Recipe for...
Running The River Bank: Amelia Rhodes
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 04-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
When some 20,000 runners and walkers depart from Grand Rapids as part of the Fifth Third River Bank Run on Saturday, May 8 the weather is always a source of wonder and concern. Some years it is hot (for Michigan) in the mid 70s. Other years it...
Running The River Bank: Matthew Riegler
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 04-23-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Downtown Grand Rapids will be packed with runners on Saturday, May 8 for the 33rd running of the Fifth Third River Bank Run. Originally a 25k (15.6 mile) road race, the event has now expanded to include 10k (6.2 mile) and 5k (3.1 mile) run and...
The Automobile and Us - Part II: The automobile's detrimental toll on community life
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 04-21-2010 under OPINION
This is part two of a five-part series that explores the effects of the automobile on Grand Rapids. In this part, we will explore how communities have been affected socially and physically by the car. We will also see how our downtown area...
Women in Black
by (grdominicans)
Submitted 04-21-2010 under NONPROFITS
According to the Women in Black international website, the organization is a "world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. As women experiencing these...
The Automobile and Us - Part I: The clash between the streetcar and automotive industries
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 04-20-2010 under OPINION
This is part one of a five-part series that explores the effects of the automobile on Grand Rapids. In this part we explore how Grand Rapids lost the streetcar and started to develop around the automobile. Wellington Avenue, off Eastern Avenue in SE...
Sisters in Social Media
by (grdominicans)
Submitted 04-16-2010 under NONPROFITS
We've finally taken the plunge into the social media arena. The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids now have a facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/dominicansistersgrandrapids . If you are not a facebook member, you can still click on ...
West Michigan Autotraders step it up for their community
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 04-12-2010 under NONPROFITS
On March 26, the Autotrader.com employees of West Michigan teamed up to help make a difference in the lives of Grand Rapids’ youth. Eight Autotrader volunteers came to Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth and spent three hours...
Localized Author Releases New Book
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 04-06-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
I recently sat down with Author Matthew Gavin Frank to talk about the nature of prose versus verse and his new book "Barolo" released by The University of Nebraska Press. "Barolo" is part travel anthology, part foodie digest, and part cultural...