Grand Rapids
Community responds to lack of diversity in recent GRPD hiring
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 01-24-2014 under NONPROFITS
To the City of Grand Rapids, For the past five years our organization has been dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the Grand Rapids City Administration, several neighborhood leaders, the business community and many organizations...
LINC 2013: Year in Review
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 01-24-2014 under NONPROFITS
From economic development to community engagement to our affordable housing real estate development, all of LINC Community Revitalization, Inc.'s work is aimed at bettering our communities for equitable results.
The LINC Academy for Social Transformation--Two Years of Leadership, Community & More.
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 01-23-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
“Everyone is a leader.” This was the phrase shared on the first day of the LINC Academy for Social Transformation (L.A.S.T.), a leadership experience designed by LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. to empower residents, to nurture...
Catalyst Radio: Izaak Walton League's Winterfest teaches love of outdoors Sat., Jan. 25
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-20-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW The nearly century-old nonprofit conservation group Izaak Walton League is the focus of this episode of Catalyst Radio. Georgia Donovan from the League...
Catalyst Radio: Artist Gianturco, international exhibit subjects describe 'Grandmother Power' at GRPM
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-20-2014 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 have in studio special guests who are part of the international Grandmother Power movement – ...
Catalyst Radio: Silent Observer rocks the mic with youth competition Tues., Feb. 4
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-20-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This edition of Catalyst Radio features Silent Observer in Kent County – the anonymous crime-reporting service that liasons with law...
Two progams + one new year = revitalizing your life in 2014
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 01-08-2014 under NONPROFITS
Back by popular demand, Mark Walstrom (Board Certified Psychotherapist and Spiritual Director) will offer a repeat of his program A Way: Out, Through, and Into. Along with Mark's program, Dominican Center at Marywood is adding a second program...
What is the current standard of living in Grand Rapids?
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 01-07-2014 under OPINION
While there have been many exciting developments in Grand Rapids in terms of culture and business, and the city is now on the list of destination cities and best places to raise a family, it's worth asking whether the average family's standard of...
Catalyst Radio: Well House 19:1 fundraiser goes through end of year, plus concert Jan. 16
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 12-20-2013 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW The ‘housing first’ organization Well House is in the midst of a campaign called 19:1, bringing attention to the housing disparity in Kent...
Gazelle Girl 101 Race Series: Holiday training tips
by (LisaRoseGR)
Submitted 12-18-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
It’s that time of year again — when the holiday parties, plates of butter cookies and glasses of cabernet are the temptresses, singing to us like sirens on the rocks with their promises to smash the best laid plans for a workout or...