Matt Russell
Bartertown Diner and Roc’s Cakes to open at long last
by (George)
Submitted 06-22-2011 under NEWS
After an outpouring of support and a modicum of controversy, Bartertown Diner and Roc’s Cakes will open at long last. The eatery, located in the former Discussions Coffeehouse (6 Jefferson SE), has been in development since late 2010 and will...
Relationships: To call each thing by its right name
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 02-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Matt Russell and I were musing in the office yesterday about the possibilities with February's first story theme: Relationships. We were talking about inanimate objects and why people name them. Of the core staff, George Wietor has named his...
Content facilitator eager to begin new year with Rapidian
by (mattsimoto)
Submitted 01-04-2010 under OPINION
Dear readers, reporters, collaborators, sources and supporters, Whether you already know me or not, I'd like to extend a greeting as the new content facilitator of Grand Rapids' hyperlocal news source, The Rapidian. Not long ago, I was introduced...
On Drew Storey: The toughest thing I've done this year
by (mattsimoto)
Submitted 10-22-2009 under OPINION
The first time I met Drew Storey I never would have thought that I’d soon be in a van with him, driving into the middle of someone else’s cornfield to drink whiskey, smashing a Batman piñata, watching him paint his abstract vision of A Brave New...