Michigan
What's YOUR Art? People in GR Tell All.
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 03-12-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
To launch its new arts portal Web site, the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids hosted an arts sampler party on March 11. The open-to-all event at the McKay Tower downtown, featured short performances and/or presentations by Opera Grand Rapids,...
Everyone in The Pool: February Swim Challenge
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 02-08-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Training for any sport takes a tremendous amount of dedication, persistence, time and energy. Making a commitment to train every single day notches that up and makes it more than training - it becomes a challenge.Each February for the last four...
A creative way to increase your return this tax season
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 01-25-2010 under NONPROFITS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm recently signed an extension to continue the tax credit for vehicles donated to charitable organizations. This tax credit is incentive for people to donate their motorized vehicles to local...
West Michigan Taco Bell patrons donate over 500 winter coats in 10 days
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 01-07-2010 under NONPROFITS
Over a span of only ten days, West Michigan residents succeeded in making winter a little warmer for over 500 members of Boys & Girls Clubs in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Holland, and Battle Creek. Fifty local Taco Bell restaurants collected...
The Mitten: One Size Fits Most?
by (Ruth)
Submitted 11-19-2009 under OPINION
The Generation Y Michigan podcast on Michigan Radio and the overly optimistic pro-Michigan sentiments it's inspiring are starting to annoy me. Oversimplified arguments for pledging allegiance to Michigan willfully ignore...
Turning time into money, helping plan 2010 Special Events
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 11-10-2009 under NONPROFITS
Time is often a commodity taken for granted. The average person wants to do a bucket list full of things but usually ends up not being able to find the time. With the economy as it is today, there is no better time to commit the time to making a...
Camp O’Malley aiming to achieve another successful summer in 2010
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 11-09-2009 under NONPROFITS
Despite the completion of another successful summer, Camp O’Malley’s camper attendance numbers dropped a little over two percent this year. The number of youth attending in 2009 was 484, while in 2008 there were 495 campers. Although, this drop does...
Grand Rapids Hosts Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Tournament
by (silverman)
Submitted 10-24-2009 under NEWS
This weekend Grand Rapids played host to the Tae Park Institute's 2009 World Class Championship Tournament. Over 500 competitors both local and abroad gathered at the Ford Field House on GRCC's campus Friday and Saturday. Friday evening, the 23rd...