Michigan
Grand Raggidy Roller Derby Preview, Saturday, April 13th
by (Stuart Orr-Reek)
Submitted 04-11-2019 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Raggidy Roller Derby will be hitting the track Saturday, April 13th, hosting Flint Roller Derby and the Ypsilanti Vigilantes in a doubleheader held at MSA Woodland. The All Stars face off against Flint and the Attack take on Ypsilanti. The All...
Grand Rapids Art Museum presents 'A Decade at the Center: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions'
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 01-18-2019 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition opening January 26, A Decade at the Center: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions. The exhibition closes out a yearlong celebration of GRAM's tenth anniversary at...
A two-for-one deal: Volunteers help improve 'rabbitat'
by (Michigan Wildli...)
Submitted 12-05-2018 under NONPROFITS
Cottontail rabbits are such a common sight in southern Michigan’s city parks, gardens and backyards that you may never think about where else they live or about the habitat they need beyond our neighborhoods. But rabbits also live on public...
Michigan Artist Series 'Water is Sacred // Trees are Relatives' opens at GRAM Oct. 27
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 10-24-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced today that the next installment of its Michigan Artist Series will be opening on October 27. Dylan Miner: Water is Sacred // Trees are Relatives will be on view at the Museum through March...
Michigan Proposal 3 - What you need to know
by (Lyonel LaGrone II)
Submitted 10-19-2018 under OPINION
Michigan Proposal 3, the Voting Policies in State Constitution Initiative, is on the ballot in Michigan as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018 (Election Day). The essential premise behind this state constitutional amendment:...
Photo gallery: Cosecha GR walks to Lansing for immigrant rights
by (jproth1)
Submitted 10-11-2018 under NEWS
Over forty people with Movimiento Cosecha GR left Grand Rapids on Friday, October 5, 2018 and made a historic sixty-five mile march advocating for drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants. The walkers also included members from the Bronson...
Seeking safety for Black American males impacted by trauma
by (Urban Core Coll...)
Submitted 07-31-2018 under NONPROFITS
This feature has been written by Kerby Killingham, clinician and lead peer support specialist with the Seeking Safety Program at Family Outreach Center. Family Outreach Center is a member of the Urban Core Collective. “Time does not heal...
Finding my role in the fight for equity
by (Urban Core Coll...)
Submitted 05-22-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
This article has been written by Kendra Avila. Kendra Avila, originally from Soddy Daisy, Tennessee moved to Grand Rapids in 2015 for an internship, with no intentions of staying more than a few months. Three years later, she now...
Photo slideshow: Marching in support of drivers licenses for all
by (jproth1)
Submitted 05-04-2018 under NEWS
More than 1,000 people showed up at Roosevelt Park on May 1, 2018, to march from the park to Grand Rapids City Hall in support of immigration rights. “Today is International Workers Day, we are marching for the protection, dignity and respect of the...
Support local farmers while adding fresh vegetables to your diet
by (jproth1)
Submitted 04-10-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a distinctive model to support diversified, small scaled vegetable growers. The idea is that people buy into a share of the farm at the beginning of the season. Instead of money dividends, your dividends are...