Placemaking
Can art actually save cities?
by (RickBeerhorst)
Submitted 09-30-2013 under OPINION
"Can Art Save Cities" was the title of the ArtPrize panel discussion recently at the Ladies Literary Club. This discussion was between the three guest jurors, Manon Sloan of No Longer Empty, Anne Pasternak of Creative Time and Artist and...
Story Matters: Paul DeBartolo remembers Herpolsheimers, wants to live downtown
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-16-2013 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. While in Ah Nab Awen Park on Friday, August 23, The Rapidian's Story Matters project...
Place matters if cities are for people
by (ruthkelly)
Submitted 08-20-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS
More than most of us realize, the place we live in impacts us. At a visceral level we sense when we love (or don’t) being in certain places in the city but often don’t realize that the physical environment is influencing our...
Place Unmaking
by (tlaquachito)
Submitted 08-13-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS
There is a big rush to do some serious placemaking in Grand Rapids now. We were not place enough before. But just last week I had some visitors come to Grand Rapids as beer tourists. My new friends came to Grand Rapids from across the lake just to...
ArtPrize seeks volunteers for fall event
by (Holly)
Submitted 08-06-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
The ArtPrize staff are getting ready for another year of their fall event- and they will once again be in need of over 1000 volunteers to make it happen. This year, their kickoff event for volunteers on August 14, the "Volunteer Field Camp,...
Thank your placemakers
by (Holly)
Submitted 07-26-2013 under OPINION
Last night, I left a couple love notes for my city. My love notes were in the form of a little green flag, with the simple message "This Place Matters" on the front. The Rapidian has created these flags for our citizens to place anywhere...Become a Certified Tourism Ambassador
by (benwilkoliver)
Submitted 07-16-2013 under NEWS
Open applications are currently being accepted for citizens interested in being a Certified Tourism Ambassador. The first public class to become a Certified Tourism Ambassodors (CTA) will occur this August 1, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the...
The price of good streets
by (FriendlyCorps)
Submitted 07-09-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS
Over 60% of our roads are in what is considered "poor" condition- a number that continues to grow with every car that drives down the street and every freeze-thaw cycle. However, in order to make our streets better, we have to pay for them...
GRAM GoSite wants your input
by (benwilkoliver)
Submitted 07-09-2013 under NEWS
The previous café space of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, centrally located at the doorstep of one of the city's most iconic parks, will soon function as a 21st Century hub of information, welcoming visitors and locals alike to gather downtown and...
Neighborhood on display for Heritage Hill Garden Tour
by (benwilkoliver)
Submitted 07-09-2013 under NEWS
Heritage Hill gardeners will open up their private gardens to the community this Saturday, July 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For $8 in advance ($10 day-of-tour), visitors can purchase a ticket that folds open into a map for a self-guided tour of the...