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Foursquare moves from the schoolyard, to cyberspace.

Submitted 02-01-2010 under OPINION

When I was younger, I played a game called Four Square during recess at my elementary school. The goal of the game was to obtain the primary square and remain there as long as possible before being eliminated and bumped down to the lowest square...

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An Intro to Citizen Journalism - the rapidian press pit #3

Submitted 02-01-2010 under OPINION

 This past week  the Rapidian's 3rd press pit, which brought a chance for local citizen journalists to come together and exchange ideas and gain advice from each other, was held at the Rapidian's Wealthy St office. I was anxious to meet...

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Mayor Heartwell Delivers State of the City Address

Submitted 01-31-2010 under OPINION

Mayor George Heartwell delivered his State of the City address Saturday morning before a packed crowd at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. He was introduced by Grand Valley State University President Tom Haas as “progressive, hardworking,...

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On the Cheap!

Submitted 01-27-2010 under OPINION

I know this time of year can be tight SO this weekend there are a bunch of SUPER cheap options (mostly 6$ and under!) and a whole bunch of freebies! If you are going to splurge I suggest the Ballet, normally maybe not for everyone, but their Chaplin...

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FTC regulations mirror The Rapidian's emphasis on disclosure

Submitted 01-19-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff: In a blog entry by Whitney Hoffman, she frames blogging in a media-saturated world as a Mom & Pop operation. In October 2009, the Federal Trade Commission put a law in place that just went into effect last month: Full...

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Wealthy Theatre Remembers Gordon Varneau

Submitted 01-16-2010 under OPINION

This week we say goodbye to a man whose history is, in many ways, the history of Wealthy Theatre.  Gordon 'Gordy' Varneau died peacefully in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday. It is with indebtedness that we remember the man whose name patrons see...

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Driving in Droves

Submitted 01-14-2010 under OPINION

I’ve been a little under the weather lately so it’s been a slow start to the new year but here we are!  A whole new year of WOTS! There is tons of stuff to do this weekend so don’t delay, never dilly dally, get on the dial and drive in droves...

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No Worker Left Behind; One Rapidian's experiences

Submitted 01-11-2010 under OPINION

Over the last several years I have basically skated through life and my career never worrying about the incomplete degree that I knew I shouldn't be neglecting. Now, I have found myself in the unenviable position of having to jump back into the...

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Community Re-investment Vocab Primer

Submitted 01-10-2010 under OPINION

 Grand Rapids has gained the attention of many urbanists, locally and nationally in the past decade based upon its successful community re-investment strategies. Grand Rapids has been doing many things right but people consistently get the...

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Grand Rapids Painted in Secret

Submitted 01-10-2010 under OPINION

I drive by it everyday. Each time, I think, “I need to capture this before the trains move again.” For brief periods of time, a moving art gallery comes to Grand Rapids at the train yard alongside US-131. I keep putting it off – mostly because the...

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