ServeGR website connects Rapidians with volunteer opportunities
Submitted 06-13-2018 under NONPROFITS
NPO Showcase sits down with Heather Colletto Founder of ServeGR
Ottawa Hills to host 25th annual garden tour this Saturday
Submitted 06-13-2018 under NONPROFITS
Festivities this weekend will include garden yoga for adults and kids, food available for purchase, music and guided architectural walking tours.
Wege Foundation awards Grand Rapids Symphony a $1 million grant for diversity, equity and inclusion
Submitted 06-13-2018 under NONPROFITS
A four-year grant worth more than $1 million will help the Grand Rapids Symphony engage with its entire community
"A Few Good Men" entertains, tests audiences
Submitted 06-13-2018 under NEWS
The play that inspired the 1992 blockbuster film is on stage at Circle Theatre through Saturday, June 16.
Goodwill hunting: How Michigan hunters are helping to feed needy families
Submitted 06-12-2018 under NONPROFITS
This year, Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger has already helped to provide 136,000 meals.
De-mystifying affordable housing and homelessness in Grand Rapids
Submitted 06-12-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and there is still a long ways to go before housing is truly fair. Here are seven things you can do to help impact the housing crisis in Grand Rapids.
Business usurps public purpose in Residential Rental Application Fee Ordinance
Submitted 06-11-2018 under OPINION
It is important that we stay civically engaged. This is an example of how injustice quietly and swiftly creeps into our municipal code of ordinances.Tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. this ordinance will be discussed at the Grand Rapids City Commission meeting.
West Michigan's Loving Day Celebration kicks off today
Submitted 06-11-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
Edye Evans Hyde, executive director of Ebony Road Players, is known both locally and beyond for her incomparable musical and theater talents. And this time of year, you will also find her immersed in a series of community events that make up West Michigan’s Loving Day Celebration.
Ethics and Religion Talk: Should genetic testing be mandatory before conceiving children?
Submitted 06-11-2018 under OPINION
If a couple is considering having children, should they be ethically obligated to undergo genetic testing, even for conditions that cannot be currently treated?
In Season: June 9, 2018
Submitted 06-09-2018 under NONPROFITS
It's officially Michigan STRAWBERRY SEASON!!! Don't let the clouds + rain keep you from shopping outside + getting your first strawberries of the season!