Join The Micah Center at City Hall to stand for dignity, protection for immigrants
Submitted 10-24-2017 under NONPROFITS
The city has said that no city employees, including police, ever ask about immigration status. This is an excellent standard to set, and community members have requested that this be written as an official policy to solidify it and provide accountability to ensure that it is fully carried out.
Demanding a public apology is the newest form of extortion in our social network-centered world
Submitted 10-24-2017 under OPINION
We are human beings. We make mistakes. Apologies are not always the answer.
Ethics and Religion Talk: Religious transformation
Submitted 10-23-2017 under OPINION
Readers of Ethics and Religion Talk might remember a column from the summer of 2016 in which I wrote about a man who sent me a 64 page essay in the mail, arguing that Jews are the most spiritually disgusting people ever to walk the face of the earth ...
Prepare to be enchanted by "Wicked" Witches of Oz
Submitted 10-23-2017 under NEWS
Now through November 5th, "Wicked" tells the untold true story of the Witches of Oz at Broadway Grand Rapids.
In Season: October 21, 2017
Submitted 10-20-2017 under NONPROFITS
A list of locally grown fruits and vegetables along with locally produced products available at your local farmers markets.
German band EINSHOCH6 on U.S. tour, will perform at Aquinas on November 1
Submitted 10-18-2017 under NONPROFITS
Engaging, fun, a musical feast! The German band EINSHOCH6 stands for a culturally unique performance of music, language, and word play by combining elements of classical music with hip-hop lyrics in a remarkable musical form!
Diverse group has common cause: Restoring pheasants in Michigan
Submitted 10-18-2017 under NONPROFITS
An abundance of Michigan species reap the benefits of a diverse pheasant habitat.
Grand Rapids Public Museum looks inside brain, shows off subatomic discoveries
Submitted 10-18-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
New exhibit provides a hands‑on and up‑close look at the human body’s most essential and fascinating organ. A brand new original production in the Chaffee Planetarium opens October 21, 2017, taking visitors through the discovery of the Higgs boson, a scientific quest solved in our lifetime.
Friends of GR Parks is dedicated to enhancing and expanding the city's public spaces
Submitted 10-18-2017 under NONPROFITS
Friends of GR Parks has a long-term commitment to improving and expanding Grand Rapids' park system
Holiday season in Grand Rapids begins with Beneath the Wreath
Submitted 10-18-2017 under NONPROFITS
Annual Junior League pop-up market on November 3-4, 2017 benefits local children's health programs.