#MyWin: Shelley Irwin
Submitted 02-18-2015 under NONPROFITS
WGVU Morning Show host, Shelley Irwin, talks about one of her wins in health and fitness.
Story Matters: Roy Thorn reflects on living on West Side
Submitted 02-18-2015 under NONPROFITS
Roy Thorn talks about the past and present in his West Side neighborhood.
Winter Beer Festival to pour over 800 kinds of local beer varieties
Submitted 02-17-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Tickets are still available for Friday festivities at the popular beer festival that takes place in a baseball stadium parking lot in the dead of winter. The two day event will feature over 100 Michigan breweries.
Neighborhood school works to build literacy, community through National Reading Month volunteer opportunities
Submitted 02-17-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
MLK Jr. Leadership Academy, a Pre-K through 8th Grade school in the Madison Area neighborhood, is looking for volunteers to read to students during the month of March.
Curators take over: Non-traditional spaces on South Division
Submitted 02-17-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
A new workspace has been launched at 307 S. Division, with an open call for artists and curators to submit show proposals.
Story Matters: Rubi Garcia describes life since coming to USA
Submitted 02-17-2015 under NONPROFITS
Rubi Garcia talks about her experiences since coming to the United States and gives suggestions for how her neighborhood could be improved.
Saltbreaker - "Russian Blanket"
Submitted 02-14-2015 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids wordless/shoegaze music group Saltbreaker perform live in the WYCE library.
Saltbreaker - "Summer Wool"
Submitted 02-14-2015 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids wordless/shoegaze music group Saltbreaker perform live in the WYCE library.
Two Detroit poets to bring new stories to Grand Rapids
Submitted 02-13-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Tarfia Faizullah and Jamaal May will read from their first books of poetry, which discuss the history of Detroit and Bangladesh.
Poetry and Pints reading series proves written word not dead
Submitted 02-13-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Poetry and Pints is a monthly poetry reading series located at Harmony Brewing Company, featuring poetry about everything from Nancy Drew to divorce to professional wrestling.