Tanglefoot open studio event to celebrate 22nd year
Submitted 11-19-2013 under OPINION
Tanglefoot artists are opening their studio doors again for this yearly must-do event, and this time they're inviting Dinderbeck artists to join them.
High Five Co-Op Brewery collaborations achieve impressive response
Submitted 11-19-2013 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Since meeting all the necessary legal qualifications in August, High Five Brewing Co-Op has held two collaboration events at local breweries to sell memberships. The co-op has more in place to sustain their success in the future.
GoSite coalition partners offer collaborative, community-focused programs
Submitted 11-19-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS
The information sharing space will serve as a central access point, highlighting many of the notable programs already in place throughout the community.
Dwelling Place invests in Herkimer building, adds new income based housing units
Submitted 11-19-2013 under NEWS
Dwelling Place and Pine Rest CMHS team up to provide services in reconstructed Herkimer building.
Dog Story Theater's "Dress Your Wives" uses comical characters to show humor within tension
Submitted 11-18-2013 under OPINION
Directed and written by former Aquinas student Christopher Vander Ark, this play shows the complexities in a married household of seven, especially when it comes to control.
Grand Rapids art family joins under one roof
Submitted 11-18-2013 under NEWS
Forest Hills Fine Art Center brings 10 years of artists and their exhibits together for one night in their gallery.
Brewery Vivant takes over Twisted Rooster to fight hunger
Submitted 11-18-2013 under NONPROFITS
Twisted Rooster features seven Vivant ales, including a new seasonal heavy-hitter, to benefit Feeding America West Michigan.
Right to Life Michigan files lawsuit in protest of Obamacare
Submitted 11-18-2013 under NEWS
On November 4, Right to Life Michigan filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in protest of Obamacare. The organization argues Obamacare compromises the integrity of the organization's mission, forcing the organization to cover all forms of birth control.
'Holiday It Forward' provides unconventional method of giving
Submitted 11-17-2013 under NEWS
Community members are passing along envelopes stuffed with cash throughout the Grand Rapids area. The envelopes are connected to Holiday It Forward, a nonprofit program implemented locally that encourages individuals to assist the needy during the holiday season.
Robert Cray - "Great Big Old House"
Submitted 11-15-2013 under NONPROFITS
Songs from the Second Floor is a collection of the ephemeral performances that occur live on the air, in one take, on 88.1 WYCE. This video series is produced by GRTV in collaboration with WYCE and The Rapidian in order to capture and archive these rare moments.