Contest: Describe The Rapidian in 10 words or less
Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION
Weigh in and describe what The Rapidian means to you in 10 words or less and you could win some Rapidian swag.
Vertigo Music to host live music festivities on Record Store Day
Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION
Vertigo Music's Herm Baker on the upcoming Record Store Day event and the continued relevance of local record stores in our digital culture.
Join us in supporting The Rapidian
Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION
The hyperlocal news source powered by the people of Grand Rapids needs your help.
Dog walking business breathes new life into resident
Submitted 04-16-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Frances Gentile started Frances walks your dog. to lift her spirits.
Glance at the Past - The Tourist Building
Submitted 04-13-2012 under NONPROFITS
The original tenant of the one story Georgian style building at the west edge of Fulton St. Park, now Veteran's Park, was the Michigan Tourist and Resort Association, which had maintained it headquarters in Grand Rapids since its founding in 1917.
Doug MacLeod - All I Have Is My Blues
Submitted 04-13-2012 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.
Catalyst Radio: Brian J. Bowe, on the state of journalism
Submitted 04-13-2012 under NEWS
A GVSU professor shares his thoughts on new and traditional news outlets, and dissects the latest State of the News Media report from Pew Research Center.
Artists put finishing touches on Art.Downtown.
Submitted 04-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Art.Downtown. preparations are documented in this photo essay, along with information about the event happening tonight in downtown Grand Rapids.
A Watershed Moment: Converting Energy into Smart Energy
Submitted 04-12-2012 under NEWS
Kristin van Reesema is the Smart Street Project Manger for Consumers Energy in Grand Rapids. She was also a panelist at WMEAC's Smart Grid Energy Forum this winter.
Grand Rapids goes green with the help of Tree Huggers
Submitted 04-12-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Local store aims to make it easy to "go green."