Grand Rapid's Heartside-Downtown

DIT art organizations improve harmonious missions through closer cooperation

Submitted 03-11-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS

Two local DIY entities are working collaborativley to secure a new location for the DAAC, restructure the model for sustainability and bring the popular art venue to life again.

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Story Matters: Cindy Schneider watched downtown go from abandoned to booming

Submitted 03-11-2014 under NONPROFITS

Cindy Schneider has been downtown since 1978, and has watched the promises of a booming city come to fruition. She says the ah-ha moment was seeing the throngs of people on the first day of ArtPrize.

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Fashion event to showcase local designers, benefit local charity

Submitted 03-11-2014 under OPINION

Kendall students will create an unforgettable night of extravagant fashion this month.

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Story Matters: Nicole Granger returns to Grand Rapids, finds resources in Avenue for the Arts

Submitted 03-10-2014 under NONPROFITS

Local photographer Nicole Granger just didn't find the support she needed out of state like she knew there was in Grand Rapids. She talks about the help she's found from Avenue for the Arts and how art gives our city hope.

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NPR Special Correspondent to speak on the conversation of race

Submitted 03-10-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Michele Norris, National Public Radio's (NPR) first African-American female host, will share her experience with secrets being kept from her about her parents’ past and why it's important to discuss race in the family.

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Rediscovering Merze Tate: A remarkable African-American woman who grew up in our own backyard

Submitted 03-10-2014 under NONPROFITS

Discover how an African-America girl growing up in rural Michigan during the early 1900s overcame hurdles to achieve phenomenal success as an educator, world traveler and more -- an amazing story almost lost in the dusty archives at WMU.

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Story Matters: Marlee Grace Hanson wants to be part of the churning

Submitted 03-10-2014 under NONPROFITS

Marlee Grace Hanson, improvisational artist and shop keeper, talks about the growth and support she sees in Grand Rapids- and how she wants to be a part of making that possible.

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