Submitted 02-25-2016 under NONPROFITS
Through the modalities of dance, performance, and production, Step-Up Youth Productions teaches kids team-building and other life-long skills
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Submitted 02-23-2016 under OPINION
Join East Hills Loves Congress board member Elizabeth Hoffman Ransford and former Congress Principal Bridget Cheney at the Strong Neighborhoods, Strong City Summit, on Friday, March 11 at GRPS University to discuss reclaiming neighborhood schools.
Submitted 02-23-2016 under NEWS
Kent County Commissioners are working to raise awareness of the music programs at Grand Rapids Pubic Schools by raising money for the Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation.
Submitted 02-23-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Companion bills proposed in the Michigan State Senate and House of Representatives will jeopardize historic properties and districts like Heritage Hill if it is not stopped.
Submitted 02-22-2016 under OPINION
As I spend my final week as the caretaker of The Rapidian, I look over what we have been able to accomplish together, and why I think The Rapidian will be just as strong as ever after I leave- because its strength is in your voices.
Submitted 02-22-2016 under NONPROFITS
Learners enrolled in the Family Literacy Program at Sibley Elementary share their favorite West Side spots.
Submitted 02-20-2016 under NEWS
The 17th annual Jammie Awards continued its tradition of local music and community, awarding 20 of West Michigan's best artists.
Submitted 02-19-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
It's WYCE Jammie Awards Day and host Katie Gordon speaks with two of the Big Night's performers - Lady Ace Boogie and Fable the Poet - on the inspiration for their music and community activism.
Most businesses desperately try to stay ahead of the curve. Corner Record Shop in Grandville has found success by doing the opposite.
Submitted 02-19-2016 under NONPROFITS
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