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Festival of the Arts highlights musicians on four stages

Submitted 05-31-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Festival of the Arts, happening this weekend downtown, hosts a wide variety of music from multiple stages over three days.

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The many arts of Festival of the Arts

Submitted 05-31-2012 under NEWS

Festival of the Arts is about to begin and the art goes from the unique to the interactive.

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Rick Huisman Named Executive Director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids

Submitted 05-31-2012 under NONPROFITS

Rick Huisman, a former executive for Eastern Floral and Major League Baseball pitcher, was named executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGCGRYC).

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Cook Arts Center hosts student exhibit of artwork centered on immigration, injustice

Submitted 05-30-2012 under NONPROFITS

8th grade students are presenting the results of the artwork created in journalism and art classes directed by local artist Reyna Garcia.

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Summer races worth running

Submitted 05-30-2012 under OPINION

A round up of summer races that local runners won't want to miss.

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Food trucks I'd love to see in Grand Rapids

Submitted 05-30-2012 under OPINION

In hopes of a "yes" vote on June 12 from our Grand Rapids City Commission for food trucks in our city, I came up with some suggestions of carts and trucks I'd love to see in our city.

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A Watershed Moment: Monitoring wind on Lake Michigan

Submitted 05-30-2012 under NEWS

On this week’s episode of A Watershed Moment, local professor Dr. Erik Nordman discusses a new wind monitoring buoy that will be deployed in Lake Michigan.

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Local artists battle to build the Creston community

Submitted 05-30-2012 under NONPROFITS

At the sixth annual Art Battle for Community, local artists raise funds for the Creston neighborhood.

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Retirement is for enrichment

Submitted 05-30-2012 under OPINION

Creston Retiree goes back to school as an ESL volunteer at GRPS' Palmer Elementary School.

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In Season: October 21, 2017

Submitted 05-29-2012 under NONPROFITS

A list of locally grown fruits and vegetables along with locally produced products available at your local farmers markets.

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