Michigan natives, The Accidentals, played a sold-out show at Midtown on Wednesday to celebrate the release of their latest project, "Cover Art."
While most...
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Tagged: Cover Art, Grand Rapids, Indie Music, live music, local music, The Accidentals
Posted: 2 days 23 hours
Tagged: Broadway Grand Rapids, drama, Live Theater
When the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) lost a reservation clerk, America gained a masterpiece.
Harper Lee, an Alabama native turned New York City transplant, had taken the...
Posted: 4 days 3 hours
Tagged: arts and culture, community events, Grand Rapids, Independent Music Stores, local businesses, music, record store day, Vinyl Enthusiasts
After several new record stores opened across Grand Rapids in 2024, vinyl enthusiasts flocked on Saturday to hunt down their favorite albums, both vintage and contemporary, in celebration of...
Posted: 4 days 6 hours
Tagged: community change, community leadership training, Dwelling Place, Habitat for Humanity, neighborworks
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Posted: 4 days 23 hours
Tagged: drama, grand rapids civic theatre, Live Theater, murder
Sherlock Holmes was so popular that Arthur Conan Doyle, his creator, having killed the detective (in "The Final Problem," 1893), later ended up resurrecting him, compelled by the demands...
Posted: 5 days 4 hours
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, politics, religion
Some faiths tend to maintain ties to countries outside the U.S. Even some Christian communities have a majority of first-generation immigrants. I'm curious if the clergy on the panel ever have...
Posted: 1 week 1 day
Tagged: advocacy, city government, civic participation, community engagement, Grand Rapids, policy-making, public speaking, Social Issues, youth empowerment, youth leadership
Grand Rapids students had the opportunity to directly address city leaders on issues that are important to young people in West Michigan, such as housing, accessibility and...
Posted: 1 week 2 days
We'd like to congratulate our last Open Projector Night...
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St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) announces Ellen Arlinsky, Mary Bloom and Kate McGarry as the 2024...
Posted: 1 week 3 days
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will perform their final concert for the 2023/2024 season at St. Cecilia Music Center...
Posted: 1 week 5 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Funeral, Proselytization, religion
I have attended many funerals in my time. One thing that I'm frustrated about is the fact that so often, the officiant takes the opportunity to convince the friends and family of the deceased...
Posted: 1 week 6 days
Annamarie Buller takes on injustice, oppression, and the destruction of nature. Her new event series, Centering Liberation, invites us to “wrestle with the issues of our time....
Posted: 2 weeks 5 hours
At the most recent meeting of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association there was a conversation about housing; it is a frequent topic, as I assume it is in every...
Posted: 2 weeks 2 days
Tagged: Arts, community events, Fifth Third Bank, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, live music, music lineup, outdoor amphitheater, summer concerts, ticket presale
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park announced Thursday the 2024 Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens lineup, featuring 33 internationally renowned artists ...
Posted: 2 weeks 5 days
Tagged: alzheimer's, dementia, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
My wife has been diagnosed with some type of non-Alzheimer's dementia. She has been getting gradually worse over the last ten years. This has affected her physically, intellectually and...
Posted: 3 weeks 4 days
Tagged: advocacy, Community, domestic violence, Donald Trump, Grand Rapids, immigration, politics, Protests, Sanctuary County
Conflicting voices clashed at the intersection of Lyon Street and Monroe Avenue Tuesday afternoon in anticipation and tension surrounding former President Donald Trump's scheduled...
Posted: 3 weeks 4 days
Tagged: #nonprofits
The Salvation Army in Kent County is pleased to announce that Cathy Blackburn has been hired as their new Development Director.
“We are excited to have Cathy on board as our new...
Posted: 3 weeks 5 days
Tagged: alzheimer's, dementia, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
My wife has been diagnosed with some type of non-Alzheimer's dementia. She has been getting gradually worse over the last ten years. This has affected her physically, intellectually and...
Posted: 4 weeks 2 days
Tagged: Boycott, Ethics and Religion Talk: Ethics, religion
The Rev. Sandra Nikkel, head pastor of Conklin Reformed Church, responds:
I would definitely boycott the business if it's supporting causes that are contrary to my moral,...
Posted: 4 weeks 2 days
Tagged: child welfare, fundraiser, nonprofit
Right now, there are more than 14,000 children in Michigan who are living in foster care because they have been abused and neglected. Their best hope for a brighter future lies in having a...
Posted: 4 weeks 4 days
Tagged: disaster assistance, fema, Grand Rapids, Kent County, office of emergency management, sba, severe weather, tornadoes
Grand Rapidians impacted by last summer's severe weather may be eligible for financial assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Individual Assistance Program....
Posted: 4 weeks 5 days
Tagged: Fair Housing, housing, housing discrimination, workshop
The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), a private, non-profit fair housing organization committed to...
Posted: 4 weeks 5 days
Tagged: city commission, City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, commissioner knight, GRTV, jennifer kasper, Mobile GR, The Rapidian
Jennifer Kasper, interim director of...
Posted: 5 weeks 1 day
Thanks to the City of Grand Rapids, Guiding Light has just cleared the last hurdle to opening a dedicated women's, in-patient, long-term substance abuse treatment program offered at no...
Posted: 5 weeks 4 days
Tagged: appointment, Bing Goei, city commission, third ward
The Grand Rapids City Commission selected Bing Goei, the founder of the Goei Center and CEO of Eastern Floral, Tuesday to fill the vacant Third Ward seat on the City Commission.
Goei,...
Posted: 5 weeks 5 days
Tagged: boil water advisory, city services, emergency response, Grand Rapids, infrastructure, Northeast Side, public health, spartannash, Water Safety
SpartanNash and the City of Grand Rapids will distribute cases of bottled water Monday evening to assist those affected by the ongoing Boil Water Advisory following Sunday’s water...
Posted: 5 weeks 6 days
Tagged: Contribution, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, finances, religion
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
To be a Roman Catholic requires only baptism. Once baptized,...
Posted: 5 weeks 6 days
Tagged: boil water advisory, community alert, emergency response, Grand Rapids, infrastructure, Local News, Michigan, public safety, water main break, water pressure
Around 20,000 residents on the Northeast side of Grand Rapids are being urged to boil their water following a significant water main break that has impacted multiple water pumping pressure...
Posted: 5 weeks 6 days
Tagged: 106 Gallery, Avenue for the Arts, avenueforthearts, jacob wiseheart, KCAD, Kendall College of Art and Design, local artist
In Jacob Wiseheart’s words, “Art has really saved my life. It has a therapeutic quality for me. People are always interested in the artist’s thought process. They have an...