ArtPrize returns to annual format
ArtPrize will be back in 2022—along with its original every-year...
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Posted: 2 years 23 weeks
Tagged: art, artprize, artprize 2022, City of Grand Rapids, covid-19, Grand Rapids, Kent County, neighborhood match fund, neighborhoods, office of equity and engagement, Public Art, Quality of Life, stacy stout, West Michigan
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Tagged: community media, community radio, deisy madrigal, DJ, el mundo musical, español, gabriella de la vega, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community Media Center, Hispanic, Kent County, latinx, music, oscar zuniga, programmer, Q&A, Radio, radio host, Spanish, volunteer, West Michigan, WYCE
Nacida en California, viviendo brevemente en Colorado y hoy, llamando Grand Rapids su hogar, Deisy Madrigal comparte su amor por los sonidos en español como programadora voluntaria en...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Tagged: community media, community radio, deisy madrigal, DJ, el mundo musical, español, gabriella de la vega, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community Media Center, Hispanic, Kent County, latinx, music, oscar zuniga, programmer, Q&A, Radio, radio host, Spanish, volunteer, West Michigan, WYCE
Born in California, living briefly in Colorado, and calling Grand Rapids her home, Deisy Madrigal shares her love for Spanish-language sounds as a volunteer programmer on ...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Should we be creating ...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center brings Watkins Family Hour for their debut appearance in Royce Auditorium on December...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Tagged: Christmas Kettle Campaign, Golden Kettle Competition, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Red Kettle Campaign, The Salvation Army
With two weeks of bell ringing behind us, The Salvation Army is happy to share some news and insights on how the Red Kettle Campaign is going.
Several Red Kettle locations across the city...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Thanks to the generosity of a local anonymous supporter, all donations to The Salvation Army of Kent County received tomorrow on Giving Tuesday will be matched up to $50,000. Contributions of any...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
The Milk Carton Kids, will bring their special brand of folk to St. Cecilia Music Center on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Tagged: budget, cancer support, city commission, City of Grand Rapids, county commission, eco-friendly, facilities and fleet management, Gilda's Club, gilda's club grand rapids, Grand Rapids, Kent County, laughfest, laughfest 2022, mandy bolter, steve prine, strategic plan, sustainability, West Michigan, zack berends
City of Grand Rapids adding eco-friendly vehicles to operations
The City of Grand Rapids has accepted...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
"I don't want to be thought of as wholesome," Julie Andrews once said but it was too late. Mary...
Posted: 2 years 24 weeks
Tagged: Kent County, Red Kettle Campaign, The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign
Back after a year hiatus due to the pandemic, The Salvation Army of Kent County will be the presenting sponsor of the sixth annual Red Kettle Game with the Grand Rapids Griffins minor league...
Posted: 2 years 25 weeks
Tagged: blandford nature center, Land Conservancy of West Michigan, planting, the highlands, trees, White Pines
You give up a lot when you start over. You let go of what’s familiar and move on to something unfamiliar. It takes a lot of work and perseverance to start over, especially to overcome the...
Posted: 2 years 25 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, gratitude, religion, thankful, thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
I am most grateful for scientists and public health officials who...
Posted: 2 years 25 weeks
Tagged: Christmas Kettles, Fulton Heights Citadel, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Red Kettle Campaign, The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army of Kent County’s Red Kettle Campaign is underway, and the organization is grateful for the generous support already given toward its $1.6 million goal. With the holiday...
Posted: 2 years 25 weeks
Tagged: Community, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Thanksgiving plans are underway! And we’ve got another FULL Market for you this weekend. Swing by and shop for the best and most delicious fare in town and wow your guests with a locally...
Posted: 2 years 25 weeks
Tagged: Chimera, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Monkey-Human, religion
Colleen writes: “For the first time, U.S. and Chinese scientists have created embryos that are...
Posted: 2 years 25 weeks
Ed Postma first noticed there was something different about Guiding Light when he saw a young man struggling with addiction begin to ask questions about spirituality and to talk about God. After...
Posted: 2 years 26 weeks
Tagged: Christmas Kettle Campaign, Fulton Heights, Kent County, Red Kettle Campaign, The Salvation Army
Last Friday was the kick-off to the 2021 Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. A ceremonial event was held at The Salvation Army Kroc Center with several dignitaries present, including Grand Rapids...
Posted: 2 years 26 weeks
Tagged: Cherry Health, City of Grand Rapids, community services, connie bohatch, covid-19, covid-19 vaccine, disaster relief, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids Public Schools, guiding light mission, homeless outreach team, homelessness, José Andrés, Kent County, Kent county health department, leadriane roby, local chefs, mask mandate, mel trotter ministries, secchia institute for culinary education, shelters, West Michigan, world central kitchen
Mel Trotter Ministries, partners to expand winter shelter services for unhoused residents
Grand Rapids city commissioners on Tuesday approved a $330,000 agreement with...
Posted: 2 years 26 weeks
Tagged: Community, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Don’t let the cooler weather keep you from enjoying the abundance of local goodies available at the Market this time of year. As we all rush to figure out our plans and prepare for the...
Posted: 2 years 26 weeks
Tagged: alas creative studio, community media, community radio, DJ, el mundo musical, español, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community Media Center, Hispanic, Kent County, latinx, music, programmer, Q&A, Radio, radio host, silverio cerda, Spanish, volunteer, West Michigan, WYCE
Silverio “Silver” Cerda, que nacido en Dallas, Texas, fue criado en el suroeste de Michigan y llama Grand Rapids su hogar, comparte su amor por los ritmos y sonidos en español como...
Posted: 2 years 26 weeks
Tagged: Addiction, addiction recovery, addiction recovery; homelessness; recovery; guiding light; addiction;
The Guiding Light Recovery Program offers men struggling with addiction to drugs and alcohol a four-month long, comprehensive, “no-joke” substance abuse rehabilitation program provided...
Posted: 2 years 27 weeks
Tagged: alas creative studio, community media, community radio, DJ, el mundo musical, español, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community Media Center, Hispanic, Kent County, latinx, music, programmer, Q&A, Radio, radio host, silverio cerda, Spanish, volunteer, West Michigan, WYCE
Born in Dallas, Texas, raised in southwest Michigan, and calling Grand Rapids his home, Silverio "Silver" Cerda shares his love for Spanish-language rhythms and sounds as a...
Posted: 2 years 27 weeks
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If you happen to drive by Church of the Servant in southeast Grand Rapids, you’ll see the start of a lovely living processional to the church's front entrance. The above picture is...
Posted: 2 years 27 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Relativism, religion, tolerance
Fred Stella, the Pracharak (Outreach Minister) for the West Michigan Hindu Temple, responds:
“I believe the questioner is referring to what we call ‘moral relativity...
Posted: 2 years 27 weeks
The City of Grand Rapids passed a resolution granting the Police Department $120,000 from the US Department of Justice. The grant is part of a larger, $33 million attempt to advance...
Posted: 2 years 27 weeks
The inaugural ringing of the iconic bells for this Christmas season will take place at noon this Friday, Nov. 12, at The Salvation Army Kroc Center (2500 S. Division) as The Salvation Army of Kent...
Posted: 2 years 27 weeks
Tagged: Community, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Although this time of year we have said goodbye to our peak season favorites, there is still much to be enjoyed about shopping during the Second Season. We love this time of year because it...
Posted: 2 years 27 weeks
Tagged: ashley day, autumn, blandford nature center, bryan posthumus, cdc, Children, covid-19, covid-19 vaccine, fda, Grand Rapids, Gretchen Whitmer, Kent County, Kent county health department, local artists, mary wisinski, menstrual products, Michigan, michigan legislature, nature, nature makers market, tampon tax, taxes, West Michigan
Kent County starts COVID-19 vaccinations for kids ages 5-11
The Kent County Health Departmen...