Inspirational Rapidian reporter Roberta King is in the Catalyst Radio studio this week. We hear what inspires her, what she covers and why she has set an ambitious...
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Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Tagged: alternatives in motion, gvsu, physical therapy, road races, running, wheelchairs
Good cause. Good route. Possibly good weather.
The 15th Annual Wheel Run Together Race is set for Saturday, April 2 on the campus...
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Tagged: Grand Rapids, Headlines, humor, jokes, local life, podcasts, the last podcaster standing
An angry ginger, a know-it-all, a sniper, and a man in a kilt walk into a recording studio…
The Last Podcaster Standing, a new podcast that comes straight out of Grand Rapids, is earning...
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Tagged: Cantarte, Cook Arts Center, coro
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Tagged: Degage Ministries, GRCC, volunteer
This article was written and edited by Meghan Apsey, Blake Botti, Michael Freitag, Ally Hughes, and Brie Rosencrants for EN 102-1593 at GRCC.
Each day between four hundred and...
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Tagged: content, new features, summary
Though we haven't been calling much attention to it, there have been scads of very minor website upgrades...
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Tagged: Cook Arts Center, GAAH, GAAH Press Club, GRCYC
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
AIGA Grand Valley is holding its 3rd Annual Pattern Show on Friday, March 25th. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and will be on...
Posted: 13 years 28 weeks
Tagged: BeeDazzling Spellebration, Literacy Center, Marshall Pitler PR Award, Spectrum Health, The Rapidian, West Michigan Strategic Alliance, WMSA
By Lindsay McHolme, Community Literacy Liaison
The Literacy Center of West Michigan presented awards to...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
The end of March marked the end of a yearlong challenge of service to the Grand Rapids community. Back in August of 2010, Grand Valley State University’s President Thomas J. Haas charged...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Avant-Garde, music, performance art, poetry, Theater
I ventured out last Saturday to see the third and final night of Cangue League...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Art in Public, Civic Studio, GRAM, gvsu, Lambert Zuidervaart, lecture, Symposium, UICA
Civic Studio will present Envisioning Art in Public, an exhibition focused on art and its public function on March...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Fundraising, MS Foundation, Team N3kk1D
This weekend, Team N3kk1d is proud to present its 2nd Annual Wii Bowling Tournament in...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: AmeriCorps, budget, CNCS, Community Service, congress, Corporation for National and Community Service, education, Elyse Walter, federal, House, HR 3, Jes Kramer, Learn and Serve, Michigan Community Service Commission, resolution, Senior Corps, volunteer
In the Grand Rapids area alone, there are more than 60 AmeriCorps members, 1,000 Senior Corps members and 28,000 K-12...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: art, art philospher, Book, gvsu, Lambert Zuidervaart, public funding of the arts, UICA
More than 20 years ago, Lambert Zuidervaart began developing an idea for a book. His idea had the working title, Cultural Politics...
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Gilda's Club LaughFest is here! Community Media Center's Wealthy Theatre is proud to be a participating venue, with ten days of "more than movies" - events featuring special guests, appearances, Q...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: consulting, education, entrepreneurship
This article was written and edited by Annie Batts, Megan Carrington, Trevor Cooper, and Jessica Covert for EN 102-4433 at GRCC.
Education provides an opportunity for everyone to...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Farmer's Market, GRCC
This article was written and edited by Brian Coleman, Meagan DeCarlo, Jordan Keuning, and Trisha Thompson for EN 102-4433 at GRCC
Finding fresh fruits and vegetables during...
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Stories of innovation and entrepreneurship will highlight the 2011 National Leaders Conference, hosted by the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Grand Rapids. On March 25-26, young...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: 88.1 fm, Glance at the Past, Grand Rapids, History, Michigan, Radio, Ryerson Public Library, WYCE
In 1904, the Ryerson Library opened to give Rapidians a place for books. A renovation in 2003 made the Ryerson Library what it is today: the Grand Rapids Public Library.
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: fashion, Kendall College of Art and Design, shoes
This article was written and edited by Amie Guin, Doug Johnson, Aly Lemire, and Catherine Lynema for EN 102-4433 at GRCC.
Who needs a pair of those high-priced, designer-...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Developmental Education, GRCC, Learning Corner, Wealthy Street
This article was written and edited by Anthony Alarcon-Santiago, Emily Barr, Damion Hernandez, Merlyn Nailon, and Rachelle VanDyke for EN 102-1593 at GRCC.
Michigan’...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: awards, First Steps, Grand Rapids, Jim Dunlap, Leadership
The Center for Community Leadership (CCL), a program of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce that Huntington Bank President Jim Dunlap is the recipient of this...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Gilda's Club, laughfest
Whether you are a woman who prefers your bra to be adorned with sparkles or prefer it just plain taupe or prefer no bra at all -- it won’t matter on Monday, March 14 when both...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Grand Rapids Public Museum, GRCC, Healthcare
This article was written and edited by David Fortuna, Tanisha Hill, Joe Sagorski, Craig Scougale, and Jose Torres for EN 102-1593 at GRCC.
Grand Rapids is considered by some to be...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
To help support local summer camps and promote the summer camp experience to all West Michigan families, Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently revamped the...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Dutch immigrants, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Historical Society, Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council, Janet Sjaarda Sheeres, local history, women
Among the many nationalities that settled in Grand Rapids, the Dutch were well represented. Underrepresented, however, was an historical account of the Dutch women and their contributions...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: Centennial, Grand Rapids Community Media Center, greening, historic preservation, sustainability, Wealthy Theatre
Irwin Seating Company today (March 8, 2011) completed its installation of a key component of Wealthy Theatre's...
Posted: 13 years 29 weeks
Tagged: City Connection, George Heartwell, GRCMC, GRTV, Linda Gellasch, Mayor Heartwell
At 5pm Monday night, City Connection, Mayor Heartwell's live interactive public access show was simulcast right here on The Rapidian. The program, now in its 19th year, is...