Was there Art in Grand Rapids before ArtPrize? Yes, lots of it in all sorts of locales. This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most notorious art events in Grand Rapids, the...
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Posted: 13 years 46 weeks
Tagged: Andrea Moreno-Beals, Breathe Owl Breathe, concert, Jes Kramer, live, Micah Middaugh, music, performance, review, The Daac, Trevor Hobbs
Seeing Breathe Owl Breathe perform live is like being invited to watch your children hold a concert in your living room, only the beautiful music...
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Tagged: afterschool program, BGC, boys & girls club, Grand Rapids, jcpenneys, youth
During the 2010-2011 school year, more Grand Rapids students will be participating in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth...
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Tagged: Clear, Community Media Center, Grand Rapids, GRCMC, internet, Internet; WiMax, Laurie Cirivello
UPDATE: This program is no longer available.
For those who haven’t heard, Clear is the new kid in town for high-speed...
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Holly Sturges of the Grand Rapids Housing Commission joins us on air to share details about Section 8 housing. Section 8 housing is a federal subsidy...
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Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer (SBV) opportunity found on our...
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Tagged: badenya, Deb Stetler, Jewly Warren, Kellie Ambrose, Kurt Schmiege, Lee Bristol, Matt Jarrells, Sean Henry
I had the pleasure of seeing the drumming ensemble, Badenya, several times this past year. I was surprised to learn they had only been playing as a...
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We've always wanted to do something proper on Veterans Day at Wealthy Theatre - a tribute that honored Grand Rapids' active and retired military. But we never got it together in time.
This...
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Unlike the spooky Halloween traditions that glorify death and dying, Dia de los Muertos is a celebration of life.
On display in the dimly lit upstairs auditorium at the Grand Rapids Public...
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Tagged: Analog Mutant, bass, Hugo Claudin, jazz, Mark Helias, Mexicains Sans Frontieres, Scott Warren
Mark Helias, the renowned jazz double bassist, of New Brunswick, New Jersey,made a stop in Grand Rapids on Nov. 7 at...
Posted: 13 years 47 weeks
Tagged: ethnic cuisine, foodforthought, GRCC, Mexican food, Restaurants
This article was written and edited by Leah Beach, Melissa Thomas, Stephanie Powers, Andy Soentgen, and Laura Bettinghouse for EN 101-1300 at GRCC.
On Saturdays...
Posted: 13 years 47 weeks
Tagged: comedy, Dog Story Theater, Joe Anderson, performance
Joe Anderson, board member for Dog Story Theater, joins us on air. The nonprofit venue is an all-volunteer organization that has hosted...
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Tagged: Deborah Zoe Laufer, End Days, GRCC Players, local life, Spectrum Theater
The message of a neurotic and anxiety filled “End Days” is, in the end, acceptance. Playwright Laufer hits home while her cast...
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On Dec. 10 during the Urban Lights event in downtown Grand Rapids on Division Avenue, twelve students from Grand Valley's Art & Design department will be...
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Tagged: #RapidianEats, @verylocal, chat, foodforthought, fresh, groceries, Local, Matthew Russell, produce, restaurant, twitter
This is a lunch chat you can brown bag, dine out, order in or even stay in bed for.
From the Twitter account @verylocal, Rapidian Content...
Posted: 13 years 47 weeks
Tagged: Asia, Asian, Bangkok Taste Cuisine, cuisine, food, foodforthought, Kue, review, Reviews, thai
As a connoisseur of great Asian food, I was excited to learn of Grand Rapid’s newest restaurant, Bangkok Taste Cuisine, which also is now the city’s sixteenth Thai restaurant. Its owners, the Kue...
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Tagged: foodforthought
What's in season? What fresh produce is on the horizon? If you're curious about what's at market, the Fulton Street Farmers Market publishes a list...
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Tagged: Carl Bajema, city history, Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Historical Society, Lake Line Interurban
Sit back and enjoy a ride into the past when the history of the Lake Line Interurban is presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW....
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Tagged: art, Downtown, heartside, Heartside Gallery and Studio, Heartside Ministry, the sparrows coffee tea and newstand
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a supportive and safe...
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Tagged: Community Media Center, dance, Fernanda Amaral, GRTV, Hispanic Flamenco Ballet, History, k-12, Latin America, music, performance, Schools, South America, Spain, students, Wealthy Theatre
On Wednesday morning, the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet's charter bus pulled up to Wealthy...
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Tagged: Community Media Center, dance, hip-hop, S.T.R.O.N.G., Wealthy Theatre
Thanks to the support of local foundations, businesses and organizations, a free and positive community event took place at Wealthy Theatre on an evening otherwise known as "Devil's Night" (...
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Tagged: Amash, Bernero, Democrat, election, Green, libertarian, Miles, republican, Snyder, U.S. Taxpayers
The Tuesday, Nov. 2 general election saw Republicans taking the most votes in many races from the governor's seat on down.
The State of Michigan's new governor elect is Republican...
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Tagged: fact checking, factual, reporting, staff editorial, writing
It’s the aim of The Rapidian, as seen in the Statement of Values, to encourage and stand by ethical reporting. Reporters are charged with...
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Tagged: Baxter, East Hills, Eastown, food truck, foodforthought, madison area, Paul Lee, Rob Givans, Tami VandenBerg, The Meanwhile Bar, The Winchester, Wealthy Street, What the Truck
Grand Rapids’ newest food truck is officially open for business and cruisin’ the city streets. Well, one street at least. What the Truck made its grand debut last Monday, setting up outside of...
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Tagged: Grand Rapids, nonprofit, young
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Greater Grand Rapids is proud to present the 2010 YNPN Leadership Awards, an annual opportunity for local nonprofit...
Posted: 13 years 47 weeks
Tagged: #RapidianEats, dining, eating, foodforthought, Restaurants, twitter
No matter where you're from, food is a popular topic. Whether it's finding the best po-boy sandwich in New Orleans, picking out the largest lobster at a shore diner in Maine, finding out what you...
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Tagged: David Letterman, Found Footage Festival, Found Magazine, interview, Joe Pickett, Nick Prueher, The Onion, UICA
It may sound strange, but I'm really looking forward to the medical penile injection video. Or learning how to make love better "through hypnosis." Or the exercise clip featuring "American...
Posted: 13 years 47 weeks
Tagged: Colbert, D.C., Jon Stewart, politics, Rally for Sanity, Stephen Colbert, Stewart, tea party, Washington
The drive to Washington, D.C. to attend the Rally for Sanity and/or Fear this past weekend was in itself an insight into the position...
Posted: 13 years 47 weeks
Tagged: Analog Mutant, art, Erick, Grand Rapids, Picardo, Scott Warren, Thomas M Cooley Law
On Wednesday, Nov. 3, Thomas M Cooley Law School will host Caribbean born artist Erick Picardo and his...
Posted: 13 years 47 weeks
Tagged: Analog Mutant, Carl Ludwig Hubsch, Grand Rapids, jazz, Longrun Development of the universe, Mark Helias, Mexicains Sans Frontieres, Scott Warren
The experimentalist jazz pioneer Carl Ludwig Hubsch is bringing his...