This week signals the beginning of the GRAM/Ox-Bow Friday Lecture Series. Celebrating the shared centennials of these...
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Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
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Tagged: 4th of July, military, serivce, volunteering
By: Jessica Gonyou, Volunteer Center Assistant
This time of year, I think a lot about service and patriotism. I think of heroes and sacrifice, and of acts done not for self,...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Running barefoot, in the competitive sense, isn't as new as some people might think. The movement is building among runners now, especially with minimalist foot covers, which make the sport easier...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: America's Favorite Farmers Market, American Farmland Trust, Brikyaat, davis, farmers market, Fulton Street, Melissa Harrington, Midtown, Midtown Neighborhood Association, MNA
Market Manager Melissa Harrington is confident that Fulton Street Farmers Market can take the title...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: Children, Children's Assessment Center, Fundraising, health
Want to donate $250,000 without spending a penny?
Through Chase Community Giving, you could help the...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: arts & crafts, recycling, Ryan Wyrick
A new style of crafting is emerging and local artisan Ryan Wyrick is one step ahead of the curve. For years, Ryan has been using recycled materials and found objects...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
A celebrity guest attends the laying of the Federal Building cornerstone.
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: cemetery, Fulton Street, Glance at the Past, Grand Rapids, History, Michigan, Midtown, Radio, The Woods, WYCE
The history of Grand Rapids' early burial plot, established in 1838.
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: BGC, boys & girls club, essilor usa, eye, glasses, Grand Rapids, seidman, steil, youth, youth commonwealth
Sight is an important sense that sometimes gets mistreated due to financial setbacks, but on June 8 Essilor USA, the world’s leader in ophthalmic lenses came to Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: American Visualizer, census, citizen journalism, Community Research Institute, CRI, CRIdata, crime mapping, data, editing, Google, internet, Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Livestream, maps, Neighborhood, Stroome, tools, Ustream, Web
From The Rapidian staff: It's astonishing how easy it is to create interactive media with free tools right at your fingertips (literally)—that is, if you know where to look. We...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: art, dance, GRAM, GRAM on the Green, music
This Friday, immerse yourself in music and dance with GRAM’s Friday Night Conversation: Bi-Line Post Modern Dance. The dance, organized by GVSU professor Shawn Bible, will begin...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: BGC, boys & girls club, fundraiser, Grand Rapids, ping pong, state games, table tennis, US open, volunteer, youth, youth commonwealth
With five dollars, Grand Rapids passer bys were able to stop and play a quick game of table tennis (or ping pong) and local business, CPPR, was on its way to helping raise awareness about...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Tagged: apple, BGC, boys & girls club, Grand Rapids, homework, ipad, ipod, school, seidman, steil, youth, youth commonwealth
Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Club members, Brenda, Marshawnna, and Keshawnna earned themselves a trip to the Apple Store at Woodland Mall on May 27th. Brenda was...
Posted: 14 years 12 weeks
Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer opportunity found on our ...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Tagged: Brikyaat, Cegielnia Crossing, Coldbrook Creek, graphics, interactiveAshby Row, map, Midtown, Midtown Neighborhood Association, MNA, Neighborhood, NOMA, North of Market, Old East End, photo, plaque, subneighborhoods, The Woods
Grand Rapids is peppered with neighborhood plaques. Take a closer look at Midtown's and you'll see there are actually seven distinct plaques tacked all over the neighborhood. Ashby Row, Brikyaat,...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Tagged: Douglas Dooley, hip hop
In studio this week is Douglas Dooley of The Rapidian. Doug has contributed the...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Since I just got done loading up all of my pictures from June I had the harsh realization that 1/3 of summer is OVER! (small panic) and frankly while it has been chock full of ...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Tagged: art, GRAM, Grand Rapids, heroes
The GR Firefighters are parking Engine No. 7 at Rosa Parks Circle from 5-7pm on Friday, July 2 for an up close and personal look at the big red truck. The crew will be on hand to meet...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Tagged: Bicycles, Bikestock, cycling, local business, Michael Tuffelmire
Bikestock Dos, kicking off at noon July 17 at...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Tagged: barefoot running, Grand Rapids, Jason Robillard, Michigan, road racing, running, running injuries, running shoes
It is said, the best part of snow skiing is taking off the boots. There are runners that feel the same way about running shoes. Over the past few decades, running shoes have developed from thin,...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Tagged: volunteer opportunities, volunteerism
There are spaces still open to volunteer at the city of Grand Rapids 4th of July fireworks on Sunday. You can help make this community event successful, safe, and fun.
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Tagged: Erb Thai, foodforthought, Lighthouse Communities, thai, vegan, vegetarian, Wealthy Street, Wing Heaven
After working for nearly three months fixing up the former Wing Heaven space at 950 Wealthy Street SE, brother/sister restaurateur duo Lisa and Joe Her have opened Erb Thai.
With the help...
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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 of goods every Tuesday.
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Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
Tagged: C-Snip, cat, dog, fix, High Quality, Low Cost, neuter, non-profit, Pregnant Animal, Reduced Cost, spay, Specialists, The First Class Fix, tnr
C-SNIP's mission is to significantly reduce the over-population of dogs and cats in West Michigan by providing reduced cost, high quality spay and neuter services and by supporting all efforts...
Posted: 14 years 13 weeks
From The Rapidian staff*: Currently, The Rapidian is primarily an online news platform, facilitating and distributing text, video and audio reports...
Posted: 14 years 14 weeks
Skilled, driven, and ambitious, Adrianne Adelle McCluer, can do it all. From photography and illustration, to ceramics, jewelry, and a variety of other media, this local artist explores...
Posted: 14 years 14 weeks
Joining us in studio this week is Heather Kaweck of Friends of Grand Rapids Park. In a recent 10...
Posted: 14 years 14 weeks
Tagged: 100 holes challenge, boys & girls club, fox17, fundraiser, golf, Grand Rapids, seidman, steil, sunnybrook country club, taco bell, tim doty, volunteer, youth
With 28 golfers and 10 straight hours of golfing, Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGCGRYC) was able to raise over $12,000 to aid in providing positive academic...
Posted: 14 years 14 weeks
As part of the QUEERIES film series, sponsored by GVSU LGBT Resource Center, Wealthy Theatre is proud to feature a June 25 concert/movie, with LVNMUZQ opening at 7pm, followed by the Grand Rapids...
Posted: 14 years 14 weeks
From his early teen years, skate enthusiast Chris Gray dreamt of his ultimate skatepark. Years later, a goal he once thought was never tangible is well on its way to becoming a real life...