The date was January 1946. America was just coming out of World War II. The young men and women called to serve our country were either recently home or on their way back to see their...
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The date was January 1946. America was just coming out of World War II. The young men and women called to serve our country were either recently home or on their way back to see their...
To some voters, their ballots Tuesday will leave them with a slight case of déjà vu.
Incumbent Jim Jendrasiak and Dave Shaffer both ran four years ago to be elected to the Grand Rapids City...
Balance. One might think of it as something that older people need to be concerned with or as something those who practice yoga are working to attain. But, balance for runners is important, too....
Getting ready for Halloween and/or the Zombie Walk is great fun. Zombie's are everywhere and it's easy to create that look if you know how. This is a video demonstration of basic...
Forty tables surrounded by caring faces and eager minds, all there to help support each other. At this year’s First Annual Steak & Burger Dinner to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of...
With Halloween right around the corner, and H1N1 flu widespread across the country, the American Red Cross offers tips to help parents and children celebrate safely this year.
...Angel’s Thai Café, a new Thai restaurant, is in development at 136 Monroe Center NW.
Each year Grand Rapids Community Foundation awards the Jack Chaille Community Philanthropy Award to a Community Foundation donor(s) who exemplifies the spirit of community philanthropy. The award...
In 1971, Volunteers In Service to America sent a young Carol Townsend to Grand Rapids. Having seen the bright lights of two big cities, Carol was bummed to be here. Early disappointment soon...
On Saturday, October 24th nearly 60 activists gathered at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids, MI for the 350.org International Day of Climate Action. Overall 5...
Nearly 200 people gathered at the Dominican Center at Marywood on Tuesday evening, October 27, giving honor to the service efforts of Kuyper College and...
One Stop Coney Shop, Grand Rapids’ newest hot dog joint, opened yesterday at 154 E. Fulton, former home of the Flute Boutique.
Leslie DeGalan and her husband, Brian, moved to the NW...
This Weekend at the Grand Rapids Art Museum
Catch a film on American Impressionists during Friday Nights at GRAM, Halloween and art activities for kids on Saturday and an...
From February 21 through March 14, 2010, The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids, Culture of Peace Committee...
The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (WMSBF) will be hosting its next monthly meeting at Aquinas College on November 9, 2009. The curriculum includes a...
Once, over a decade ago, I picked up Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver and promptly put it down after the first chapter. There was a plainness about it that I found uninteresting. Earlier...
Oakhill Cemetery has stories to tell. It is the final resting place of numerous Grand Rapids leaders. Its monuments reflect the architecture of ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Its trees...
If you were an athlete in high school or college, reactive training might be familiar. But, you came to running later in life, have never done any other sports or are a self-coached runner the...
This weekend Grand Rapids played host to the Tae Park Institute's 2009 World Class Championship Tournament. Over 500 competitors both local and abroad gathered at the Ford Field House on GRCC's...
The first time I met Drew Storey I never would have thought that I’d soon be in a van with him, driving into the middle of someone else’s cornfield to drink whiskey, smashing a Batman piñata,...
I found out early Monday morning: Drew Storey, The Rapidian's content facilitator, had passed away.
After the first hour, I decided I wanted to make a plan. That's how I react. Make a plan...
When I pray, which is usually as I drift off to sleep, I almost always thank God for my good health and my ability to run. Sure, there are other things I am thankful for: a good job, a great...
I carry in several bags of groceries; Mary has half a bag. I carry in a bag with brightly colored shirts for my son for school from a retail chain clothing store; Mary carries in a clear...
Drew Storey, content facilitator and editorial mentor for The Rapidian, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 18th.
Drew, 31, was one of the first community members who volunteered...
The streets of Grand Rapids were filled with runners Sunday morning as nearly 3,000 runners headed out to take on the challenge of the Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon and Half Marathon. In all...
The airline industry is in deep trouble. Possible pollution of the upper atmosphere is giving environmental groups a cause for demanding curtailment of services and taxes on putative excess...
Friday, October 16th was National Feral Cat Day! It's a good time for you to learn about feral cats in your neighborhood and how you can help them.
Feral cats (aka: wild,...