Grand Rapids

Vertigo Music to host live music festivities on Record Store Day

Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION

Vertigo Music's Herm Baker on the upcoming Record Store Day event and the continued relevance of local record stores in our digital culture.

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Join us in supporting The Rapidian

Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION

The hyperlocal news source powered by the people of Grand Rapids needs your help.

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Dog walking business breathes new life into resident

Submitted 04-16-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Frances Gentile started Frances walks your dog. to lift her spirits.

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Glance at the Past - The Tourist Building

Submitted 04-13-2012 under NONPROFITS

The original tenant of the one story Georgian style building at the west edge of Fulton St. Park, now Veteran's Park, was the Michigan Tourist and Resort Association, which had maintained it headquarters in Grand Rapids since its founding in 1917.

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Doug MacLeod - All I Have Is My Blues

Submitted 04-13-2012 under NONPROFITS

Songs from the Second Floor is a collection of the ephemeral performances that occur live on the air, in one take, on 88.1 WYCE. This video series is produced by GRTV in collaboration with WYCE and The Rapidian in order to capture and archive these rare moments.

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Catalyst Radio: Brian J. Bowe, on the state of journalism

Submitted 04-13-2012 under NEWS

A GVSU professor shares his thoughts on new and traditional news outlets, and dissects the latest State of the News Media report from Pew Research Center.

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Artists put finishing touches on Art.Downtown.

Submitted 04-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Art.Downtown. preparations are documented in this photo essay, along with information about the event happening tonight in downtown Grand Rapids.

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A Watershed Moment: Converting Energy into Smart Energy

Submitted 04-12-2012 under NEWS

Kristin van Reesema is the Smart Street Project Manger for Consumers Energy in Grand Rapids. She was also a panelist at WMEAC's Smart Grid Energy Forum this winter.

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