Imagine Peace - Part Four
Submitted 03-19-2010 under NONPROFITS
This brief video is Part Four of four short meditative pieces called Imagine Peace produced through a collaborative effort by members of the Preaching through Media Committee of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids. The series is called...Imagine Peace - Part Three
Submitted 03-19-2010 under NONPROFITS
This brief video is Part Three of four short meditative pieces called Imagine Peace produced through a collaborative effort by members of the Preaching through Media Committee of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids. The series is called...Imagine Peace - Part Two
Submitted 03-19-2010 under NONPROFITS
This brief video is Part Two of four short meditative pieces called Imagine Peace produced through a collaborative effort by members of the Preaching through Media Committee of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids. The series is...
Are You Called To Serve?
Submitted 03-18-2010 under NONPROFITS
Called to Serve is a program that is open to college-age women. It offers an opportunity to create community, serve those who are most vulnerable, pray together, and study the issues that affect those we are serving. Here are some of the details:...
Downtown living and zero-mile food
Submitted 03-03-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Hyper-local food just got a few steps closer to home, and you don’t even need a yard. Container gardening is an easy, low-maintenance project that will reward you with year-round edibles. The benefits of growing food in your living space go far...
Development in Heartside - Part I: The homeless perspective
Submitted 02-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
A collaboration between Nick Manes and Michael Tuffelmire The Heartside neighborhood has been growing out of a period of urban decay. This piece is the first of a three-part series in which Nick and I will explore what Heartside residents believe...
West Michigan Environmental Action Council Hosting "Tapped" the movie.
Submitted 02-09-2010 under NONPROFITS
On Thursday, February 11 at 6:30pm the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) will be hosting a screening of Tapped at the Wealthy Theater. Tapped is a film by Stephanie Soechtig who worked on the Planet Earth series. It is produced...
The Electric Cheetah Supporting Local Farms
Submitted 02-08-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Local eating is catching on in a big way. To me, it just makes sense environmentally as well as economically. The average tomato travels 1,500 to 1,800 miles before it reaches your plate. In this weeklong delay from harvest to dinner plate,...
Art Work, Football and enchiladas! Word on the Street February 5
Submitted 02-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Hey hey hey! Did you know the Super bowl is this weekend!? How did that happen!? I have to admit, I am not a sports fan, but once a year… on Superbowl… I resign myself to watching a single sporting event…. Of course I have NO idea what is going on...
Mayor Nods to “Rapids on the Grand”
Submitted 02-01-2010 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell included recommendations from Green Grand Rapids in his annual State of the City address on Saturday, January 30th. Among several important, yet ho-hum initiatives listed in the address, such as “manage...