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...
Foursquare moves from the schoolyard, to cyberspace.
Submitted 02-01-2010 under OPINION
When I was younger, I played a game called Four Square during recess at my elementary school. The goal of the game was to obtain the primary square and remain there as long as possible before being eliminated and bumped down to the lowest square...
Windmill building in Eastown being put to use
Submitted 01-30-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
It is always nice to see a local business go into a building that is vacant; such is the case of 1436 Wealthy, a building shaped like a windmill. It sits across the street from Yesterdog in Eastown. For years, the building was occupied by ...
A creative way to increase your return this tax season
Submitted 01-25-2010 under NONPROFITS
GRAND RAPIDS, MI: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm recently signed an extension to continue the tax credit for vehicles donated to charitable organizations. This tax credit is incentive for people to donate their motorized vehicles to local...
Crime in real time
Submitted 01-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
On Thursday morning the Grand Rapids Police Department invited representatives from local neighborhood watch groups to attend a training concerning a new method for mapping arrests and crime in Grand Rapids. Due to recent budget cuts the Grand...
East Hills Council of Neighbors' efforts lead to a better Grand Rapids
Submitted 01-14-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
During the 1960s, the automobile provided the luxury of unrestricted travel. This led to people leaving the cities for what they perceived to be a better life in the suburbs. The abandonment of the city ushered in a plethora of absentee...
The quest to find natural products in Grand Rapids
Submitted 01-12-2010 under NEWS
I recently ordered natural goat’s milk body lotion online from a place in Texas. After thinking it over, I realized I really need to start exploring the options available in Grand Rapids, saving on the carbon foot print of shipping across the...
No Worker Left Behind; One Rapidian's experiences
Submitted 01-11-2010 under OPINION
Over the last several years I have basically skated through life and my career never worrying about the incomplete degree that I knew I shouldn't be neglecting. Now, I have found myself in the unenviable position of having to jump back into the...
Community Re-investment Vocab Primer
Submitted 01-10-2010 under OPINION
Grand Rapids has gained the attention of many urbanists, locally and nationally in the past decade based upon its successful community re-investment strategies. Grand Rapids has been doing many things right but people consistently get the...
$150,000 in Grants for Economic and Workforce Development
Submitted 01-07-2010 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved $150,000 in grants that will support local economic and workforce development in 2010. Nonprofits receiving these grant awards include: Grand Valley...