Gator Comes Full Circle: Local Author Brings Alligators to MLK Leadership Academy
Submitted 05-13-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
"Do you want to hold him?” asked David Critchlow, the cheerful owner of Alligator Sanctuary outside Battle Creek. He had in his hands Alphabet Soup, a foot-long baby alligator with gray eyes and a decidedly nonplussed expression, taking in the...
Seven Grand Rapids Dominicans Among Thousands in Manhattan Peace Activities
Submitted 05-10-2010 under NONPROFITS
Seven Grand Rapids Dominicans--Mary Pat Beatty, Carol Gilbert, Barbara Hansen, Ardeth Platte, Jean Reimer, Alice Wittenbach and Lucianne Siers--gathered in Manhattan's uptown during rush hour on April 30th to begin three days of activities...
Youth Leadership Opportunity
Submitted 05-06-2010 under NONPROFITS
Please encourage the young people in your lives to apply for membership on the Grand Rapids Community Foundation's Youth Grant Committee! The deadline for applying is August 1. What the YGC does:The Youth Grant Committee meets one evening a...
Community Foundation Announces $207,000 in Education Grants
Submitted 05-05-2010 under NONPROFITS
Three Grand Rapids Public elementary schools are receiving $91,000 in total grants from the Meijer Good Schools for Grand Rapids Program, which recognizes area elementary schools demonstrating measurable success. In addition, 67 teachers and...
Taxes raised, incumbents defeated in GRPS school board election
Submitted 05-05-2010 under NEWS
The results from the Tuesday, May 4 election are in, all 71 voting districts have reported, and the Grand Rapids Public Schools district has two new board members. Challengers Jon O'Connor and Mauren Quinn Slade defeated two incumbents Amy C....
Catalyst Radio and The Rapidian partner for on-air media analysis and local happenings
Submitted 05-04-2010 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff: Two programs of Community Media Center—Catalyst Radio and The Rapidian—have joined forces in bringing media, media news, and highlights on local nonprofits to the Grand Rapids community. Some of you may have noticed...
The Automobile and Us - Part V: Did the car ever make sense?
Submitted 04-30-2010 under OPINION
This is the last part of a five-part series that explores the effects of the automobile on us as a population and on Grand Rapids. This segment shows what automobile trends GR shares with the nation. Over the course of the twentieth century,...
Local Boys & Girls Club Teen Set to Receive College Scholarship
Submitted 04-28-2010 under NONPROFITS
Cesar Vargas, a two-year member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth, traveled to Ann Arbor this past weekend to compete for the title of Michigan Youth of the Year. During the competition, he attended the “Recipe for...
The Automobile and Us - Part IV: Current efforts in GR to strengthen alternative transportation
Submitted 04-27-2010 under OPINION
This is part four of a five part series in which we will explore the effects of the automobile on us as a population and on Grand Rapids. This part features an interview with Jack Hoffman, who represents Grand Rapids on the Rapid board. He also...A "Quilt of Words," GRCC's Spring Sustainability Series Wraps Up
Submitted 04-27-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The 1970 activist celebrated a birthday on Thursday. April 22ND marked the 40TH Anniversary of Earth Day. Originally the brain-child of the esteemed Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day has grown from a grassroots...