Cesar E. Chavez Social Justice March educates community members
Submitted 04-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Lindsay McHolme, Community Literacy Liaison Cesar E. Chavez Dignitaries, community members, and students gathered together at the Hispanic Center of West Michigan Thursday morning for the 11th annual Cesar E. Chavez Social Justice...
Greenspace: Should We Grow?
Submitted 03-29-2011 under OPINION
We often think about infrastructure in modern cities as a those hardscaped things - roads, bridges, and so on -- that foster productivity and efficiency. But we should also think about a "green" infrastructure that...
Grand Rapids' hyperlocal radio station seeks support
Submitted 03-28-2011 under NEWS
The normally laid-back, music-filled airwaves of radio station WYCE take on slightly different feel this week as volunteer programmers and staff urge listeners to support the operations of the station with financial contributions. It is one of two...
You Can Recycle That! A check up on the Single-Stream Recycling system.
Submitted 03-28-2011 under OPINION
The city's new single stream recycling program is nearly seven months old, and it is time to check in and see how the program is doing. The new program allows residents to place all of their recyclables into one tidy bin, rather than sort their...
Sunday Soup #12: A full year of soups
Submitted 03-27-2011 under NEWS
The time has come: the last Sunday of the month. Three proposals were up for Sunday Soup #12, although only Ribbons of Song (this round's recipient) and Grand Rapids Comic Society presented. The potluck-minigrant event started at 6 p.m. and lasted...
Catalyst Radio: Book by former Grand Rapidian inspired in part by his involvement in GR community
Submitted 03-25-2011 under NONPROFITS
This week, we're joined by Lambert Zuidervaart, a former philosophy professor at Calvin College and co-chair of the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts' board that oversaw the move to their Sheldon Boulevard location. Lambert was recently in...
Literacy Center of West Michigan Welcomes New PR Specialist Tatum Rucker
Submitted 03-25-2011 under NONPROFITS
Literacy Center of West Michigan (LCWM) Executive Director, Susan Ledy announced that Tatum Rucker would be joining the non-profit organization as a public relations specialist. This position was added to bring awareness to the Literacy...
Catalyst Radio: Proposed fed budget cuts eliminating national community service to affect thousands in GR
Submitted 03-11-2011 under NONPROFITS
In the Grand Rapids area alone, there are more than 60 AmeriCorps members, 1,000 Senior Corps members and 28,000 K-12 students benefiting from Learn and Serve. These community service programs are administered by the Corporation for National and...
A Winter Market Wonderland: Fulton Street Farmer's Market plans new addition
Submitted 03-10-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
This article was written and edited by Brian Coleman, Meagan DeCarlo, Jordan Keuning, and Trisha Thompson for EN 102-4433 at GRCC Finding fresh fruits and vegetables during the winter is next to impossible. Visiting the produce section in your...
LED Aisle Lights: WT Centennial Sustainability Campaign
Submitted 03-08-2011 under NONPROFITS
Irwin Seating Company today (March 8, 2011) completed its installation of a key component of Wealthy Theatre's Centennial Sustainability Campaign - they replaced all our old, incadescent aisle lights with cutting edge L.E.D. lamps! These lamps will...