Catalyst Radio: Carol's Ferals equips cat lovers with education and tools to help ferals
Submitted 12-10-2010 under NONPROFITS
Feral cats mate three times a year, and every cat can spawn thousands of feral kittens over the course of just a few years. Carol Manos of Carol's Ferals joins us on air today to talk about where the problem of feral cats comes from and how she and...Got a question for Mayor Heartwell? City Connection to stream live on The Rapidian
Submitted 12-06-2010 under NEWS
*** UPDATE *** The above video is a recording of tonight's City Connection. From The Rapidian Staff: Ever wonder how cities prioritize street construction after the winter? Or about the city’s commitment to sustainable practices? What’s...On the Record: A Q&A with 24 News 8 investigative reporter Ken Kolker
Submitted 12-06-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
This periodic feature for The Rapidian will spotlight the media personality behind the byline, camera or mic. Like clockwork, every evening at 6:05 Ken Kolker receives a call from his biggest fan – his mother. Monday through Friday, she...Grand Rapids Women's Chorus: Unity, inclusiveness and diversity through song
Submitted 12-03-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The sound of dozens of voices singing in harmony can be a powerful experience, one that brings a feeling of wholeness on a physical and emotional level. To achieve this takes a lot of practice and hard work on the part of the singers. This is what...Catalyst Radio: Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities teams up with GR Creative Youth Center to launch first Rapidian neighborhood news bureau
Submitted 12-03-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Rapidian is partnering with Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities to launch the first neighborhood news bureau in January. Marjorie Kuipers, executive director of GAAH, and Lorena Slager of the Grand Rapids Creative Youth Center share how...First Rapidian bureau hosted by Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities to launch in January
Submitted 12-01-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Rapidian, a service of the Community Media Center, is partnering with Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities to install a news bureau in the southwest quadrant of Grand Rapids. The Rapidian is a web-based, community driven journalism project that...Catalyst Radio: Media education at GRCMC another outlet for youth creativity
Submitted 11-26-2010 under NONPROFITS
This week we turn the mic on Gretchen Vinnedge, the Community Media Center's education director. The education department for the CMC steers many programs including AniJAM workshops that teaches stop-motion animation to all ages and MoLLIE, a...New Feature Tuesday: Suggestions Slider
Submitted 11-23-2010 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff: A new feature announcement on a Tuesday can really only mean one thing. That’s right, it’s New Feature Tuesday! This time we only have one new feature that we are ready to talk about, the suggestions slider, and actually...Community Profile | Rachel Lee, the accidental historian
Submitted 11-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Rachel Lee has sound advice for Grand Rapids city residents: “Get involved with your city.” Lee can talk the talk because she has certainly walked the walk. The East Hills resident and now “retired” president of the East Hills Neighborhood...Catalyst Radio: Center for Inquiry, an organization for critical thinking
Submitted 11-19-2010 under NONPROFITS
Jennifer Beahan joins us on air to explain the goals of Center for Inquiry. Although based in Grand Rapids and with a small staff of two, CFI actually serves all of Michigan, organizing events in Muskegon, Detroit and many more cities...