Grand Rapid's South West Neighborhood

Glance at the Past - Chinese Restaurants

Submitted 04-15-2011 under NONPROFITS

This episode shares the story of Chan Hoy and his quest to bring Chinese food to Grand Rapids for the first time ever in 1902.

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Slow down for Slow Art Day this Saturday, April 16, 2011

Submitted 04-15-2011 under NEWS

Slow Art Day is happening in Grand Rapids on Saturday, April 16, 2011

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All the cool Mayors are wearing it

Submitted 04-15-2011 under NONPROFITS

Grand Rapids Mayor George K. Heartwell stopped by Wealthy Theatre to model our newly arrived Centennial apparel! Mayor Heartwell is a special advisor to the Wealthy Theatre Centennial Sustainability C

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Teen volunteers tackling trail project in honor of National Volunteer Week

Submitted 04-15-2011 under NONPROFITS

In honor of National Volunteer Week, The Land Conservancy and30 local high school students are working together tomorrow to improve the Brower Lake Nature Preserve on Saturday.

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Visit the Kendall Graduate Studios this Year at Art.Downtown.

Submitted 04-14-2011 under NONPROFITS

The Kendall College of Art and Design Graduate Studio space features 35 KCAD grads majoring in Printmaking, Drawing, Painting and Photography. Their work ranges from highly rendered figurative work t

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Community Foundation Awards $375,000 in New Grants

Submitted 04-14-2011 under NONPROFITS

This week Grand Rapids Community Foundation's Board of Trustees approved new grants that support art education, a farmers market and Kent County parks.

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David LaGrand: Harnessing the sun

Submitted 04-13-2011 under NONPROFITS

After doing current research, I realized that solar power had had recent massive shifts in costs and efficiency that suddenly made solar power more attractive.

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Building our skills and building community: public hours get special

Submitted 04-12-2011 under OPINION

The Rapidian's "Public Hours" are being revamped: bi-weekly themes around photo essays, cloud computing, creative commons and strong interview skills are planned for upcoming months.

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