The Rapidian

Personal Information

Name: The Rapidian
Service Type: Community information and news
Primary Contact: Kiran Sood Patel
Position: Managing Editor
Phone: 616.459.4788 x.124
Address: Grand Rapids Community Media Center 1110 Wealthy Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Website: http://www.TheRapidian.org/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TheRapidian
Mission: The Rapidian is a citizen journalism project designed to increase the flow of local news and information in the Grand Rapids community and its neighborhoods. We work to empower neighborhood residents to report the news from the inside out. The Rapidian provides tools, training, platforms and support to become more than just content consumers but content providers as well.
Roles: Non-Profit
Articles Published: 190

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Published List

12/09/2013 Story Matters: Grand Rapids is Kathleen Bertoldi's favorite city to visit in her work travels

12/09/2013 Story Matters: Brittany Dernberger's journey to living downtown

12/09/2013 Story Matters: Adam Bird sees positive strides, areas for growth as downtown development works towards critical mass

12/09/2013 Story Matters: 7th generation Grand Rapidian Jim Cox sees vitality in city today

12/02/2013 CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS RECEIVES $619,514 GRANT FROM THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BUILD SEWARD AVENUE BIKEWAY, COMPLETING A SAFE, CONTINUOUS URBAN AND REGIONAL BIKE ROUTE.

12/02/2013 Mayor answers citizen questions about our homeless population on City Connection

11/19/2013 2013 -2014 Mayor’s Youth Council Introduced

11/15/2013 Story Matters: Lily Meng describes Grand Rapids, reveals favorite works at ArtPrize

11/15/2013 Story Matters: Erika Nowak's future art education career inspired by ArtPrize

11/14/2013 Story Matters: Kaiyeluh Schut describes what she loves about local South Division shop Parliament The Boutique

Co-Authored

06/11/2010 In studio - Matthew Altena, amateur boxing reporter

06/04/2010 In studio: GVSU Ghana Nsu - Clean Water Initiative

05/28/2010 In studio: D. A. Blodgett - St. John's

05/21/2010 In studio: Lisa Rose Starner

05/14/2010 In studio: Literacy Center of West Michigan

05/07/2010 In studio: Boys & Girls Clubs of GR Youth Commonwealth

04/30/2010 In studio: Fulton Street Farmers Market

04/16/2010 In studio: Thornapple River Watershed Council

04/02/2010 In studio: Rapidian reporters Michael Tuffelmire & Nick Manes

The Rapidian is made possible thanks to generous support from:

The Rapidian is a part of Grand Rapids Community Media Center; Established through grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Grand Rapids Community Foundation and the Slemons Foundation, and supported by this community.

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