The Rapidian

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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: 206

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Published List

05/02/2016 Mayor Bliss will be joined by Economic Development Director for latest City Connection appearance

04/04/2016 Mayor Bliss to discuss Housing and Homelessness in monthly call in show

03/14/2016 Mayor Bliss to discuss city neighborhoods in monthly call in show

02/08/2016 Mayor Bliss answers questions live on first City Connection appearance

01/28/2016 Mayor Bliss to outline opportunities at first State of the City Address next Tuesday

01/26/2016 The Rapidian announces winners of first Excellence in Citizen Journalism Awards

01/19/2016 The Rapidian to honor, celebrate citizen journalists at local restaurant

12/18/2015 Santa to take calls, tweets live on Monday, December 21

12/14/2015 Special guests visit Mayor Heartwell's last City Connection

11/02/2015 Mayor discusses Tuesday elections, other citizen questions on City Connection

Co-Authored

02/18/2015 Story Matters: Roy Thorn reflects on living on West Side

02/17/2015 Story Matters: Rubi Garcia describes life since coming to USA

02/12/2015 Story Matters: Nerida Aviles shares difficulties faced in USA

02/05/2015 Story Matters: Loutisha Patterson shares experiences of living in SE Grand Rapids

02/05/2015 Story Matters: Marcia Rose remembers incident in SE Grand Rapids

02/03/2015 Story Matters: Wayne Rietberg describes old organ at Neland Ave. CRC

02/02/2015 Mayor Heartwell responds to citizen concerns on police relations, street plowing, fracking

02/02/2015 Story Matters: Loutisha Patterson recalls coming to Grand Rapids in 1973

02/02/2015 Story Matters: Marcia Rose describes attending Blodgett nursing program

01/29/2015 Story Matters: Tawngela Matthews explains importance of GED

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