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

04/21/2015 DisArt Stories Matter: Tom Wagner shares favorite collaborations in "Icebreaker" exhibit at KCAD

04/18/2015 Disart Stories Matter: Liz Bartlett shares the experience, science of designing speciality fashion for children with disabilities

04/18/2015 DisArt Stories Matter: Mother Gillian Young explains benefits of compression design

04/14/2015 Show us your potholes

04/13/2015 Mayor Heartwell responds live to citizen concerns

02/24/2015 DisArt to train volunteers, staff on reporting about disability

12/05/2014 Santa to sign for the deaf and hard of hearing on Dec. 13

11/12/2014 "The House of Yes" opens this Friday at the Dog Story Theater

11/04/2014 The Rapidian to host fall photowalk through Heritage Hill, Night Out at Cottage Bar

10/17/2014 "The Famine Remembered: Lessons from Ukraine's Holodomor and Soviet Communism"

Co-Authored

01/28/2015 Story Matters: Rozann Mueller shares students' challenges and motivations in pursuing GED

01/27/2015 Story Matters: Jacob Hill shares goal of becoming chef

01/26/2015 Story Matters: Christopher Perkins sees GED as tool to career in arts

01/23/2015 Story Matters: Charity Walker recalls what brought her to GED program

01/22/2015 Story Matters: Alexis Starr pursues GED for better future

01/21/2015 Story Matters: No story ever over, says YouthBuild program administrator Rachael Murphy

01/21/2015 Story Matters: Michael Mills shares how GED offers second chance

01/06/2015 Story Matters: Jacob describes hopes for future

01/06/2015 Story Matters: Jessica explains interest in making videos

01/05/2015 Story Matters: Barbara shares mother's life story

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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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