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: 206

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Published List

09/27/2014 Story Matters: Brian Balderston explains attraction for artists to SiTE:LAB

09/27/2014 Story Matters: Daniel Doane retells story of father's work as electrician on The Morton House

09/26/2014 Story Matters: Evelyn Searl remembers attending ball in The Morton House

08/04/2014 Mayor adresses sharing economy, elections live on City Connection

07/30/2014 Story Matters: Deb Havens sees politics as "resource choices"

07/25/2014 Story Matters: Terrell Cornelius shares what it's like to live on the West Side

07/24/2014 Uber: now available in Grand Rapids!

07/23/2014 Story Matters: Black Hills resident Kapriona Smith compares Grand Rapids to Detroit

07/23/2014 Story Matters: Diana Dixon compares Brooklyn life to new life in Grand Rapids

07/21/2014 Taste of Grand Rapids: July 25-26

Co-Authored

11/17/2014 Story Matters: Brenda Babers Taylor shares childhood memories of church

11/14/2014 Story Matters: Antonio Jaimes explains motivations for coming to USA

11/14/2014 Antonio Jaimes habla de sus motivaciones por venir a los Estados Unidos

11/14/2014 Story Matters: Juana Guerrero talks about her life in Grandville Avenue neighborhood

11/14/2014 Juana Guerrero habla de su vida en el vecindario de la Avenida Grandville

11/13/2014 Story Matters: Rosa Isela Corona works to connect parents with resources

11/13/2014 Rosa Isela Corona trabaja para conectar a los padres con recursos

11/12/2014 Alejandro Ruiz se acuerda de como un amor inspiró su carrera artística

11/12/2014 Story Matters: Alejandro Ruiz recalls how crush started drawing career

11/11/2014 Avelycia Ortiz comparte de como el envenenamiento por plomo le afectó

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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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