Baxter
Baxter's Threads Sewing Class proudly presents fourth Biennial Quilt Show
by (Baxter Communit...)
Submitted 09-04-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Baxter Community Center’s Threads Sewing Class proudly presents the fourth Biennial Quilt Show. This exclusive Quilt Show Event features excellent historical and personal stories. This year’s quilt show’s theme is “A...
Community advocate faces Grand Rapids' housing crisis, gentrification
by (arcarpenter)
Submitted 02-21-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
It’s a Tuesday night at City Hall, and LaDonna Norman approaches the microphone to address the meeting of the Grand Rapids City Commission. For the past year or more, Norman has spoken during the public comment period at the end of nearly...
New butcher shop brings locally sourced meats to Wealthy Street Business District
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 01-12-2016 under NEWS
Louise Earl is a new butcher shop in the Wealthy Street Business District, just down the street from Wealthy Theatre. Co-owners and husband and wife, Matt Smith and Cynthia Esch just opened the shop on January 5. Smith researched and sourced all the...
Community Gardens Dot the Metro Grand Rapids Landscape
by (keri.amlotte)
Submitted 04-03-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Located in neighborhoods throughout metro Grand Rapids, community gardens provide a space for neighbors, friends, and community members to share a piece of land and grow their own produce, typically in individual garden plots. Some of these...
Head to Uptown for the Holiday Shop Hop
by (Neighborhood Ve...)
Submitted 11-26-2013 under NEWS
Join Uptown for holiday fun this year on Thursday, December 5 for the annual Uptown Holiday Shop Hop. Stroll around Uptown as we bring the holiday cheer... and if you get tired, we've got six free shuttles running until 10 p.m. The event...
Baxter Community Center greenhouse cultivates healthier, friendlier community
by (jtstoner)
Submitted 07-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
A recent Kent County Health Department food security assessment revealed that the Baxter neighborhood qualifies as a food desert. Though “food desert” might evoke Lawrence of Arabia-esque imagery of a lone figure traversing an ocean of...
Food access crisis affects Grand Rapids
by (marieroper)
Submitted 05-04-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
By: Marie Roper, Naomi Jackins, Taylor Libolt, Katie Burkley, and Amanda Granger Over the past 50 years, access to healthy food has become more dispersed due to urban sprawl and the development of mega-grocery stores. These mega-grocery stores tend...
Baxter Greenhouse Initiative: Growing more than greens
by (sara)
Submitted 04-22-2012 under NEWS
In 2009, the Baxter neighborhood was declared a “food desert” by the Health Department for having no nearby sources of fresh food or produce. In response, the Baxter Community Center began the Greenhouse Initiative as part of its 40th...
Taming the "Green Booger"
by (tylerwnickerson)
Submitted 11-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The story of a problem property on an otherwise peaceful block has been told time and time again. The house that has loud parties, drug activities, and “riff-raff” as my dad used to say, plague the rest of neighbors. One strategy that...
[AUDIO] Joe Taylor Park Set to Open on Grand Rapids' SE Side
by (WYCE_Matt)
Submitted 06-21-2011 under NEWS
West Michigan Environmental Action Council's Dan Schoonmaker speaks with Steve Faber, Executive Director of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks. Faber talks about Baxter neighborhoods' new Joe Taylor Park, opening June 29th, saying the world-class...