Grand Rapids
Google is Good for Grand Rapids & Grand Rapids is Good for Google
by (Suzanna LaCroix)
Submitted 03-22-2010 under NEWS
Families, business people, college students, politicians, unemployed workers, company owners, educators and high school students came out Friday, March 19 to Calder Plaza to support the nomination of Grand Rapids as a test city for Google Fiber....
Art.Downtown.2.0
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 03-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Over three hundred artists, twenty five venues, two trolleys and one big heaping dollop of fun on Friday April 16th from 6 to 11pm. Now in its eight year, and the second under the Art.Downtown. moniker, the event continues to expand and...
100 Holes Golf Challenge to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 03-17-2010 under NONPROFITS
USE YOUR CLUBS TO SUPPORT OURS! Have you ever dreamed of spending an entire day playing golf? Do you think you can play 100 holes in a day? Come help be a part of this fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids...
Photographer's Work Calms Minds of Cancer Patients, Families
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 03-16-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Wandering the halls of a hospital can be a lonely walk. Patients and families are in unfamiliar territory, corridors might seem to be a maze and for those spending multiple days in the same space there is little to divert the mind from the often...Flying Without Wingz mixes up a masterpiece
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 03-16-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Last Wednesday I went to a great hip hop concert at The Intersection (133 Grandville SW). The Show featured two headline acts 88Keys and the Kidz in the Hall. Before the Headline act was a group that has been previously featured in the Rapidian...
What's YOUR Art? People in GR Tell All.
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 03-12-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
To launch its new arts portal Web site, the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids hosted an arts sampler party on March 11. The open-to-all event at the McKay Tower downtown, featured short performances and/or presentations by Opera Grand Rapids,...
2010 Census Be Counted campaign makes its way to Boys & Girls Club
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 03-08-2010 under NONPROFITS
Warm weather means spring is upon us, which also means April is creeping up rather quickly. Everyone knows that very special tax season deadline that falls in April, but this year another date should be marked on the calendar, the 2010 Census Day on...
GR Historical Women walking tour gets higher turnout than expected
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 03-08-2010 under NEWS
On a beautiful Saturday morning—perfect weather for walking—more than 130 people crammed into two rooms at the Grand Rapids Public Library (111 Library NE) to learn about an overshadowed perspective of history in Grand Rapids: The woman's...
After School Program Receives Hilton Grant
by (grdominicans)
Submitted 03-02-2010 under NONPROFITS
The WORD HASD After-School Tutoring Program in Grand Rapids received a grant in the amount of $2,500 from the Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters (based in Los Angeles, California). The WORD HASD program is a ministry of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand...
Development in Heartside - Part II: The Business Perspective
by (nickmanes)
Submitted 03-01-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
A collaboration between Nick Manes and Michael Tuffelmire The Heartside neighborhood has been growing out of a period of urban decay. This piece is the second of a three-part series in which Michael and I explore what Heartside residents believe are...