Kent County Commissioner Jim Talen recently sat down with the Rapidian politics beat to discuss his current campaign for re-election. Talen does not have an opponent in the Democratic primary....
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Posted: 11 years 43 weeks
Posted: 11 years 43 weeks
Tagged: photo, photography, picturesque, summer lovin'
This summer, Grand Rapids residents have been eagerly adding their own versions of what there is to love about summer to our Picturesque gallery,...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: Act 256, drought, fire, fire department, fireworks, Grand Rapids Fire Department, Mary Waters Park, rain, safety
“The city of Grand Rapids has seen 1/10 of one inch of rain in the past 22 days,” says Deputy Fire Chief Jerry Salatka. “Since May 1 the Grand Rapids area has a four-inch deficit...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: art, foster care, mentoring, youth
“My Story Through Art” is designed to allow youth at risk and/or in foster care to retain a sense of their past, to describe their present situation or to take a look into their future...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
In this WMI podcast, we present the second half of the interview when we sat down with pop singer/songwriter Casey Stratton to talk about his career and his new album "The Calling of the...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Recently, The String Cheese Incident’s second Electric Forest festival in Rothbury, MI boasted primarily national electronic, jam...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: deli, foodie, Grand Rapids, Grandwich, Rapidian, restaurant
Every day you drive through the city and think that you know everything that you need to know about it. I feature six eateries that you should know about, but probably don't.
I take a...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: heritage theatre, Theatre
Medea is, frankly, not a good time. It's never been. It’s a wickedly dark play about a mother (Medea) who decides to murder her husband’s mistress, the mistress’s...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: alternative energy, environment, mayor, Mayor Heartwell, Renewable Energy, Solar Panel, Water
On Tuesday, the city of Grand Rapids unveiled a solar panel array above the Water Systems Administration building at 1900 Oak Industrial Drive. This moves the city one step closer to its goal of...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
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Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: americana, bar, beer, live music, music, Ted Smith, Tip Top Deluxe Bar and Grill
June 24 marked the year anniversary of the day Ted Smith and Frank Lennon opened the doors of Tip Top Deluxe Bar...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: fruits, Fulton Street Farmers Market, vegetables
New at the Market!
- Sweet Corn
- Cucumbers (lemon, green)
- Green Beans
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Currants
- Peaches ...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: beaches, critical dunes, environment, policy, sand dunes, SB 1130
A bill recently passed by the Michigan Senate - and subsequently returned - may cause some concerning changes to the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act of 1994, also known...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: Alynn Guerra, art, artist, Hope Equals, Israel, Printmaking, Red Hydrant Press
“I am definitely very excited and very grateful. I know this is one opportunity in life that is also probably going to change a lot in my life,” says local printmaker ...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: communication, Leadership, LINC, promotion, success
On Wednesday, July 11, community members attended a communications training at LINC. Through this training, the group learned some tools for communication: audio, video, photo and text. This...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: filmmaker Caleb Slain, Free Pie, Rowsters, San Chez, UICA
The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts will be hosting the premiere of local writer-director...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: Analog Mutant, Grand Rapids, Grandville Ave, LINC, Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association, Scott Warren
On Tuesday, July 10, over 60 residents and friends of the Roosevelt Park neighborhood gathered for a peace march in response to recent incidents of gang related violence that have been occurring...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: Ben Stancil, family band, Fred Drachus, Ghost Sessions, jammies, Jane Steele, Laura Stancil, live, Michael Sullivan, music, Phil Stancil, Potato Moon, Radio, WYCE
One of the most decorated bands in WYCE Jammie Awards history, Grand Rapids' Potato Moon went five years between releases, re-emerging in the summer of 2012 with The Ghost Sessions: June...
Posted: 11 years 44 weeks
Tagged: award, community health, Priority Health
Priority Health was recognized with an excellent rating by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its commercial HMO/POS, Medicaid HMO, Medicare HMO/POS and Medicare PPO...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: abuse, Creston, creston neighbors, crestongr, domestic violence, judge hillary
By Nancy Allen
Block Captains and friends of public safety enjoyed a conversation with Judge Patrick Hillary recently. Judge Hillary is a 17th Circuit Court Judge currently serving in the...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: energy, Matt Blain, michigan league of conservation voters, mlcv, Renewable Energy Standard, RES, Sustainable Energy
Michigan’s environmental advocates scored a big win last week when the Michigan Energy Michigan Jobs Campaign announced that it had collected 530,000...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: Bissell, Bissell Blocktail Party, bissell pet foundation, cats, dogs
A whole lot of dogs and cats, and those who care about their well being, are a whole lot happier today. Eleven animal welfare organizations in the Greater Grand Rapids...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: free event, jazz, Jazz at the Zoo, John Ball Zoo, music, West Michigan Jazz Society, zoo
Despite the high temperatures last week Monday, a large crowd gathered at the John Ball Zoo for the weekly Jazz at the Zoo concert hosted by the...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: Ceausescu, Grand Rapids, Immigrant, Memoir, Romania
Carmen Bugan and her family emigrated from Romania to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in November 1989. The family fled Romania after years of harassment for her father’s anti-Ceausescu protests....
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: Book, Book Review, breadloaf bakeless prize, carmen bugan, poetry
As a writer and citizen of the world, Carmen Bugan has many roles. The Grand Rapids-based poet is a Romanian expatriate, eldest child of Ion and Mioara Bugan and chronicler of her father’s...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: Bar Divani, wine, Wine Bar, Wine Tasting
Almost every Wednesday night, Bar Divani owner Rimple Nayyar hosts a wine social. The event is designed for those who wish to understand the...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
A recent Kent County Health Department food security assessment revealed that the Baxter neighborhood qualifies as a food desert....
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: bus rapid transit system, energy efficiency, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, greenhouse gas emissions, hybrid electric buses, Kyoto Protocol, LEED certified buildings, releaf michigan, Renewable Energy, solar energy, urban tree canopy, US Mayor Climate Protection Agreement, West Michigan Environmental Action Council
Mayor George Heartwell’s heart for the people of Grand Rapids and his view that caring for the environment is a matter of morals catapulted the city to the top honor as 2012...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
Tagged: EBT, fresh fruits and vegetables, Kent County, Michigan Department of Community Health WIC Division, Project FRESH, WIC
Beginning this summer, fresh fruits and vegetables from farmers markets just became easier to get for mothers participating in the Special...
Posted: 11 years 45 weeks
New at the Market!
- Currants
- Bluberries
- Peaches
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Sweet Cherries
Currently at...