Grand Rapids' skyline took on a new look, this month, with the installation of “Big Mind Sky” atop downtown...
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Tagged: Dead, film, Film Festival, FX, George Romero, Griffin, Mark A. France, movie, Randall, special effects, Thriller! Chiller!, Wealthy Theater, zombie
For the past seven years, the Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival has showcased numerous award winning feature length and short films at the Wealthy...
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"Eat, Drink, and Socialize" and the Fulton Street Farmer’s Market (FSFM) will benefit. The...
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Tagged: American Seating Company, economy, Joe Biden, Manufacturing
On Wednesday morning, January 31, Vice President Joe Biden visited Grand Rapids for the second time in less than six months. He gave a roughly 45-minute talk at the...
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Tagged: citizen reporters, Community, concert, jammies, music beat
What is the music beat?
The Rapidian's Music Beat is a community of reporters that engage in the local Grand Rapids music scene. Who's welcome to join? Everyone!...
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For the past several years, the city of Grand Rapids has been garnering attention for its numerous and popular micro-breweries. The newest addition is Harmony Brewing Company, located at Lake...
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Norman Finkelstein spoke this afternoon at the Covenant Fine Arts Center at...
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Tagged: Cook Arts Center, GAAH, GAAH Press Club, GRAM, GRCYC, Rosa Parks Circle, Skate and Create
[Music in the video is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by ...
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Our featured artist for February is Lonell.
Here's a little bit about Lonell, in his own words:
"I am 26, I was born and...
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Tagged: Bissell Blocktail Party, Bissell Homecare Inc., C-Snip, carol's ferals, Cathy Bissell, Crash's Landing, Focus on Ferals, Humane Society of West Michigan, Kent County Animal Shelter, Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary, Rueben's Room, Safe Haven Humane Society, Vicky's Pet Connection
For more than 136 years, Bissell Homecare, Inc. has been synonymous with floor care...
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Tagged: acting, broadway, calvin college january series, deborah lew, musicals
From early childhood Deborah Lew was dazzled by the promises of Broadway. Warm lights shining down from the rafters, a stage on which to sing with gripping exuberance, costume changes and endless...
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A group of middle school students from Grand Rapids Public School’s Center for Economicology crowded around Mayor George Heartwell last...
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Tagged: City of Grand Rapids, local farms, nourishment
There are arguments for and...
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Tagged: 5x5 Night, Steve Frazee
5 people, 5 minutes, $5000. We hear a lot of reports about who has won 5x5 night each month, but what happens to those winners in the long term? Whose ideas...
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Tagged: brownfield, budget, City Hall, Commission, Grand Rapids Public Schools
The city commission meeting on January 24, 2012 discussed several ordinances and public hearings.
Public Comment
Many citizens addressed the commissioners during the...
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Tagged: comments, facebook, The Rapidian
For many of us, social sites like Facebook are where we have conversations and interactions with people about anything and everything happening around us. Even here at The Rapidian, we use social...
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Tagged: fish ladder, Grand Rapids, ice skating, Rosa Parks Circle, Wealthy Street Bakery, winter, winter activities
You know it’s winter in Michigan when you struggle to remember the last time you saw the sun. Maybe it’s just the memories of digging my car out of waist-deep snow last year in Boston...
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Tagged: black and white, classic, cult classic, film, Horror, movie, noir, viral video, Wealthy Theatre
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival salutes the Godfather of all zombie movies with a Birthday...
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Tagged: Bodyworks, Chris Shanahan, couples, Dominican Center, February 14th, gifts, Marywood, massage, Valentine's Day, Valentines Day
Back by popular demand, bodyworks at Dominican Center at Marywood is offering its annual Valentine'...
Posted: 12 years 13 weeks
Tagged: Barb Christiaans., Congregation Ahavas Israel, Dominican Center, History, immigrants, jewish, Marywood, MSU, Rabbi, refugees, spirituality, writings
From February 1 - May 2, 2012, Dominican Center at Marywood is offering a 13-week program that will study the...
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Tagged: Ann Arbor, Catalyst Radio, citizen journalism reporter, culture, Events, Grand Rapids, journalist, Linda Gellasch, music, Reviews, Rob Cole, The Rapidian, transplant, Writer, WYCE
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your...
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Tagged: art, artist, Brett Colley, fundraiser, live, Local, Margie Erlandson, UICA, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
UICA's biggest fundraiser of the year offers guests the unique opportunity to purchase artwork that is created right before their eyes! Come to the Steelcase Town Hall for an unforgettable...