For the last century, Gabe Lyons told to a full audience at Calvin College on Tuesday, Jan. 11, American Christians have been...
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Tagged: america, author, Calvin College, Christianity, January Series, lecture series
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East Hills' From the Heart Yoga Center premieres a film series this Wednesday, January 18, at 7:15 p.m., offering a...
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Families participating in the Schools of Hope Family Literacy Program attended a service project on the annual Martin Luther...
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Tagged: content, hyperlinks, Rapidian, Rapidian staff, video
When creating an article on The Rapidian, it's important to share the source of your information and the claims found in your article. You may also want to help your readers find more...
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Tagged: Heather McGartland, Imagination Creations
Walking into Imagination Creations, Heather McGartland’s salon/collectible and clothing store combo, seems to be a direct portal into her brain. The store, located at...
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Tagged: Calvin College, factory farming, Humane Society of the United States, seal hunting, Wake Up Weekend, Wayne Pacelle
Anyone who has read Wayne Pacelle's best-selling book “The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them,...
Posted: 12 years 16 weeks
Tagged: environment, journalism, Neighborhood news bureau, Rapidian, WMEAC
The West Michigan Environmental Action Council has teamed up with The Rapidian to establish a news bureau dedicated exclusively to environmental issues that impact West Michigan. Beginning later...
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Tagged: Austin Bunn, auto, Catalyst Radio, documentary, gm, industry, jobs, journalism, Linda Gellasch, New York Times, Play, Rust, WYCE
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Tagged: Calvin College, Christianity, gerson, January Series, michael gerson
Nationally syndicated political columnist Michael Gerson brought his vision of Christian political engagement to Calvin’s Covenant Fine Arts Center on Thursday as part of the college’s...
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Tagged: 2012, christian, dinner, discussion., Dominican Center, hindu, interfaith understanding, jewish, mayor george heartwell, muslim, year of
In celebration of Interfaith 2012, the first Tuesday Tabletalk will be held on Tuesday, January 17 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at ...
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Tagged: Commission, Grand Rapids politics, local politics
The first Grand Rapids city commission meeting of the new year was held on Tuesday January 10th. Approximately twenty citizens were in attendance for the evening session...
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Tagged: DDA, heartside, technology
Heartside residents and visitors may soon experience a technology leap that is intended to help them identify resources in the area. The Heartside-Downtown Electronic Communications System (H-DECS...
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Tagged: colorinc, january, photos, picturesque
From January 12 to February 12, we will be featuring a special photo gallery, "Fresh and new," as the new...
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Tagged: Calvin College, January Series, Pedro Noguera
Pedro Noguera presented "A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education" Tuesday afternoon at Calvin...
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A new year-long collaboration between four Grand Rapids museums was announced today at a mid-morning press conference. For four Sundays in 2012, museums in Grand Rapids’ downtown will be...
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Tagged: Churches, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids Historical Society, History, Karen Hunter, landmarks, St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Join us Thursday evening, January 12 as we explore the legendary history of St. Mark Episcopal Church, a proud downtown landmark that can trace its beginnings to 1836. Called the church of...
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Eric Metaxas did not set out to say anything new with his biography...
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As Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University prepares to move into the Federal Building (also known as the former Grand Rapids Art Museum), it...
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Tagged: art, Art Gallery, crafts, Dominican Center, free, Glass Sculpture, Grand Rapids, Jim VanBeek, Joanne Peltz, Local, Lucianne Siers, Marywood, Michigan, Multi Media, Stong Sculpture
Featured Artists at Dominican Center Art Gallery from January 1 – February 28, 2012 are:
- Joanne Peltz – Multimedia
- Lucianne Siers, OP...
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Tagged: biking, Grand Rapid, Mark VanTongeren, Michigan, running, urban adventure racing
Last year Michigan Adventure Racing offered two urban adventure races. In 2012, they will put on nine new adventure, trail and bike races in the Grand Rapids area.
Mark VanTongeren...
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Tagged: Glance at the Past, Historical Commission, History, plank road, Radio, roads, transportation, WYCE
The Plank Road connected Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids, its thriving neighbor to the north. This 19th century middle passage finally limited the more than 30 mile trip to a single day's journey....
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Tagged: food, Marie Catrib's, Mediterranian food, vegan, vegetarian, Yooper
Local homemade cuisine
The above phrase excited me when my friends told me we were dining at Marie Catrib’s, known for its quality food. This popular multi-service...
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Tagged: GRPS, Health Department, KVO and CBOT
Life skills are a large part of the KVO & CBOT’s curriculum. What are life skills? These are skills that many of us may take for granted. Yet the students in Grand Rapids Public Schools...
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Tagged: story pitch, storybank, The Rapidian, weekly
Sometimes you don't have time to write a story yourself.
Sometimes the story is about you.
So what do you do when writing an article yourself just isn't going to work? Pitch...
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Tagged: city commission, Grand Rapids
This Tuesday, January 10 will be the City Commission's first meeting of the new year.
On this week...
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After 12 years with the program,...
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Brewery Vivant, local brewpub, was recently named in Midwest Living Magazine's list of...
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Tagged: Activism, Analog Mutant, corporate personhood, david cobb, fountain st church, Grand Rapids, move to amend, Occupy Grand Rapids, politics, Scott Warren
On Thursday January 12, Fountain Street Church will host David Cobb of Move to Amend as the next event in the Duncan Littlefair Great...
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MICHIGAN – Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan (PPWNM) is participating in a special project in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 16, and Dr....
Posted: 12 years 17 weeks
Tagged: billboard, Catalyst Radio, CBS Outdoors, Erin Wilson, Holland, lgbt, Linda Gellasch, Michael Tuffelmire, non-descrimination, Until Love is Equal, WYCE
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