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Join Artists Creating Together tomorrow at the ACTion Art Exhibit in a celebration of abilities and art

Submitted 03-28-2016 under NONPROFITS

Join ACT this Tuesday through Thursday at the 7th annual ACTion Art exhibit!

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ArtPrize winner curates new artist collective exhibit at Harris Building

Submitted 03-25-2016 under NEWS

Monroe "Aki" O'Bryant, 2015 ArtPrize 2D Juried Award Winner, and other area artists of color present a new exhibition, "Lemonpepper" March 25-April 9, 2016.

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Ride the Rapid for family-friendly Easter events throughout Grand Rapids

Submitted 03-24-2016 under NONPROFITS

Check out this weekend's holiday events and what routes you can take to get to them. Using the Rapid to attend Easter egg hunts and other attractions is easy like Sunday morning.

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Grand Rapids Symphony unveils 2016 Picnic Pops Season

Submitted 03-24-2016 under NONPROFITS

Classical blockbusters from the movies, music of Queen, music of Beach Boys all part of 2016 D&W Fresh Market Picnic Pops season

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Do you want to grow your own food?

Submitted 03-24-2016 under NONPROFITS

Do you want to grow your own food? Our Kitchen Table is recruiting residents for free food gardening program.

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Exercise plays an important role in chronic disease prevention

Submitted 03-23-2016 under NONPROFITS

Local health experts discuss the importance of regular physical activity and demonstrate simple exercises that you can do anywhere.

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Standing ovation for Snyder in Grand Rapids shows gross disconnect with people of Flint

Submitted 03-22-2016 under OPINION

For every individual that stood and clapped, we were reminded that, even with information, our desire to erase the experiences of others and focus on our direct experiences makes us blind to oppression.

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The Salted Cupcake brings fresh cupcakes to Grand Rapids daily

Submitted 03-22-2016 under NEWS

With a focus on local ingredients, The Salted Cupcake creates a "uniquely delicious" cupcake menu that changes daily with input from customers.

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Citizens' housing, income, equity concerns become focus of Grand Rapids' second neighborhood summit

Submitted 03-22-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS

The Strong Neighborhoods, Strong City Summit brought together various community members and organizations to discuss current issues of housing, race and equity, neighborhood schools, and economic empowerment.

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Women, politics, Grand Rapids: a chat with Tami VandenBerg

Submitted 03-22-2016 under OPINION

"Sometimes you have to speak louder and speak more often to be heard. And sometimes you will end up annoying people."

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