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Catalyst Radio: State of Opportunity radio project examines poverty in Michigan
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 07-20-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we explore a new radio journalism project called the State of Opportunity, which examines poverty in Michigan and...
Glance at the Past - Lettuce Under Glass
by (WYCE)
Submitted 05-21-2012 under NONPROFITS
Glance at the Past is a local history radio project presented by Grand Rapids Historical Commission and the Grand Rapids Community Media Center. It's written and voiced by award-winning local historian Diana Barrett.
Glance at the Past - Pottery Works
by (WYCE)
Submitted 09-26-2011 under NONPROFITS
John Lipzinski made a lot of pots in his facility which stood at the city limits of Michigan and Eastern in 1876. He used an old fashioned hand press for flower pots and a more modern press for molding pots. The hand made pots were used...
Glance at the Past - Prohibition
by (WYCE)
Submitted 08-29-2011 under NONPROFITS
Michigan followed Maine's idea for prohibition in 1853, but, it was found impossible to do enforce this ideal in Grand Rapids. By 1870, Grand Rapids housed 58 saloons and five breweries. Women's organizations for prohibition, were an...
Glance at the Past - Wealthy Theatre
by (WYCE)
Submitted 08-05-2011 under NONPROFITS
Wealthy Theatre was first opened in 1911. It has seen it's share of ups and downs over the last 100 years. This episode of Glance at the Past takes you through it's history of closures, imminent demolition, and its glorious...
Glance at the Past - Apple Smorgasbord
by (WYCE)
Submitted 06-03-2011 under NONPROFITS
West of the Grand River was home of the Peach Ridge Growers Association formed in 1928. Farmers found the peachy soil to be just right for growing apples. The first apple smorgasbord was held in 1951 to build community through a growers...
Glance at the Past - Electric Light Baths
by (WYCE)
Submitted 04-15-2011 under NONPROFITS
In this episode of Glance at the Past, learn about the Electric Light Baths used to make people feel frisky and tan. John H. Kellogg first developed this idea to be used in his sanitarium.
Glance at the Past - Deadly Diseases
by (WYCE)
Submitted 04-15-2011 under NONPROFITS
A brief history of the types of diseases and number of deaths is told from Secretary Wilson's 1898 Board of Health report.
Glance at the Past - Chinese Restaurants
by (WYCE)
Submitted 04-15-2011 under NONPROFITS
This episode shares the story of Chan Hoy and his quest to bring Chinese food to Grand Rapids for the first time ever in 1902.
Glance at the Past - Ryerson Public Library
by (WYCE)
Submitted 03-09-2011 under NONPROFITS
In 1904, the Ryerson Library opened to give Rapidians a place for books. A renovation in 2003 made the Ryerson Library what it is today: the Grand Rapids Public Library.