Community
Garfield Park's community garden expands to include all neighbors
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 05-03-2016 under NEWS
For the second year, the Garfield Park Neighborhood Association will be hosting a community garden. Started in 2015 with the help of Phil Whaler, an agronomist, the garden will expand this year to include community plots that anyone can work without...
New live, weekly radio show to showcase Grand Rapids' growing music scene
by (Carol Shirey)
Submitted 04-27-2016 under NEWS
Music fans are happy to know there’s a new way to find out about shows happening in the GR music scene. Local indy-folk artist Quinn Mathews loves the local music scene so much that he decided to make it even better. With a little help from...
WYCE, listener supported radio station holds fund drive
by (breensea)
Submitted 04-21-2016 under NONPROFITS
“WYCE is all about taking people on musical adventures, it’s about the segue, and painting pictures with music.” Says Mark Gerard, WYCE Volunteer Programmer for 15 Years. WYCE 88.1fm (A service of the Community Media Center...Cohousing Open House and Movie Screening
by (bultentom)
Submitted 04-18-2016 under
Newberry Place Cohousing Community and Boston Square Community Bikes welcome you to the neighborhood on Saturday, April 30, 2016 as part of National Cohousing Open House Day. Learn about a modern alternative to the old-fashioned neighborhood. 800...
Bartertown works to build community through food with new programs, livable wages
by (breensea)
Submitted 04-12-2016 under NEWS
Changes have been brewing at Bartertown Diner, a staple hotspot for the plant-based food community. On March 2, 2016, new owners Thad Cummings and Crystal Lecoy quietly and officially joined the Bartertown team, with a mission of inclusion and...
Local artists seek to break down barriers through art, conversation during Art.Downtown.
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 03-29-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Have Company, the UICA, and Kate Lewis are working to champion art as an outlet to build involvement and spark conversations. As we see the continued growth of local artists coming together to support each other, the growth of exhibitions and...
Local scholarship program grows for high school juniors, seniors
by (WestMichiganSav...)
Submitted 03-29-2016 under NONPROFITS
West Michigan Savoyards is not a local household name, but their scholarship program is becoming well known to area high schools. The Savoyards have been putting on Gilbert & Sullivan performances each spring for 17 years and are now in their...
Citizens' housing, income, equity concerns become focus of Grand Rapids' second neighborhood summit
by (StacyStout)
Submitted 03-22-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Listening to the voices of the community and the neighbors themselves was a key theme of the 2016 Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit. More than 350 people attended the Friday, March 11 event at GRPS University. If Grand Rapids is to increase...
New data, insights into how Grand Rapidians experience their city
by (Carol Shirey)
Submitted 03-08-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Data nerds have a new tool for insights into how Grand Rapidians feel about...
Ralston Bowles, Jammies Legacy Award 2016 recipient, talks music, community
by (JordanSchulte)
Submitted 02-16-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
When Ralston Bowles left Gary, Indiana for Grand Rapids at 16, he wasn’t planning on building the legacy that he’s being awarded for at the Jammies this Friday. Feb. 19. But WYCE Station Manager AJ Paschka, who organizes the awards...