Grand Rapids
Art.Downtown. Returns with Two Great Events
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 02-21-2014 under NONPROFITS
Art.Downtown. celebrates its five year anniversary in 2014 with two up coming events! Art. Downtown. is on Friday, April 11 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Avenue for the Arts is offering free admission to participants for the education event, "...
Talking with the Experts: Gazelle Girl Training Tips from Metro Health Sports Medicine
by (LisaRoseGR)
Submitted 02-18-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
It's February, and while we are months away from a spring thaw, many runners are in the thick of their winter training for spring races like April's Gazelle Girl Half Marathon & 5k. The Rapidian, a sponsor of the upcoming Gazelle Girl,...
Catalyst Radio: CASA advocates for children in child welfare system
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-17-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW More than 1,000 children in Kent County are wards of the family court, having been victims of abuse or neglect. Court Appointed Special Advocates (or...
Beer tasting class offered with Michigan Beer Dude
by (jeneanz)
Submitted 02-12-2014 under NEWS
Ben Darcie, also known as the “Michigan Beer Dude,” will be at Frederik Meijer Gardens on February 18 from 6:30-9 p.m. to teach about his favorite beverage of all time: beer. People who attend will learn about various beer styles,...
Catalyst Radio: The DAAC starts new life, seeks new location
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-10-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW The beloved local arts organization The DAAC (Division Avenue Arts Collective) is reforming under the umbrella of a nonprofit, with renewed vigor, after...
Boys & Girls Clubs celebrate local Youth of the Year winner at free luncheon
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 02-06-2014 under NONPROFITS
Boys & Girls Club of America’s National Youth of the Year program recognizes the outstanding strength and service demonstrated by Club members across the country. Each Club chooses a Youth of the Year to compete on the state level hoping...
New GRPS partnership helps to increase attendance at local Boys & Girls Clubs
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 02-06-2014 under NONPROFITS
In 2013, Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC-GR) served 2,675 youth, and 57% of Club alumni said the Clubs saved their lives. Now, after several months of planning, Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) is coming together...
Further questions on Grand Rapids standard of living
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 01-28-2014 under OPINION
Recently, in my article about the standard of living in Grand Rapids, I placed a poll for readers to weigh in about their experiences and whether their standard of living had changed in the past five years and in the past 10 years. Almost...
Catalyst Radio: Food need at its highest in West Michigan
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-26-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Feeding America West Michigan Food bank distributed more food in 2013 than it has any previous year in its 3 decades of service. Ken Estelle, CEO of the...
Community responds to lack of diversity in recent GRPD hiring
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 01-24-2014 under NONPROFITS
To the City of Grand Rapids, For the past five years our organization has been dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the Grand Rapids City Administration, several neighborhood leaders, the business community and many organizations...