neighborhoods
Community Challenge aims to promote economic equity and increase neighborhood business growth, sustainability
by (jamiel_robinson)
Submitted 09-29-2015 under OPINION
Earlier this year Grand Rapids was listed in a Forbes article as 51st out of 52 as worst places economically for African Americans. One of the indicators used was self-employed (Business ownership) coupled with data from economist Manuel Pastor...
ArtPrize to celebrate local neighborhoods in upcoming volunteer kick-off party
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 08-18-2015 under NEWS
ArtPrize 7 is right around the corner and their volunteer kick-off party is honoring the seventh year by focusing on the seven neighborhoods ArtPrize covers in 2015. The Volunteer KickOFF Event: Seven Neighborhoods | Seven Stories is this Thursday,...
Take a fresh look at Uptown
by (chadsystma)
Submitted 06-30-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Last week I bumped into an old friend and his family in Eastown. It was somewhat shocking to both of us that it had been almost 10 years since we had last connected in person. We joked how typical it’s become for the gravity of work and kids...
Habitat Kent and Lowe's Partner to Revitalize Roosevelt Park
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 06-08-2015 under
25 volunteers from Lowe's and the Roosevelt Park community will join forces with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County on June 10 to revitalize a Roosevelt Park neighborhood. Lowe’s awarded Habitat Kent a $35,500 grant to help complete the...
Who pays the cost: Cycles of disinvestment, economic exclusion, gentrification, redlining still plague Grand Rapids
by (jamiel_robinson)
Submitted 05-26-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
It is a sign of a thriving city to see regular reinvestment and renewal in residential and business districts. New construction and rehabilitation of existing buildings and neighborhoods can be effective in meeting changing demands of both residents...
Connecting downtown GoSite with Grand Rapids' great neighborhoods
by (GoSite)
Submitted 12-30-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
As the new GoSite space in downtown Grand Rapids undergoes preparation for a spring grand opening, content building continues. Collaboration is key to broad inclusion of the many things this region has to offer. Connecting with the interesting and...
Story Matters: Ruth Funderburk's home search in Grand Rapids 30 years ago
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-10-2014 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. The Rapidian's...
Building place, one person at a time
by (Neighborhood Ve...)
Submitted 05-13-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
Writen by Jessa Dutton So, what makes a place? Are cities, towns and neighborhoods vibrant and enticing because of bottom-line dollar investment? The more money pumped into a community, the more successful it will become, right? While that can be...
New media project aims to elevate neighborhood voices
by (Community Media...)
Submitted 03-18-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
Elevating Voices, an innovative new community media project, is coming to the neighborhoods of Grand Rapids. The project is headed by the Grand Rapids Community Media Center (CMC) and will teach nonprofits of all types and sizes how to create...