Radio
[AUDIO] Joe Taylor Park Set to Open on Grand Rapids' SE Side
by (WYCE_Matt)
Submitted 06-21-2011 under NEWS
West Michigan Environmental Action Council's Dan Schoonmaker speaks with Steve Faber, Executive Director of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks. Faber talks about Baxter neighborhoods' new Joe Taylor Park, opening June 29th, saying the world-class...
Virginia is for lovers, tire swings are for dreamers, reporting is for the curious
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 06-14-2011 under OPINION
Reporting. It's for the curious. "I think that it's very easy to go about everyday life, to go from place to place, having the same conversations, getting very comfortable in what you think you know," said Lisa Fairman, a RadioLab...
Glance at the Past - First Woman Doctor
by (WYCE)
Submitted 06-10-2011 under NONPROFITS
This episode of Glance at the Past shares the history of Grand Rapids first women doctors. Frances Armstrong Rutherford was the first to achieve "regular" medical training. She was also the first in Grand Rapids and in the United States to...
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...
Valentiger: The Speed of Culture
by (WYCE_Matt)
Submitted 05-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Matt Jarrells catches up with independent Grand Rapids band Valentiger in the wake of the release and tour in support of Oh, To Know! The interview was recorded at a corner table at west side best-kept-secret The Kopper Top Restaurant, Tuesday...
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.
Glance at the Past - Grab Corners
by (WYCE)
Submitted 02-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
This episode shares the history of Campau Square, formerly known as Grab Corners.