Two of the nation's most esteemed poets will be featured as part of Grand Valley University's...
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This year marks the first national Food Day on October 24th, and the Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council (GGRFSC) wants to celebrate food, glorious food! The Grand Rapids premier of the film...
Posted: 12 years 34 weeks
Tagged: City of Holland, civil liberties, Gay rights, Holland City Council, Holland Michigan, Human Relations Committee, lgbt, ULIE
by Erin Wilson
Until Love Is Equal
We've reached a pivotal and complicated moment with our efforts in Holland, MI. It cannot be reduced to a soundbite. Here is the state of the...
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Local radio station WYCE has been hosting the Hat Trick Concert Series for more than a decade. Each show consists of a national act brought in to One Trick Pony in downtown Grand Rapids. Donations...
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Tagged: Fountain Street Church, Jim Wallis, social justice
Progressive Christian activist Jim Wallis will speak about economic disparity in an appearance at...
Posted: 12 years 35 weeks
Tagged: amway, bill berkeley, blind, boys & girls club, deaf, fundraiser, Grand Rapids, Meijer, mt. kilimanjaro, youth
“Our children are the foundation upon which the legacy of Grand Rapids is to be built on,” said this year’s 3rd Annual Steak & Burger Dinner keynote speaker, Bill Barkeley....
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With ArtPrize just behind us, "Glance at the Past" reflects upon the first two professional artists in Grand Rapids history: Marinus Harting and A.J. Conant.
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One might think to write a mystery book, you'd need to read a few mystery books. Not the case with Susan Newhof: she's more of a science fiction reader, and the oddities of that genre...
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Tagged: Golden Apple, GRPS, Western Michigan University
The Golden Apple Award is given to an outstanding individual who attended or graduated from Western Michigan University’s College of Education and Human Development. Liesha Crawford, a...
Posted: 12 years 35 weeks
Tagged: Heartside Gallery and Studio, london
It turns out to be the middle of the night when I start to come out of a watery dream, where I am visiting a friend from London in her outdoor garden hospital bed. In the garden there is music,...
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Tagged: Eat Local Challenge, food, fork fest, Local First
“At home I serve the kind of food I know the story behind.”
~ Michael Pollan
Food...
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There is a routine we've established here, even in a few short days: we head down four flights of narrow stairs, and watch the old charming cabs roll by as Willie finishes his morning...
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Tagged: African, Amena Anderson, Burton Street SE, dance, Garfiled Park Gym, Grand Rapids, Jewellynne Richardson, LOOP, West Michigan Jewels of Africa
Grand Rapids native Jewellynne Richardson, 43, spent eight years in Atlanta learning West African dances such as Kakilambe, a...
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Tagged: education, Future, Grand Rapids Public Schools, millage
My father teaches American history, so I value education and think its quality is crucial for the advancement of our nation. This past year I served at-risk youth in a Grand Rapids elementary...
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Tagged: brass band, heartside gallery, james brett, judith scott, london, museum of everythnig, selfridges hotel
Imagine walking into the most amazing party you had never planned for. Last night Willie, Sue and I were invited to a Museum of Everything (MOE) dinner and dance event at the old Selfridges Hotel...
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Civil War soldiers are greeted with a lavish banquet upon their return to Grand Rapids.
Posted: 12 years 35 weeks
Tagged: art, Hugo Claudin, Mexicains Sans Frontieres, MSF, music, Scott Warren, venue
Mexicians Sans Frontieres (MSF), an amorphous, avant garde artspace and...
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Hillcrest 1 and 2 classrooms, part of Grand Rapids Public Schools Kent Vocational Options Program, are utilizing the Fulton Street Farmers Market as part of their curriculum. Every...
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Tagged: ap2012convo, ArtPrize2011, ArtPrize2012, johnston, photo, photography, picture, Terry Johnston
Terry Johnston stands at the front of a classroom, safely behind his MacBook Pro. Many would decline the opportunity to be interviewed by a room full of college level writers, as college students...
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Tagged: artprize, ArtPrize2011, Cook Arts Center, Donny, GAAH Press Club, GRCYC, Mark Rumsey, Michele Brody, Nature Preserve, The Sky is Not Falling, UICA, Women's City Club
On Sunday, October 1, The GAAH Press Club visited ArtPrize and each wrote a review of a work of art that they found particularly interesting. The following is Donny's review of an...
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Tagged: artprize, Avelycia O., GAAH Press Club, GRCYC, Mark Rumsey, The Sky is Not Falling, Women's City Club
On Sunday, October 1, The GAAH Press Club visited ArtPrize and each wrote a review of a work of art that they found particularly interesting. The following is Avelycia O's...
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Tagged: History, marijuana, music, reggae, social justice, the intersection, Ziggy Marley
"If you know your history, then you know where you coming from, then you wouldn't have to ask who the 'eck do you think I am."--Bob Marley, from his song Buffalo...
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Tagged: heartside, london, museum of everything, willie jones
It takes about a 20 minute walk from our Hyde Park hotel into Selfridges Department store. An odd location for a temporary exhibition site, Selfridges is hosting Exhibition #4 by the marvelous and...
Posted: 12 years 35 weeks
Tagged: economic development, economy, Local First, shop local, Shopping, small business
Normally the weekly Rapidian poll is designed to stand on its own: created for fun, to offer an idea for quiet consideration, or to encourage brief exchanges between fellow Rapidians.
This...
Posted: 12 years 35 weeks
Tagged: artprize 2011, Grand Rapids Public Schools
Students and teachers from the Grand Rapids Public School's Kent Vocational Options and Community Based Occupational Training program (KVO & CBOT), First Place 1 Classroom found a...
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A headline in the Sunday, Oct. 9 Grand Rapids Press, published hours after...
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Tagged: Burton Elementary, GRPS, Hispanic Heritage Month
On Thursday, October 6, Zulema Moret, Ph.D, came to Burton Elementary to read a story to a classroom of 2nd grade students. Her visit marks one of the first in a series in which GRPS is...
Posted: 12 years 36 weeks
Tagged: artprize, Grand Rapids Urban Adventure, Michigan, races, running
Saturday, October 8 was a perfect day for running and biking, cool and crisp with the promise of sun. My partner Laura Caprara and I were ready for...
Posted: 12 years 36 weeks
Tagged: artprize, GAAH Press Club, GRCYC, The Inbetween, Women's City Club, Zach Mory
On Sunday, October 1, The GAAH Press Club visited ArtPrize and each wrote a review of a work of art that they found particularly interesting. The following is Kathy's review...
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Tagged: artprize, Cook Arts Center, GAAH Press Club, GRCYC, Leticia M., Metaphorest, Tracy Van Duinen
On Sunday, October 1, The GAAH Press Club visited ArtPrize and each wrote a review of a work of art that they found particularly interesting. The following is Leticia M's review...