Featured Stories
Andy Dragt
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Rapid Growth's resident vlogger Andy Dragt rides along with PedalGR on a free-wheeling tour of Grand Rapids.
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Tommy Allen
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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What good is sitting alone in your room" is a line G-Sync's Tommy Allen hums often when planning the weekly list of events to consider attending. And with a lot of folks opting for the Staycation, he comes up with an interesting mix big on fun with little impact on the wallet.
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Tom Mulligan
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Why are these guys smiling? Because their gamble that nice guys can finish first in property management seems to be paying off handsomely in metro Grand Rapids.
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Kelly Quintanilla
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Artists Rick Beerhorst and his wife Brenda try to live life the same way they create art -- strip it to its bare essentials and enjoy it to the fullest. Learn about life in the Family Beerhorst.
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
Summer is a great time for West Michigan to dream up new areas to promote greener practices. As we move beyond green buildings, Tommy wonders if there are other areas we should be exploring to expand our street cred with the world.
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Paul Schutt
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Noticed something a little different about your Rapid Growth today? OK, a lot different. Following our beta test last week, we've gone through our first redesign in three years to offer you a fresh package of features and info that promises to rock your world.
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Jason Lester
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Motocross and web design are as tightly linked for Danny Beckett, Jr. as the throttle that controls the engine on his Yamaha YZ250: Crank one hard and the other will scream. For Beckett, it's about riding up on the wall when you reach it, rather than turning back.
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Amy Ruis
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Smaller, specialized shops are sprouting up around metro Grand Rapids to cater to the tastes of immigrants who have made their homes here, selling foodstuffs as varied as live crawdads to bulghur. The winners: area cooks who want to experiment with new cuisines.
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Rapid Growth staff
Thursday, June 25, 2009
You won't be seeing a Rapid Growth issue in your e-mail box July 2, but don't flip out, people. It's just that time of year when we kick back for a week's vacation, break out the tanning butter and beach towels, and recharge our batteries. So hold on tight, Rapid Growth will be back at you July 9 with another must-read issue.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
As we exit Beta for a second week, G-Sync's Lifestyle Editor not only discovers all the fun happening in West Michigan but Tommy uncovers an amazing event for a musician in need. Buckle Up, Summer is in high gear!
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Keleigh Wolf
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Pack 300 designers and artistic types into a building for three hours, and the result is nothing short of Nosh Night, a cross-pollination of the artistic disciplines that creates a sum greater than its parts.
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Matt Vande Bunte
Thursday, June 18, 2009
With little fanfare, an organization in the Burton Heights neighborhood is making a huge difference in the lives of ordinary people who are grateful for the help and want to pass it along
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Tommy Allen
Thursday, June 18, 2009
It is time to take down the "beta" status and go "live" with the all new G-Sync. After months of testing, we think you will like our new look. Yes, the writing will still be penned by our Lifestyle Editor and arts cheerleader, Tommy Allen, but now it will be even better...and calorie-free!
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Andy Dragt
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
When Josh Smith visits homes with boarded up windows and bad plumbing, he envisions opportunities to reclaim neighborhoods and improve substandard housing -- all the while making a profit. A partner in The Fulton Group, Smith says his company has achieved a 100 percent occupancy rate of its properties near downtown Grand Rapids by turning foreclosed home into the most expensive properties on the block. He talks with Rapid Growth videographer Andy Dragt about "breathing the next 100 years of life" into homes that only need some tender loving care and elbow grease.
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Matt Gryczan
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A very strange thing happened at the Eighth Street Marketplace in Holland on Saturday when about 50 people all simultaneously froze in their tracks for several minutes -- Something Was Taking Place. Become part of the creativity cult tonight at the Park Theatre...
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