Featured Stories
Victoria A. Mullen and Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Peter Brand and a group of about 20 dedicated individuals in Grand Rapids are pioneers in using the Internet to galvanize local public opinion. And whether it works or not, metro Grand Rapids will never be the same.
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John Rumery
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Bloggers such as Ryan Vaughn are driven to write about high school athletics, and they have found a ready and large audience of readers, thanks to the Internet. Can it be a way to make a living?
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Kelly Slikkers is using technology developed by the Holland company his grandfather founded to break into 21st century markets in wind power, defense and mass transportation. Take a look at how Energetx Composites L.L.C. makes it happen.
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Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The city of Grand Rapids will finalize its application to Google Fiber and our never shy Tommy Allen decides it is time to pop the big question to Google.
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Mary Radigan
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tired of watching sitcoms set in New York City or Los Angeles that don't bear any resemblance to your life? Then get ready for a sitcom that will be filmed and produced in Grand Rapids, says Bob Israels. And GoFers is looking for a cast of local characters to play leading roles.
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Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tommy Allen discovers that silence is not necessarily golden, particularly when you are creating buzz for your community.
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Kelly Quintanilla and Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The stakes are high for Leah Zuber and her teammates at Grand Valley State University as they goad students into filling out their 2010 census forms. At $100 a minute, who can't afford a little time to help metro Grand Rapids?
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Victoria A. Mullen
Thursday, March 04, 2010
While the rest of us prayed this week that winter is done and spring has come, Randy Finch and Derek Maxfield prefer to work in freezing temperatures all year round. But they're not demented, just ice carvers par excellence.
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Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor
Thursday, March 04, 2010
We knew the day would come when G-Sync's Tommy Allen would start talking trash about our town. (Hint: Turns out, today is a good time to start.)
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Sharon Hanks
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Ed Pigeon shared an intimate look at his family with about 800 other people recently during the premier of a fllm on Native American culture. Pigeon represents a long line of Native Americans who ply the craft of weaving baskets of strips taken from black ash trees.
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Kelly Quintanilla
Thursday, February 25, 2010
As a joke, Kelsey McAfee posted a Facebook page that literally dared anyone to shout out bigger complaints than residents of the state of Michigan. It turned into much more than a typical bitch session.
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Robin Luymes
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Few people disagree that good mass transit is a key to the vitality of a metropolitan area, and The Rapid is sponsoring a series of articles and videos that promotes conversation about what will serve metro Grand Rapids best.
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Ruth Terry
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dancers with DITA practice for a performance scheduled tonight at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts that celebrates the blossoming of the art form in metro Grand Rapids. It's poetry in motion.
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Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tommy posts a simple comment on his Facebook, and the thread turns viral.
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Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The number of events are reaching record highs, but G-Sync's Tommy Allen hears an alarming trend when it comes to attendance.
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