Non-Profit Features
J. Bennett Rylah
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Teri O'Driscoll did a little multitasking when she suggested that her school's Parent Teacher Student Association sponsor a market where artists using recycled materials could sell their wares. The result: raise money for City High, teach kids to be mindful of the environment and support local artists.
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Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Cast your ballots online for your favorite corporate citizens that you think add to the quality of life in their locales. Using our handy widget, you can vote for neighborhood businesses both large and small as your candidates to receive People's Choice awards in 13 categories.
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Ruth Terry
Thursday, October 01, 2009
This 80-foot-long mural gracing the side of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation headquarters will remain when ArtPrize 2009 ends next week, one of several artworks that have permanently changed the Grand Rapids cityscape. Lasting marks of ArtPrize abound in the city.
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Tom Mulligan and Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Entrepreneurs now can get detailed marketing information on the people who live near commercial districts that surround downtown Grand Rapids, and the price is right -- it's free. Here's where to find out whether your neighborhood could support a new flower shop or dry cleaner.
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Bona Van Dis
Thursday, September 10, 2009
There's a whole new class of young professionals in West Michigan who may never suffer from heart trouble -- the hundreds of people who work at non-profit organizations on causes good and great. Now they are ratcheting up their own support group in a region known for its philanthropy.
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Mary Radigan
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Grab your pen and notebook, sling the camera over your shoulder and head out to cover news as a reporter for The Rapidian, the city's newest online publication. Or use your digital recorder or video camera: it publishes audio and video too. Local news never had it so good.
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Matt Gryczan
Thursday, August 13, 2009
These four Uptowners want to make sure that their neighborhood isn't left out when the ArtPrize train rolls into metro Grand Rapids next month. All aboard the ArtPeers express, they say.
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