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TheRapidian

  1. Thanks @VanAndelArena for your kind donation to us for $250 - all because @Nickelback rolled through #GRMI!
  2. Is the @CityGrandRapids doing enough in using social media to engage citizens in #GRMI? ow.ly/b7VkU
  3. Local teen dreams big to do good: ow.ly/b7Axa
  4. Be advocates for hyperlocal citizen journalism: ow.ly/b6r93
  5. .@breweryvivant chats about their choice to use cans instead of bottles in this week's @WMEAC Watershed Moment: ow.ly/b6cX8
  6. What could have been done to get the @GRCC millage passed? ow.ly/b4Y5Z
  7. of course! RT @davejonescomedy: thanks so much #LoveMyCity : Local comedian makes Shaq laugh in national contest: ow.ly/b4kuY
  8. An opinion piece on why the @GRCC millage didn't pass, written by a @LINCrev reporter! ow.ly/b4Ccj
  9. Local comedian @DaveJonesComedy makes Shaq laugh in national contest: ow.ly/b4kuY
  10. Join @coachtmb in a conversation with our editor today at 6:30: bit.ly/LbpPTB
  11. Transplant Games of America come to #GRMI this summer: ow.ly/b3cKo
  12. One of our reporters chats with @IamSpAceKiD - a #GRMI hip hop artist that moved to LA to make it big: ow.ly/b3c1p
  13. “You can’t balance the budget by incarcerating poor people.” ow.ly/b2IzA
  14. Austin Bunn discusses @ActorsTheatreGR 's new production and our "city’s exceptional acting talent." ow.ly/b2Jaz
  15. .@kidsfoodbasket was in studio at @CatalystRadioGR talking about food insecurity in school-aged youth in #GRMI: ow.ly/b2CG5
  16. From Burma to #GRMI, and the struggle in between: ow.ly/aZUqX
  17. A glance at the past of @tigers baseball during WWII ow.ly/aYUfb
  18. The importance of retaining young talent when it comes to #GRMI being economically successful ow.ly/aYvSS
  19. GRPD K-9 Unit receives special attention: ow.ly/aXg2g
  20. A look inside the BALLE conference: ow.ly/aX5we