G-Sync: Sowing the Seeds of Love
Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen finds inspiration this week in the old Tears for Fears song "Sowing the Seeds of Love," and maybe you will as well. "Sowing the seeds of love/anything is possible."
Heritage Hill
Heritage Hill is, quite literally, first class. With homes dating from 1848, Heritage Hill is the City of Grand Rapids' first residential neighborhood. In 1973, it became the city's first historic district. And today Heritage Hill remains one of the largest urban districts in the United States. The Meyer May, Frank Lloyd Wright's first commission in Michigan, is just one premier attraction. The neighborhood boasts hundreds of architecturally significant structures and more than 60 distinct architectural styles. Enthusiasts can take a self-guided walking tour or join the highly popular annual two-day public tour hosted by the neighborhood association in October. Located immediately east of the central city, Heritage Hill was once home to the entrepreneurs, educators, and politicians that shaped the city. The neighborhood today remains equally diverse and prestigious.
G-Sync: Gentrification’s Step-Brother is Equitable Planning
Gentrification is a word urban planners like to avoid. This week, Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen discovers a project that focuses on building an equitable community from the start. This weekend is the debut of re//STATE.
G-Sync: I Want You to Join a Cult
Food and dining in this town has become like religion, and Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen becomes a convert at the soon to open CVLT PIZZA. (Just don't call it a vegetarian restaurant.)
G-Sync: A Baker’s Dozen
Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen digs deeper in 2012's backyard after being inspired by Viget.org's re-launch and finds something wonderful buried in our past.
G-Sync: A Brazen Act of Plagiarism
I didn't write "We the People," but I wish I had. These three words are still very powerful after all these centuries. This week, let's commit plagiarism for a change. Read on...
