Gallafe: Gallery + Cafe and the first Grand Rapid’s Asian Festival
When we want a taste of some of our favorite foods from abroad, we may go to our usual standbys—the places we discovered by chance while driving around the city. […]
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With more active neighborhood associations than any other area of the city, the southeast side of Grand Rapids encompasses Baxter, East Hills, Cherry Hills, Eastown, Heritage Hill, Madison Square, and Midtown, among others. Filled with historic homes and an ever-growing selection of boutiques, farm-to-table restaurants, coffee shops, and hipster bars, the southeast side celebrates its racial diversity, artistic creativity, strong civic spirit, and burgeoning business development while retaining the character found in its brick roads and sidewalks.
Neighborhoods of GR: Southside, my side
Some people call it Southtown, but to longtime residents, it has always been and will always be the Southside. The 49507 zip code is expansive and for the most part is bordered by Franklin Street on the north, 28th Street on the south, U.S. 131 on the west and Kalamazoo Avenue on the east. The Southside is home to Burton Heights, Madison Square, Alger Heights, Boston Square, Oakdale and Ottawa Hills Neighborhoods.
VIDEO: On The Ground highlights the Southeast Community of Grand Rapids
Learn about the people who are mobilizing, living and working on the southeast community of Grand Rapids in our On The Ground Video celebrating the threads connecting these communities to each other.
UIX: Essential Needs Task Force is rethinking the way Kent County addresses poverty
When families have to choose between paying utility bills and affording food, it's hard to find hope. For the many faced with that decision in Kent County, the Essential Needs Task Force is a crucially supportive resource.
Facing racism: The lasting effects of discrimination in GR’s southeast community
Marked by a history of racism and segregation, members of Grand Rapids' southeast communities share the ways this has blocked access to fostering sustainable neighborhoods -- and how they are working to overcome these barriers.
