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From its much-loved taquerias to its colorful public art, the southwest side celebrates its diversity. With emerging local galleries, successful Mexican and Asian markets, and locally owned small businesses, the area is home to many of Grand Rapids' Latino groups and includes Garfield Park, Alger Heights, and Grandville Avenue, among others, and pride in culture abounds.

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.  […]

StartUp Spotlight: Treefort VR
StartUp Spotlight: LOOP Coding Center
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.

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On The Ground: El pulso de la avenida Grandville

La serie de On The Ground es una serie de Rapid Growth Media. Estas series resaltarán y celebrarán a las comunidades ubicadas entre la avenida Grandville.

Latinx Restaurant Roundup
Samariz Hernández Cruz at Cesar Chavez Elementary School
On the Ground: The Heart of Grandville Avenue

Welcome to the On the Ground GR. For 12 weeks, this series will highlight and celebrate the communities found touching Grandville Avenue of Grand Rapids.

MetaFi: Local App developed to track mental health
Lajanae Smith: Local artist and filmmaker
UIX: Empathy is essential to good design and modern technology

It was once rare that the fields of architecture, and more-so, digital architecture, and human emotion overlapped. But the intersection is crucial not only to the basis of good software, however, it's the foundation of good software companies. 

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