“Historic preservation is a study in contradiction,” says Wealthy Theatre Director Erin Wilson. “While the fundament of Wealthy Theatre could withstand a hundred hurricanes, much of it is not built to last, like the decorative wood in our facade. So we mend it, and we honor and preserve it by replacing those things exactly as they were, with ephemeral materials.
Grand Rapids’ Riverbank Run was yet again a success. With 21,000 participants and 36,000 spectators it is the largest 25k race in the country. Five Paradigm Design employees ran in the race, covering the 5k, 10k, and 25k races. For full coverage on the race check out the MLive Story
Original Mlive Story One of the best coffee bars in the country is in downtown Grand Rapids Published: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10:40 AM Updated: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12:28 PM By Shandra Martinez | smartinez@mlive.com GRAND RAPIDS – One of the best cups of coffee in the country can be found downtown. Madcap…
Published: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 6:00 AM By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk | The GR Press GRAND RAPIDS — ArtPrize 2011 drew more than 322,000 visits, generated $10.1 million in new spending and had a net economic impact of $15.4 million during the 19-day exhibition held this past fall. That’s the conclusion of the study released…
Paradigm Deisgn’s home town of Grand Rapids is proud today to be the number one consumer of Campbell’s classic Condensed Tomato Soup. The company recently produced a list of the top cities which consume their iconic soup showing Grand Rapids as the victor over cities such as Buffalo, NY and Minneapolis, MN. 1. Grand Rapids,…
As part of Grand Rapids commitment to being a more sustainable community, 23,043 pounds of trash were removed from the riverbanks by volunteers during the eighth annual Grand River Clean Up. See Story Here This also is a great resource for Sustainability news in Grand Rapids.
By Garret Ellison | The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS — In 2004, the drowning Wealthy Theatre was thrown a life preserver. After dodging the wrecking ball and reopening as a performance venue in 1999, the historic theater began sinking into debt and briefly closed before the Community Media Center acquired the old neighborhood vaudeville…
Grand Rapids – MyGR6 announced it’s 6 winners this week. The contest pitted Grand Rapids Patriots against each other in order to produce the best six word phrase which best represents Grand Rapids.
Starting this month, Consumers Energy is lowering its $2.50 monthly renewable energy surcharge to 65 cents, the Jackson-based utility planned to announce this morning. The change will save the average residential customer more than $22 a year.
Yesterday was the Canstruction 2011 Build! It’s one of the many ways Paradigm Design likes to give back to the community. We will be donating over 4,500 cans to local food banks, and it will be on display at this year’s Home and Garden Show. What is Canstruction? “Canstruction® is the most unique food charity…
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