LINC News Bureau

Lifting up the voice of the community.

The LINC News Bureau is a project of the Rapidian and LINC designed to bring news to the people of Grand Rapids through the eyes and ears of their fellow citizens. The bureau provides a platform for the community to tell its own story. News is what we make out of our daily lives and how it impacts others. With training, equipment and assistance residents become citizen journalists, capturing the life of the community in words, recordings, videos and photographs.

To get involved contact Kari Bergman at kari@lincrev.org or call 451.9140!

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Volunteer Center at Rock the Block orientation

Tonight, head over to LINC to learn more about how to get involved in their summer celebration of community, culture ...

Rapidian: The power of neighborhood engagement in driving a movement

LINC's Neighborhood Engagement team has been an agent for change in our communities. The Believe 2 Become movement is inspiring ...

Rapidian: Believe 2 Become hosts Family Fun Night

Today, I have pride in my heart and a smile on my face for the Central Zone Community and the ...

Rapidian: Darel Ross asks, "How long will we wait?"

From the desk of Darel Ross II, LINC's Co-Executive Director: Looking out of my window onto a street that many youth ...

GR Press: Finalists for 'Community Spirit Award' announced in advance of tonight's gala

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Amway Corp. President Doug DeVos, Huntingon Bank senior executive vice president Jim Dunlap and West Michigan ...

Photos: 2012 LINC Community Spirit Awards

Tim Motley - Stellafly covered the LINC Community Spirit Awards held Thursday March 29, 2012 to celebrate the innovation and ...

GR Press: Butterball Farms honored with Community Spirit Award for urging hire of ex-cons

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Butterball Farms effort to encourage Grand Rapids-area companies to hire former prisoners is one of ...

GR Citizen Shares Her Experiences on The Rapid

The Rapidian is a great source for very local news provided by volunteer citizen reporters that care enough about their ...

GR Times: Statewide Collaborative representing 50,000 calls for increased education funding

LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. announced Thursday, that it is joining with the Michigan Organizing Collaborative, the Micah Center and the ...

NPR: Collaboration calling on lawmakers for more education dollars

A statewide group launched a campaign Thursday demanding state lawmakers invest more money in public education. Victoria Kovari is the lead ...

First Friday builds community through poetry and conversation

LINC Up First Friday is an event that LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. sponsors every first Friday of the month. On ...

GR Press: Grand Rapids nonprofit joins statewide push for more education dollars

LINC Community Revitalization Inc., has joined a statewide collaborative in calling for an increased state commitment to education. The Michigan Organizing ...

Madison Square townhomes to be razed, replaced with new low-income housing

LINC plans to raze and rebuild 29 units, mostly in 2-, 3- and 5-unit townhomes on Umatilla and Gilbert streets. ...

GR Press: Photos of LINC Academy for Social Transformation

Darel Ross II, top, teaches the Leadership Academy for Social Transformation (LAST) at LINC Community Revitalization Inc. in Grand Rapids ...

LINC News Bureau/Rapidian: What's behind the Believe 2 Become initiative?

Wednesday night, members of the community gathered as a part of the LINC News Bureau and discussed the work of ...

Rapidian: LINC News Bureau set to launch this month

LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. launches a neighborhood news bureau to lift up the voice of the community.

New Grand Rapids Park 11.19.11

Fox 17 video coverage of Madison Square Park Design Charrette, November 19, 2011. Thanks Darren Cunningham!

Artserve: lincing artists to business

On South Madison Ave. in Grand Rapids’ Southtown district, there is a brand new business center that is incubating its ...

LINC incubator launches with six new businesses in Grand Rapids' Madison Square - Rapid Growth

Six new businesses opened their doors on Friday, Nov. 11 in Grand Rapids' Madison Square business district, the first step ...

Community Helps Design GR Park - Fox 17

A Grand Rapids neighborhood is getting a makeover, and the community has the chance to do the designing. On the corner ...

GR Press: New Grand Rapids business incubator starts small to revive economy

“We’re gambling that this is the future of our economy,” said Darel Ross, LINC’s co-executive director. “Micro-business on a neighborhood ...

GRNow.com: Photos from the LINC Business Center Ribbon Cutting, Madison SE

Snapshots of the Grand Opening celebration for the LINC Business Center on November 11, 2011. Thanks GRNow!

Schools of Thought: Rapid Growth's Speak Series

Leaders in educational development and community involvement discuss educational initiatives within GRPS and Grand Rapids...

neu magazine: Engineering a Community Entrepreneur

Check out Urban LINC's article in GVSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation's magazing: neu Volume 3!

Burton students welcomed back in style: Red carpet rolled out

Tuesday marked the first day of school for many West Michigan students. Those at Burton Elementary and Middle School in Grand ...

Two Rock Stars: High school students work at LINC this summer

In a time where many feel our educational system is failing our kids, dropout rates are at an all-time high, ...

Co-Work Space Aims to Energize a Neighborhood

Working from home can have its advantages but for some budding entrepreneurs, there may come a time when the laptop ...

LINC invites community members to set their news agenda on The Rapidian

Although LINC just moved to its new building in Madison Square (1167 Madison SE), its spacious community training room has ...

Creemos y seremos

José Vásquez (véase foto) y su familia asistieron la reunión de planificación LINC el jueves. La reunión fue la ...

Creemos y seremos: We believe we become

José Vasquez and his family attended LINC Community Revitalization's Believe 2 Become West Hope Zone planning meeting on Thursday. The ...

LINC Development Center opens on Madison & Hall

Lisa LaPlante FOX 17 News Reporter 3:57 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2011 GRAND RAPIDS— The Madison Square Neighborhood has been a center for ...

Lighthouse becomes LINC

Today, Lighthouse announced it has adopted a chic new brand identity, LINC Community Revitalization, Inc

Southtown PhotoVoice

A picture documentary and community assesment project.

"I Believe, I Become"

Over 600 residents turned out for the first of several community meetings.

Grand Rapids Neighborhood celebrates the end of construction

Community leaders today cut the ribbon to celebrate the end of construction in the Hall Street and Madison Avenue corridor.

Lighthouse Communities and Urban Pizza

Uptown Incubator, Urban Pizza to open April 1.

Madison Square Business Incubator

Madison Square business incubator has community backing for $1.7m project.

Flips Foreclosed Homes

Lighthouse Communities has several homes throughout Kent County that they are revitalizing. The positive investment and development of these ...

Bringing in NSP funds to address foreclosures and blight in southeast Grand Rapids

Garfield Park and Madison Square neighborhood will benefit from an $820,000 investment in NSP funds allocated by the State of ...

Countrywide Settlement Funds allocated to housing agencies

Lighthouse Communities and other local housing agencies will receive funds to continue to stabilize the neighborhoods hardest hit by foreclosures ...

Fighting foreclosures with Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds

Read about the effects of foreclosure in our communities and how Lighthouse will help tackle this issue through the NSP ...

Madison Square business district

Madison Square business district another step closer to becoming Grand Rapids' second CID