Wednesday, March 10, 2010

About Grand Avenue News

Grand Ave news is a hyper-local community website with the goal of informing people what’s going on in and around the West Grove. The neighborhood contains some of the richest history of Miami’s earliest African-American and Bahamian settlers and the community’s evolution through segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, urban decay and sprawling development. We named our news site after Grand Avenue, the main thoroughfare of Village West and entrance to Coconut Grove. Grand Avenue contains the past, present and future of the residents who live, work, play and pray in this culturally rich community.

The Grand Avenue News staff and members of the West Grove community, will share the news, events and opinions of this often overlooked South Florida neighborhood. The website will chronicle the day-to-day happenings of the community as well as profile some of its residents who are trying to effect change and progress.

We encourage article submissions and story ideas from the community at large. For leads, article submissions or feedback please email staff@grandavenews.com – we look forward to hearing from you.

Here is information about the founding website directors, faculty and student contributors.

Kim Grinfeder, director

grinfeder@miami.edu

Tsitsi D. Wakhisi, news director

twakhisi@miami.edu

Jim Virga, photo director

jimvirga@yahoo.com

Liana Kozlowski, assistant news director

Chelsea Matiash, assistant photo director

chelsea@grandavenews.com

Colee Splichal, public relations director

m.scott2@miami.edu

Community Contributors

Jihad Rashid
President/CEO Coconut Grove Collaborative
jsrashid@cgcollaborative.org

If you would like to become a community contributor, please email Kim Grinfeder

Contributing Journalists:

Solange Reyner

Alcione Gonzalez

Coaches:

Ileana Oroza – Journalism Coach

Sam Terilli Jr. – Journalism Coach

Randy Stano – Design Coach

Rich Beckman – Multimedia Coach








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