Posts made in January, 2011

Sunday, November 16, 2003 By Tom Rademacher The Grand Rapids Press Our family was enjoying a rare night out to dinner when a friendly face came into view, introduced himself and proceeded to turn mere eating into an event. His name is Russ Niedzwiecki, and today, months later, I think I’ve finally figured out why our planets were in alignment that evening. What Russ Niedzwiecki does is “cool,” and now that Grand Rapids is looking for ways to be just that, I submit that what River City needs is an “Official Town Magician.” Niedzwiecki is hardly the only master of hocus-pocus in the area, so I’m not going to directly lobby for him in the starring role. But what he does — the sheer joy he brings to a group of people —...