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Apocalyptic Literature

Submitted 08-30-2010 under NON-PROFIT

Sister Dorothy Jonaitis, OP, a member of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids relays this announcement on a new release: Sr. Jonaitis connects crisis with hope and relates it to the emergence of apocalyptic literature out of the...

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Shirts Just Want to Have Fun

Submitted 08-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

When Brian Edwards, designer Chris Koens and Matt Fulk dreamed up ShirtPrize last year, it was a whim. A lark. It was intended to be a gentle parody of Grand Rapids' ArtPrize competition. "It was very tongue in cheek," said Edwards. Then, an...

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Local Music Review - Gabrial James

Submitted 08-25-2010 under OPINION

Who: Gabrial James   What:  pre-release studio CD-R, "Around the Block," 12 tracks of West Michigan flavored, guitar-centric, acoustic tunes by well known Grand Rapids musician Gabrial James. Clean recordings of strongly written songs...

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Undercover in Heartside - Part III: Observations and conclusions

Submitted 08-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

In this series, I posed as a homeless man living on the streets in Heartside neighborhood from Aug. 15-17. I use the term "patrons" to refer to the homeless men and women in Heartside, derived from their patronage of social services. My friend,...

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Steil Boys & Girls Club gets new community garden thanks to volunteers

Submitted 08-24-2010 under NON-PROFIT

On Saturday, June 19, 2010, Club members at Steil Boys & Girls Club added playing in the dirt to the endless list of activities provided at the Club. The work of nearly 50 Amway Global volunteers, donations from the Green Education...

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Undercover in Heartside - Part II: Down-and-out on Monday, Aug. 16

Submitted 08-24-2010 under OPINION

In this series, I posed as a homeless man living on the streets in Heartside neighborhood from Aug. 15-17. I use the term "patrons" to refer to the homeless men and women in Heartside, derived from their patronage of social services. My friend,...

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Undercover in Heartside - Part I: Down-and-out on Sunday, Aug. 15

Submitted 08-23-2010 under OPINION

In this series, I posed as a homeless man living on the streets in Heartside neighborhood from Aug. 15-17. I use the term "patrons" to refer to the homeless men and women in Heartside, derived from their patronage of social services. My friend,...

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Glance at the Past - Public Markets

Submitted 08-18-2010 under NON-PROFIT

The first public farmers' markets come to Grand Rapids, including our great Fulton Street location.

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Wonderfully-full

Submitted 08-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE

Ola! This weekend feels very mid summer…. School is creeping up but there is still time to get some fantastic lake and event time in before the season is kaput (or before Artprize begins!) Here are a few suggestions to make your weekend wonderfully-...

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Primary election narrows candidate pool for fall

Submitted 08-04-2010 under NEWS

Republican candidates outnumbered Democrats in West Michigan in the August 3 primary electon but, as always, only one from each party was chosen once the votes were counted.GovernorRepublican candidate Pete Hoekstra was the leading vote getter in...

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