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Shop new West Michigan
by Until Love Is Equal (Until Love Is Equal)
Submitted 12-01-2011 under NONPROFIT
Good-news holiday update in three parts: Holiday open house for gift buying! An invitation to West Michigan businesses. Announcement of "Shop Holland" promotions. 1. Open House! Put some equality under the tree this year! See sidebar (...
September is Stormwater Month: Rainiest Month of the Year
Submitted 09-20-2011 under NONPROFIT
September is historically Grand Rapids’ rainiest month, with an average of 0.14 inches per day and 4.2 inches per month since 1986. This week also marks the 25th anniversary of Grand Rapids’ rainiest month ever and one of the...
Until Love Is Equal: Where Are You?
by Until Love Is Equal (Until Love Is Equal)
Submitted 09-06-2011 under NONPROFIT
Stop Sitting - Start Standing Until Love Is Equal is a grassroots effort based in West Michigan, dedicated to gaining protections - regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity - for the workers and residents in Holland, MI. This is about...
A proud weekend for West Michigan Pride Festival
by Sara Schneider (saradipity)
Submitted 06-21-2011 under NEWS
Bigger crowds, more vendors, exciting performers and a beautiful summer day made this year’s West Michigan Pride Festival, celebrating the LGBT community, one to remember. The festival started silently 23 years ago by the owners of The...Wyatt and Shari Knapp ~ Reclaim Concert
Submitted 06-13-2011 under
Wyatt and Shari Knapp ~ Reclaim Concert will be held on the CFM Stage on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011, at 7pm. Both Wyatt and Shari sing lead and harmony with exceptional vocal acuity and are also skillful arrangers who bring a fresh...
2011 Grand Rapids Bicycle Summit inspires community to be bicycle friendly
by Shannon Cunningham (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 05-16-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
On Friday, May 6, over 200 attendees and 25 exhibitors found themselves assembling at GVSU’s Eberhard Center for the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition’s (GGRBC) 2011 Bicycle Summit. With the tagline “Inspiration to Action,...
2011 Grand Rapids Bicycle Summit a call to action as part of National Bike Month
by Shannon Cunningham (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 05-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
May is National Bike Month and on Friday, May 6, GVSU’s Eberhard Center will host the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition’s (GGRBC) 2011 Grand Rapids Bicycle Summit: “Inspiration to Action." GGRBC Interim Director, Tom...
West Michigan therapy dogs create smiles one wag at a time
by Ed Hillerich (Ed Hillerich)
Submitted 03-25-2011 under NEWS
Friends Terrilynne Lymburner and Jeanne Lewis founded West Michigan Therapy Dogs (WMTD) in 2001 after witnessing the therapeutic effects on hospitalized patients during visits with therapy dogs. Lymburner and Lewis realized...
New Website Promotes Summer Camps in West Michigan
by Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCommFound)
Submitted 03-08-2011 under NONPROFIT
To help support local summer camps and promote the summer camp experience to all West Michigan families, Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently revamped the West Michigan Summer Camps website. The new website, created with the help...
Season's greetings and what Picturesque shows us about Rapidians so far
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 12-21-2010 under OPINION
It's been half a week since Picturesque went up, and we've gotten over 30 submissions in the meantime. A few things that are coming across in the photos: Even in the winter, Grand Rapidians feel a strong connection to the lake. When I tell folks I...- 1 of 2
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