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Urban market comes to Heartside

Submitted 02-08-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

With all the publicity surrounding the Fulton Street Farmers Market (FSFM) renovations, it’s easy to overlook the fact that plans to create a $28 million indoor-outdoor urban market in Grand Rapids’ Heartside District have been quietly...

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Expand your mind downtown

Submitted 02-03-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids' skyline took on a new look, this month, with the installation of “Big Mind Sky” atop downtown’s Trade Center Building at 50 Louis Northwest. Installation of the neon sculpture by Swiss-born artist Ugo Rondinone...

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The Don't We Boys: Dangerous sketch comedy

Submitted 12-16-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Joe Anderson, Dave Lyzenga, and Matt Sterenberg are the kind of guys you want to hang out with. They’re quick wits, don’t take themselves too seriously, and despite their ambiguous ages, are strangely adorable. Attending a Don’t We...

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Local creatives devote efforts to Children's Museum branding

Submitted 12-12-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

"The website and logo were in desperate need of help. I'll admit it was very 90's looking,"said Megan Myers, Marketing and PR Manager at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum. The Grand Rapids Children's Museum (GRCM) had...

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Hello, Goodbye, Hello again.

Submitted 11-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

There's been quite a whirlwind of change around The Rapidian these days.    This summer, intern Samantha Dine joined our team. And boy, has she ever been great to have around! She started the food beat, the first of many reporter...

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We are the People, and this is our funeral: Death of the Middle Class March

Submitted 11-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

We are the People (Grand Rapids) is hosting the Death of the Middle Class March on Saturday Nov 5th 2011. Starting at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Ottawa Street and Pearl Street in downtown Grand Rapids, the march will emulate a New Orleans-style...

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Students measure up at Yardsticks competition

Submitted 11-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

For the second year in a row, some of the top advertising experts from Grand Rapids mingled with some of the brightest up-and-coming minds at The Yardsticks Competition, sponsored by the Polishing Center. The Yardsticks is an advertising competition...

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Artist reflects on ArtPrize experience

Submitted 11-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

ArtPrize ended almost a month ago. The monkeys are off the Blue Bridge, Rusty the dog went back to his rusty dog house and most venues have restored their businesses free from ArtPrize artwork. But the memories of this year's Artpize still hang...

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Grand Rapidians celebrate Day of the Dead

Submitted 10-27-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Day of the Dead, despite its somber name, is a big, colorful and fun celebration of life. Each year on November 1 to 2, Mexicans, Mexican Americans and an increasing number of everyone else enjoy remembering loved ones who have died.  Eva...

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Swing Society brings social opportunities to Grand Rapids

Submitted 10-25-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Every Tuesday night, young adults all over Grand Rapids descend on downtown for a night of socializing and dancing courtesy of Grand Rapids Original Swing Society (GROSS). GROSS meets on Tuesday nights at Rosa Parks Circle, Grand Rapids Public...

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