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Orchards, edible parks, food forests increasingly popular in placemaking

Submitted 02-18-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS

After nearly five years of Friends of GR Parks helping communities plan and design public parks and spaces, one of the undeniable trends is people's desire to see more edible fruit and nut trees and plants in parks.

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Coming to DCM Feb 18: The Family of Abraham: Ancestors in Faith

Submitted 02-13-2014 under NONPROFITS

As numerous as the stars in the sky, and the sands on the seashore, we are the descendants in faith of the family of Abraham.

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Ambassador Club Students at Union High School Urge Peers to Take Action Against Bullying

Submitted 02-12-2014 under NONPROFITS

Students in the Ambassador Club at Union High School urge their peers to take action against bullying through silent demonstrations.

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Girls on the Run, Congress Elementary to team up this March

Submitted 02-11-2014 under NEWS

Congress Elementary will have an opportunity to participate in Girls on the Run, an organization designed with the health of wellness of young girls in mind.

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The Spoke Folks to provide cyclists with knowledge for safe riding

Submitted 02-11-2014 under NEWS

The Spoke Folks will offer a classed called "Traffic Laws: How to Ride in the Road," geared to provide information for every cyclist.

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Schools of Hope puts hope back in school

Submitted 01-29-2014 under NONPROFITS

Program gives students a chance to catch up to their peers and to find the confidence and stability they need to learn

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TEDxGrandRapids to kick off launch party Tuesday

Submitted 01-29-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

TEDxGrandRapids will begin their 2014 community interaction with their launch party Tuesday at Woodbridge North Ferris Building.

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Community Media Center to share media expertise, celebrate diverse voices

Submitted 01-29-2014 under NONPROFITS

The CMC, with platforms for sharing community news in radio, television and online news, is launching new programming geared to remove mass communication and media barriers in under-represented neighborhoods.

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TEDx Grand Rapids kicks off launch party tuesday

Submitted 01-23-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

TEDx Grand Rapids strives to spread ideas through through community interaction beginning with their launch party. The launch party is Tuesday, February 4 6-8 p.m. at the Woodbridge N. Ferris building of Kendall College Art and Design.

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Chuck D visits Grand Rapids, speaks out on education, individual responsibility

Submitted 01-21-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

While visiting both GRCC and GVSU this weekend surrounding the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, he sat down with The Rapidian about Dr. King, ArtPrize, the cost of education and the N-word.

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