Grand Rapids

First Fridays on Avenue for the Arts offers chance for unique holiday shopping

Submitted 12-03-2013 under NEWS

The Avenue for the Arts organizes shop hop hours on the first Friday each month. This Friday, many businesses will be open until 10 p.m. to assist with your holiday shopping list.

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Soccer fans rally, storytellers gather at SpeakEZ Lounge

Submitted 12-03-2013 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT

Eric Albertson combines his love for soccer and storytelling by catering to fans at his restaurant bar SpeakEZ Lounge on Monroe Avenue.

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Caring for a shared place: restoring the water of the walleye

Submitted 12-03-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS

Calvin College students are working to restore the most polluted watershed in the area, now known as Plaster Creek.

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Grand Rapids-based startup launches app to help feed hungry children

Submitted 12-03-2013 under NEWS

FoodCircles curates great local restaurants, and provides dishes starting at $1 online. Your entire purchase goes to charity, feeding one child in need for each $1 spent.

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The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Leslie Greenhoe

Submitted 12-02-2013 under NONPROFITS

'I believe art-making helps me to imagine the future.'

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Depaving ceremony to celebrate ground breaking on Pleasant Park - December 2nd, 2013

Submitted 12-02-2013 under NONPROFITS

A “depaving” ceremony at Pleasant Park will celebrate the start of construction on a project several years in the making to replace a 2.4 acre parking lot with a new city park in the Heritage Hill and South Hill neighborhoods.

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Breathe and Be Well

Submitted 12-02-2013 under NONPROFITS

Take an hour out - breathe away the stress of trying to juggle work, family, and the holiday season. As wonderful as this time of the year can be, it can also be the cause for much stress.

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Mayor answers citizen questions about our homeless population on City Connection

Submitted 12-02-2013 under NONPROFITS

In this month's edition of the live show where our mayor answers citizen questions, a Rapidian asked the mayor about the city's plans to assist our homeless population as downtown continues to grow.

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