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Exploring the disposable world

Submitted 09-22-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS

Listen in on conversations with local artists and curators as they prepare upcoming ArtPrize exhibitions along South Division's Avenue for the Arts.

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Critical Discourse brings debate to community

Submitted 09-22-2015 under NEWS

The Critical Discourse series will include revealing the jurors’ final selections and a two-night analysis of the public's top picks, with discussions in between as varied as activism, color trends and artist-run spaces in the Midwest.

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Lacks Enterprises and Cascade Engineering host employee day at Downtown Market

Submitted 09-18-2015 under NONPROFITS

Lacks Enterprises and Cascade Engineering are hosting an employee appreciation day at the Downtown Market, to reward employees and support local entrepreneurs and small business owners.

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The GRAM's Nature/Nurture exhibit for ArtPrize Seven chooses conversation over crowd appeal

Submitted 09-17-2015 under OPINION

Are we born with our personalities and impulses? Or does our upbringing determine who we are and what we become? The GRAM’s Nature/Nurture exhibit challenges viewers’ ideas of self and identity.

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Wisemaker partners with ArtPrize to bring artmaking to everyone

Submitted 09-15-2015 under NEWS

At the ArtPrize Hub, Wisemaker of The Geek Group will bring its reclaimed materials downtown so visitors can make their own art inspired by ArtPrize.

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She Rides her Own Way to host Women and Bikes speaker series

Submitted 09-15-2015 under NEWS

On September 17, four local panelist will talk about how biking has made a positive impact on their lives at bicycling event at Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.

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Just get over it, Part II: "I would've just gone to the police"

Submitted 09-14-2015 under OPINION

The second part of Sara Chittenden's story. GVSU is still under investigation and nothing has happened.

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A street on the division

Submitted 09-02-2015 under LOCAL LIFE

I seek new and established business owners along Division Street to reveal their perspective on the changes occurring downtown while navigating my own misconceptions of the neighborhood.

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Citizens needed to fill City of Grand Rapids boards and commissions

Submitted 09-01-2015 under NEWS

City officials are specifically looking to increase the diversity in citizen boards and commissions, and is encouraging women and people of color to get involved in City governance.

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Behind the scenes at the Downtown Market

Submitted 09-01-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS

Located in the Heartside Community, the Downtown Market has a deep commitment to the neighborhood and its residents. From food assistance to scholarships to free events, the Market aims to be a place where everyone feels welcome.

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