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Creston grad begins term on D.C.'s highest court

Submitted 01-23-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Friday, February 3, will be a big day for long-time Heritage Hill residents Larry and Nancy Beckwith and their family. They will be in Washington D.C. to witness and celebrate the investiture of Larry's daughter, Corinne Beckwith, as an...

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Race for a Cure project makes Grand Rapids awesome

Submitted 01-23-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

There’s nothing awesome about cancer. Well, except maybe a bicycle racing team that supports local fitness programs for cancer patients. That’s how Brad MacKenzie sees it anyway. MacKenzie, 27, won January’s $1000 grant from the...

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Joel Salatin reflects on city life, kitchen time and the Grand Rapids chicken fight

Submitted 01-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

While Joel Salatin was in town for a presentation at Calvin College's January Series, he also stopped in to Nourish Organic Market for a booksigning event for his new book Folks, This Ain't Normal and various other books that he has...

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Gifts or Creatures to play free show at Schuler Books

Submitted 01-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

The husband and wife music duo Gifts or Creatures will play a free show at Schuler Books and Music (the 28th street location) this Friday at 7 p.m. Brandon Foote (guitar) and Bethany Foote (piano) will also be joined by friend and percussionist Ty...

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Local brewery makes it on Midwest Living Magazine's latest list

Submitted 01-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Brewery Vivant, local brewpub, was recently named in Midwest Living Magazine's list of Top 25 New Places to Stay, Eat, and Play. The only other Michigan location to receive recognition on the list with Brewery Vivant was Headlands International...

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Habitat recipient "pays it forward"

Submitted 12-22-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

It started when a speck of shingle stone landed in Michael Bradley's eye. Bradley was volunteering as one of Union High School's Habitat builders. While Bill Moerdyk, a Kent County's Habitat for Humanity ...

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Christian outreach ministry celebrates 16 years in Eastown

Submitted 11-28-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Kiara Baskins was in kindergarten when she started going to Eastown Ministries, a Christian outreach program at 610 Benajmin Avenue SE. The petite 20-year-old said she didn’t grow up in a “Godly based” home, but she knew about the...

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Mental Infestation: The pioneers of nonsensical silly slam

Submitted 11-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Mental Infestation is nothing what you'd expect from a typical slam metal band. While other musicians in their genre write lyrics about butchering women, gore and violence, the five members of Mental Infestation sit down and write silly,...

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Taming the "Green Booger"

Submitted 11-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

The story of a problem property on an otherwise peaceful block has been told time and time again. The house that has loud parties, drug activities, and “riff-raff” as my dad used to say, plague the rest of neighbors. One strategy that...

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Grand Rapids native teaches West African dance

Submitted 10-13-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Grand Rapids native Jewellynne Richardson, 43, spent eight years in Atlanta learning West African dances such as Kakilambe, a traditional dance that calls on the healing spirit of the Kakilambe during harvest time. Now she wants the West Michigan...

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