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Acclaimed jazz musicians to take stage at Rosa Parks Circle

Submitted 08-05-2014 under NEWS

On Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17 GRandJazzFest will take place at Rosa Parks Circle in celebration of International Jazz Day. The festival, sponsored by DTE Energy Foundation, will feature 10 diverse acts plus a student jazz-jam session...

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The Cottage Bar hosts August Rapidian Night Out

Submitted 08-05-2014 under NEWS

Established in 1927, The Cottage Bar and Restaurant is the oldest running bar in Grand Rapids. It began as a sandwich shop catering primarily to factory workers in the area. When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, The Cottage obtained its liquor...

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Hoxeyville Festival to showcase Grand Rapids bands

Submitted 08-05-2014 under NEWS

Set on over 85 acres of farmland and surrounded by natural hardwoods within the Manistee National Forest, Hoxeyville Music Festival began in 2002 as a family-oriented showcase of Michigan roots music. Described as "a family reunion with great...

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Catalyst Radio: Land stewardship network offering educational opportunities

Submitted 08-01-2014 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW The West MI Cluster of the Stewardship Network is a group of more than two dozen organizations taking a regional approach to protecting the area’s...

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Acorn Studios sprouts creative collaboration in cooperative space

Submitted 07-29-2014 under NEWS

With the official launch party last week, Acorn Studios is open for business. Located on the East Fulton Street business corridor straddling the border of Midtown and East Hills is a live/work studio space owned by Laura Goble. Together with a three...

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Artists, brewery pair up for Monday mingle

Submitted 07-29-2014 under NEWS

On Monday nights from 6 - 11 p.m., artists gather at Grand Rapids Brewing Company in a private room to create art in a variety of mediums- and drink craft beer.   "Our goal is to provide a space for like minded individuals to come...

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Fair Housing Center of West Michigan files discrimination claim

Submitted 07-25-2014 under NEWS

This month, The National Fair Housing Center Alliance, Metro Fair Housing Services Inc. of Atlanta and The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan filed a federal housing discrimination complaint against Asset Management Specialists (AMS)....

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Fire engulfs West Side apartments

Submitted 07-24-2014 under NEWS

Firefighters are still working on extinguishing a fire at an apartment complex on the corner of Fourth Street NW and Davis Avenue NW. Leanne Hanson, who was visiting her niece that lives next to the apartment complex, said the fire started around 6...

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Stay issued on gay marriage case, forces local couples to make new plans

Submitted 07-23-2014 under NEWS

One West Michigan gay couple is determined to pursue marriage regardless of the court ordered stay that is in place. Edward McPeak and his fiancé, who has chosen to remain anonymous due to a lack of laws protecting from workplace discrimination,...

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Giant chess board engages public space in play

Submitted 07-22-2014 under NEWS

On Thursday, July 17 Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) in cooperation with Grand Rapids City Parks and the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) launched the inauguration of its new giant chess board outside of the GRAM on Monroe Center. The chess board is...

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