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Midtown Neighborhood Association to host workshop on "book house" building

Submitted 03-04-2014 under NEWS

On Saturday, March 15, the Midtown Neighborhood Association will host a workshop on how to construct a miniature book house for your front yard. The workshop will take place at the Midtown Neighborhood Association office at 1147 E....

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MDOT staff, public meeting to discuss future of US-131 and I-96

Submitted 03-04-2014 under NEWS

On Thursday March 6, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will host a public meeting from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rockford Construction Community Center. The meeting will focus on discussing the future reconstruction of US-131 and I-96...

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Wealthy Street Station staying put, looking to expand

Submitted 03-04-2014 under NEWS

When Robert and Carol Welniak opened Wealthy Street Station on the corner of Fuller and Wealthy in an old auto garage, they may not have known that eight years later a rash of such repurposed garages throughout the East Hills and Eastown...

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LaFontsee Gallery to exhibit new artwork "Out of the Polar Vortex"

Submitted 03-04-2014 under NEWS

LaFontsee Galleries presents a new exhibition titled "Out of the Polar Vortex" on March 7 from 5-8 p.m. at the East Hills location. Over 30 artists, both current and some new to LaFontsee, will be featured in the gallery. New artists...

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Large snowpack leads to concern over heightened spring flood levels

Submitted 03-03-2014 under NEWS

On April 22, 2013 the Grand River reached a historical height of 21.85 feet due in large part to two significant rain events in the same week, coupled with the typical spring time snowmelt runoff. With this year's heavy snowpack and colder...

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Catalyst Radio: Our Kitchen Table teaching gardening for food security

Submitted 02-28-2014 under NEWS

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.   INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we visit with Lisa Oliver King of the environmental justice and food security nonprofit Our Kitchen Table. Beginning...

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Public discussion provokes examination of social issues in Grand Rapids

Submitted 02-28-2014 under NEWS

What are today’s urban successes, challenges and crisis? And what can individual citizens acting within their rights to urban space do to meet the challenges and crisis of today? Those questions were at the forefront of the “Right to the...

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Mayor Heartwell outlines future of Grand Rapids climate resiliency

Submitted 02-26-2014 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Mayor, George Heartwell is known for his progressive environmental and sustainability policy. In 2010 Grand Rapids was named the country's most sustainable midsized city by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. While Grand Rapids has made...

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Jonny B'z plans to move across street into repurposed garage

Submitted 02-25-2014 under NEWS

Jonny B'z Dogs and More known for its grilled beef franks and free pinball is in the planning stages of making their move to a new but very proximal location. On the corner of Wealthy and Henry sits an old gas station in disrepair. The building...

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Recalcando la importancia del involucramiento de los jóvenes profesionales para el futuro de la educación

Submitted 02-24-2014 under NEWS

Leer este artículo en Inglés | Read this article in English Teresa Weatherall Neal, la superintendente de las escuelas públicas de Grand Rapids, fue la invitada especial del evento organizado por la organizaciones sin fines de lucro Jóvenes...

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